Jamaica vs Latvia: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Jamaica

6.3

in 2025

Latvia

6.37

in 2025

Jamaica rank

49th

Latvia rank

48th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Jamaica
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 6.37 against 6.3 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Jamaica ahead.

Globally, Jamaica ranks 49th and Latvia ranks 48th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Jamaica
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Latvia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.