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Jamaica · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

138th of 158 · 22nd in Latin America*
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Air transport, passengers carriedJamaica's air transport, passengers carried fell from 1.21M in 1989 to 180,951 in 2018.1990199520002005201020150500k1M1.5M2M2.5M180,951

Jamaica's air transport, passengers carried fell from 1.21M in 1989 to 180,951 in 2018.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

137th of 161 · 21st in Latin America*
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Air transport, freightJamaica's air transport, freight fell from 16.3 in 1989 to 0 in 2019.19901995200020052010201502040600

Jamaica's air transport, freight fell from 16.3 in 1989 to 0 in 2019.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

47th of 103 · 8th in Latin America
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Container port trafficJamaica's container port traffic rose from 1.89M in 2010 to 2.35M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220241.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2.4M2.35M

Jamaica's container port traffic rose from 1.89M in 2010 to 2.35M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

54th of 165 · 12th in Latin America
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Liner shipping connectivity indexJamaica's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 23.5 in 2006 to 33.8 in 2021.201020152020202530354033.8

Jamaica's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 23.5 in 2006 to 33.8 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

96th of 138 · 17th in Latin America
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Logistics performance index, overallJamaica's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.3 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2022.2010201520202.22.42.62.82.5

Jamaica's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.3 in 2007 to 2.5 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

143rd of 215 · 33rd in Latin America
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Access to electricity (% of population)Jamaica's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 80.4 % in 1995 to 97.7 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202080%90%100%97.7 %

Jamaica's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 80.4 % in 1995 to 97.7 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

90th of 183 · 15th in Latin America
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Mortality caused by road traffic injuryJamaica's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 12.5 /100k in 2000 to 15.1 /100k in 2019.200020052010201581012141615.1 /100k

Jamaica's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 12.5 /100k in 2000 to 15.1 /100k in 2019.

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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Jamaica.

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