Jamaica vs Malaysia: Life insurance premium volume to GDP

Jamaica
2.4%
in 2019
Malaysia
2.4%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
30th
Malaysia rank
29th

Life insurance premium volume to GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Malaysia
12345199020042019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.5% 1.7% 0.8% Jamaica
2000s 1.5% 2.8% 1.3% Malaysia
2010s 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life insurance premium volume to gdp, Jamaica or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in life insurance premium volume to gdp between Jamaica and Malaysia?
0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for life insurance premium volume to gdp?
Jamaica ranks 30th and Malaysia ranks 29th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life insurance premium volume to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Sigma Reports, Swiss Re
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,020 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Premium data is taken from various issues of Sigma reports (Swiss Re). Data on GDP in US dollars is from the electronic version of the World Development Indicators.