Jamaica vs South Africa: Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP
Jamaica
2.6%
in 2019
South Africa
2.9%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
14th
South Africa rank
12th
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.9% against 2.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 12th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher non-life insurance premium volume to gdp, Jamaica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.9% against 2.6% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in non-life insurance premium volume to gdp between Jamaica and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for non-life insurance premium volume to gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 12th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Sigma Reports, Swiss Re, published as Non-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
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.