Jamaica: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 90.1% (2024), 55th of 188 in the world and 5th of 34 in Latin America & Caribbean. Mobile subscriptions is 117.7 (2024), 98th of 210 in the world and 18th of 40 in Latin America & Caribbean. Fixed broadband is 16.0 (2024), 98th of 208 in the world and 23rd of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Digital & energy access: Jamaica in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 90.1%2024 | 55/188 | 5/34 | 3.1% | 27.7% | 76.4% | +49.7 ppsince 2014 | 83.7% | 88.8% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 117.72024 | 98/210 | 18/40 | 14.1 | 115.8 | 101.5 | +9.4%since 2014 | 116.8 | 132.4 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 16.02024 | 98/208 | 23/39 | 0.12001 | 4.2 | 13.6 | +195%since 2014 | 20.5 | 33.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 16.02024 | 76/213 | 17/40 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 15.4 | +75%since 2014 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1922024 | 151/215 | 35/42 | · | 25 | 168 | +119%since 2014 | 3,702 | 3,110 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 97.7%2024 | 143/215 | 33/42 | 84.4% | 92.2% | 99.7% | +4.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.3% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 95.7%2024 | 141/211 | 30/41 | 77.4% | 88.0% | 99.3% | +6.5 ppsince 2014 | 91.0% | 98.5% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 99.1%2024 | 152/213 | 38/41 | 91.0% | 95.8% | 100.0% | +2.3 ppsince 2014 | 99.7% | 99.8% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 93.0%2024 | 98/192 | 22/33 | 77.0% | 85.0% | 92.0% | +5.0 ppsince 2014 | 90.5% | 90.2% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,202 kWh2024 | 104/149 | 19/24 | 2,317 kWh | 1,205 kWh | 1,094 kWh | +11%since 2014 | 2,828 kWh | 4,606 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 837 kgoe2024 | 102/150 | 18/24 | 1,339 kgoe | 876 kgoe | 793 kgoe | −7.0%since 2014 | 1,343 kgoe | 2,183 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 25.9%2024 | 10/149 | 3/24 | 8.5% | 21.4% | 27.1% | −0.9 ppsince 2014 | 13.6% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+49.7 pp90.1% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+195%16.0 in 2024
- Secure servers+119%192 in 2024
- Electricity access+4.4 pp97.7% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Jamaica and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Jamaica. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Jamaica | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 90.1%2024 | 95.5%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 117.72024 | 121.62024 |
| Fixed broadband | 16.02024 | 42.22024 |
| Fixed telephone | 16.02024 | 34.42024 |
| Secure servers | 1922024 | 68,3952024 |
| Electricity access | 97.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 95.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 99.1%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 93.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |