El Salvador vs Jamaica: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
13.9%
in 2025
Jamaica
13.9%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
98th
Jamaica rank
97th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 13.9% against 13.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Jamaica ranks 97th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 24.9% | 3.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 20.4% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.5% | 1.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.9% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 13.9% against 13.9% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Jamaica ranks 97th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.