Jamaica vs Namibia: Compensation of employees
Jamaica
38.0%
in 2020
Namibia
38.8%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
36th
Namibia rank
33rd
Compensation of employees over time
- Jamaica
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 38.8% against 38.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 155 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.6% | 51.7% | 19.0% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 48.1% | 12.7% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 44.2% | 5.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 42.1% | 4.1% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Jamaica or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 38.8% against 38.0% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Jamaica and Namibia?
- 0.8%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Jamaica ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.