In 2024, Jamaica scored 0.81 in the gender gap area of economic participation and opportunity, which means that women are 19 percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. That year, Jamaica scored 0.81 in estimated earned income, showing a gender pay gap of approximately 19 percent (on average, women's income was estimated to represent 83 percent that of men's).
Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Jamaica in 2024, by category
* Based on constant international U.S. dollars at 2017 values.
** Including other indicators which are not shown in the graph.
Figures have been rounded. The index scores shown in the graph may slightly differ to the original three-decimal scores.
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World Economic Forum. (June 11, 2024). Gender gap index in the area of economic participation and opportunity in Jamaica in 2024, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/803809/jamaica-gender-gap-labor-market-category/
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