Jamaica Included in List of 18 Most Miserable Countries in the World
Jamaica has been included in a compilation of the 18 most miserable countries.
The list, compiled by Business Insider is based on economist Arthur Okun’s “Misery Index,” which adds together a country’s unemployment and inflation rates.
The higher the number, the more “miserable” your country.
Business Insider used 2014 data available from the CIA World Factbook to create the list.
With a misery-index score of 20.7 per cent Jamaica was number 17 on the list.
See Full list below:
| Country | CPI Inflation | Unemployment | Misery-Index Score |
| Tunisia (18) | 4.9% | 15.2% | 20.1 |
| Jamaica (17) | 7.1% | 13.6% | 20.7 |
| Croatia (16) | -0.2% | 21% | 20.8 |
| Ukraine (15) | 12.1% | 8.8% | 20.9 |
| Mongolia (14) | 12.9% | 8.8% | 21.7 |
| Egypt (13) | 10.1% | 13.4% | 23.5 |
| Spain (12) | -0.2% | 24.3% | 24.1 |
| Greece (11) | -1.3% | 26.8% | 25.5 |
| Iran (10) | 15.8% | 10.3% | 26.1 |
| Serbia (9) | 1.7% | 26.1% | 27.8 |
| Macedonia (8) | -0.1% | 28% | 27.9 |
| South Africa (7) | 6.1% | 25% | 31.1 |
| Lesotho (6) | 3.9% | 28.1% | 32 |
| Yemen (5) | 8.2% | 27% | 35.2 |
| Argentina (4) | 36.4% | 7.7% | 44.1 |
| Djibouti (3) | 2.9% | 60% | 62.9 |
| Syria (2) | 34.8% | 33% | 67.8 |
| Venezuela (1) | 62.2% | 7.8% | 70 |