Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre

Jamaica
1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Sri Lanka
1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Jamaica rank
45th
Sri Lanka rank
44th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Sri Lanka
0500.0k1.0M1.5M197119962021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 65,260 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 186,440 current US$ per square kilometre 43,655 current US$ per square kilometre 142,784 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 224,950 current US$ per square kilometre 86,571 current US$ per square kilometre 138,380 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 505,052 current US$ per square kilometre 182,701 current US$ per square kilometre 322,351 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 871,350 current US$ per square kilometre 378,257 current US$ per square kilometre 493,093 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 14,302 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 78,485 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
65,260 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 9,442 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.