El Salvador vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
El Salvador
1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
1.42 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
8th
Jamaica rank
7th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.42 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 318,170 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 126,365 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 101,031 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 85,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 339,446 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 253,697 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 128,992 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 402,532 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 273,540 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 407,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 691,454 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 284,392 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 726,417 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.33 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 606,271 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 999,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.43 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 425,081 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.42 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 318,170 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 8th and Jamaica ranks 7th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, 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.