China vs Jamaica: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

China
1.95 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
65th
Jamaica rank
63rd

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Jamaica
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.95 million current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 31,630 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

China ranks 65th and Jamaica ranks 63rd of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 6,857 current US$ per square kilometre 89,694 current US$ per square kilometre 82,837 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 15,032 current US$ per square kilometre 214,650 current US$ per square kilometre 199,618 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 28,023 current US$ per square kilometre 289,195 current US$ per square kilometre 261,172 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 73,533 current US$ per square kilometre 583,308 current US$ per square kilometre 509,774 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 280,210 current US$ per square kilometre 1.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 729,276 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 1.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre 247,487 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 214,822 current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, China or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.95 million current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between China and Jamaica?
31,630 current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Jamaica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Jamaica rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 65th and Jamaica ranks 63rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (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
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.