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

Dominican Republic
2.50 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
60th
Jamaica rank
63rd

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Jamaica
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 2.50 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 521,460 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 63rd of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 19,920 current US$ per square kilometre 89,694 current US$ per square kilometre 69,774 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 67,855 current US$ per square kilometre 214,650 current US$ per square kilometre 146,794 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 149,988 current US$ per square kilometre 289,195 current US$ per square kilometre 139,207 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 320,709 current US$ per square kilometre 583,308 current US$ per square kilometre 262,599 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 692,835 current US$ per square kilometre 1.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 316,652 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.39 million current US$ per square kilometre 66,186 current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic
2020s 2.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 469,302 current US$ per square kilometre Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
Dominican Republic, at 2.50 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
521,460 current US$ per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 63rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.