Bahamas vs Jamaica: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Bahamas
29,536 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
31,806 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
48th
Jamaica rank
46th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 31,806 current US$ per square kilometre against 29,536 current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas, a difference of 2,270 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,042 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,421 current US$ per square kilometre | 379.1 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3,586 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,367 current US$ per square kilometre | 219.84 current US$ per square kilometre | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 3,600 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,688 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,088 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7,094 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,100 current US$ per square kilometre | 21,006 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 16,879 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,923 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,044 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 24,819 current US$ per square kilometre | 31,414 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,595 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 31,806 current US$ per square kilometre against 29,536 current US$ per square kilometre in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 2,270 current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 48th and Jamaica ranks 46th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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
Personal remittances, paid (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.