Jamaica vs Palau: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Jamaica
31,806 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
38,180 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
46th
Palau rank
43rd

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Palau
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197619992023

How they compare

Palau currently reports 38,180 current US$ per square kilometre against 31,806 current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 6,374 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 46th and Palau ranks 43rd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 32,437 current US$ per square kilometre 22,897 current US$ per square kilometre 9,540 current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 27,923 current US$ per square kilometre 30,597 current US$ per square kilometre 2,674 current US$ per square kilometre Palau
2020s 31,414 current US$ per square kilometre 35,171 current US$ per square kilometre 3,757 current US$ per square kilometre Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Jamaica or Palau?
Palau, at 38,180 current US$ per square kilometre against 31,806 current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Jamaica and Palau?
6,374 current US$ per square kilometre, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palau?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Palau rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 46th and Palau ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (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
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

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.