El Salvador vs Jamaica: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
El Salvador
398,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
311,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
5th
Jamaica rank
6th
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 398,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 311,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 87,561 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,061 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,515 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 5,753 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,990 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 236.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 45,004 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 133,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 136,307 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,287 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 211,560 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 201,082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,478 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 357,140 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 304,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 52,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 398,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 311,183 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 87,561 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 transfers, receipts (BoP, 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.