El Salvador vs Jamaica: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 443,910 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 168,840 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 3rd and Jamaica ranks 5th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,084 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,136 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 29,051 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 9,669 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 47,971 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 38,302 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 14,769 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 57,518 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 42,750 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 40,281 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 90,367 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 50,087 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 105,027 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 201,113 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 96,086 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 283,856 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 179,228 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 104,629 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 443,910 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 168,840 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd and Jamaica ranks 5th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, 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.