Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Jamaica
275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
21,529 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
6th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time

  • Jamaica
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,529 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 253,541 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 12.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 120 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 33,136 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 650.88 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 32,485 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 47,971 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,210 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 45,761 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 57,518 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,960 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 53,558 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 90,367 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 7,081 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 83,286 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 201,113 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 11,080 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 190,033 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 179,228 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 17,355 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 161,872 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Jamaica, at 275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,529 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
253,541 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Jamaica ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.