Jamaica vs Lower middle income: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square
Jamaica
275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
14,094 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
5th
Lower middle income rank
8th
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time
- Jamaica
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,094 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 260,976 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 19.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,136 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 256.02 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,880 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 47,971 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,211 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 46,760 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 57,518 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,982 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 55,536 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 90,367 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,273 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 87,094 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 201,113 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,401 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 193,712 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 179,228 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,007 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 167,221 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$), per square, Jamaica or Lower middle income?
- Jamaica, at 275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,094 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 260,976 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lower middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Lower middle income rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Jamaica ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.