Jamaica vs Upper middle income: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square
Jamaica
275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
25,938 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
4th
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time
- Jamaica
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 25,938 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 249,132 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 10.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 120 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,136 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 416.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,719 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 47,971 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,669 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 46,302 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 57,518 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,175 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 54,343 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 90,367 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,297 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 84,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 201,113 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,064 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 188,049 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 179,228 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 22,249 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 156,978 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$), per square, Jamaica or Upper middle income?
- Jamaica, at 275,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 25,938 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Jamaica and Upper middle income?
- 249,132 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Upper middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Upper middle income rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Jamaica ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 4th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.