Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Jamaica
1.03 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
87,954 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
7th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
7th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square over time

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

Jamaica currently reports 1.03 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 87,954 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 941,376 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 11.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Jamaica ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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 116,607 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,386 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 113,221 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 268,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,379 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 255,261 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 334,300 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,452 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 312,848 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 590,694 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 33,432 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 557,262 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 1.08 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 68,969 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1.01 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 1.06 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 86,093 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 978,015 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Jamaica, at 1.03 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 87,954 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
941,376 DOD, current US$ 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 external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Jamaica ranks 7th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,185 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, 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.