El Salvador vs Jamaica: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

El Salvador
610,521 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
775,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
11th
Jamaica rank
8th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 775,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 610,521 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 164,830 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

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

El Salvador ranks 11th and Jamaica ranks 8th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 12,700 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 59,442 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 46,742 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 69,060 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 263,322 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 194,262 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 105,322 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 325,253 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 219,931 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 239,457 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 506,240 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 266,783 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 408,874 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 797,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 389,047 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 568,909 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 815,778 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 246,869 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, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), El Salvador or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 775,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 610,521 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between El Salvador and Jamaica?
164,830 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica 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 external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
El Salvador ranks 11th and Jamaica ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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
133 places, 6,212 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.