Jamaica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Jamaica
775,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
36,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
8th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 775,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 36,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 739,071 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 21.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Jamaica ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 59,442 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,135 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 57,307 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 263,322 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,395 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 253,926 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 325,253 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,508 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 310,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 506,240 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,792 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 489,448 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 797,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 22,641 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 775,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 815,778 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 35,330 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 780,449 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), Jamaica or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Jamaica, at 775,351 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 36,280 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
739,071 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Jamaica ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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.