Jamaica vs Maldives: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Jamaica
243,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
330,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
4th
Maldives rank
3rd

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

  • Jamaica
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 330,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 243,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 87,042 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Maldives ahead.

Jamaica ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 8,587 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,378 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,790 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 19,709 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 55,800 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 36,091 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 44,945 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 25,073 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 19,872 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 90,857 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 511,684 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 420,827 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 149,365 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 522,883 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 373,518 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 212,459 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1.20 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 991,341 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Jamaica or Maldives?
Maldives, at 330,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 243,418 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Jamaica and Maldives?
87,042 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Jamaica ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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, short-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, 6,001 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-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.