Jamaica vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre

Jamaica
91,236 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4,673 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 91,236 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,673 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 86,563 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 19.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Jamaica ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 5,378 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 111.33 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,266 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 41,562 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 606.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 40,956 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 50,562 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,547 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 49,014 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 38,311 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,804 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 36,508 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 70,974 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,117 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 68,857 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 92,955 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,051 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 88,904 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Jamaica or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Jamaica, at 91,236 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,673 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
86,563 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for ibrd loans and ida credits (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IBRD loans and IDA credits (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, 6,056 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

IBRD loans and IDA credits (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.