Gambia vs Jamaica: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Gambia
0.274 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
0.2609 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
29th
Jamaica rank
31st

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Gambia
  • Jamaica
00.10.20.3199020062023

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.274 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0131 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.

Gambia ranks 29th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1207 Persons per square kilometre 0.2304 Persons per square kilometre 0.1097 Persons per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 0.1626 Persons per square kilometre 0.2465 Persons per square kilometre 0.0839 Persons per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.2195 Persons per square kilometre 0.257 Persons per square kilometre 0.0374 Persons per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.2642 Persons per square kilometre 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre 0.0033 Persons per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Gambia or Jamaica?
Gambia, at 0.274 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Gambia and Jamaica?
0.0131 Persons per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Gambia ranks 29th and Jamaica ranks 31st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population 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.