El Salvador vs Jamaica: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
El Salvador
1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
1.79 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
71st
Jamaica rank
68th
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.79 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 159,600 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 71st and Jamaica ranks 68th of 210 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 | 98,374 current US$ per square kilometre | 214,650 current US$ per square kilometre | 116,276 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 181,808 current US$ per square kilometre | 289,195 current US$ per square kilometre | 107,387 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 391,862 current US$ per square kilometre | 583,308 current US$ per square kilometre | 191,446 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 709,452 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.01 million current US$ per square kilometre | 300,035 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre | 230,321 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre | 56,142 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.79 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 159,600 current US$ 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 gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 71st and Jamaica ranks 68th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (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.