El Salvador vs Jamaica: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
El Salvador
755,212 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica
701,016 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
60th
Jamaica rank
61st
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 755,212 current US$ per square kilometre against 701,016 current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 54,196 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 61st of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,766 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,050 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,283 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 28,971 current US$ per square kilometre | 74,995 current US$ per square kilometre | 46,025 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 46,984 current US$ per square kilometre | 122,733 current US$ per square kilometre | 75,749 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 133,562 current US$ per square kilometre | 226,630 current US$ per square kilometre | 93,068 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 326,052 current US$ per square kilometre | 448,606 current US$ per square kilometre | 122,553 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 500,396 current US$ per square kilometre | 537,294 current US$ per square kilometre | 36,899 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 690,890 current US$ per square kilometre | 601,547 current US$ per square kilometre | 89,344 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 755,212 current US$ per square kilometre against 701,016 current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 54,196 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 61st of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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
Merchandise imports (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.