El Salvador vs Jamaica: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
El Salvador
367,878 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Jamaica
342,262 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
El Salvador rank
9th
Jamaica rank
11th
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 367,878 current US$ per square kilometre against 342,262 current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 25,616 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 9th and Jamaica ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,805 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,599 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,795 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 7,036 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,187 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,151 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 45,245 current US$ per square kilometre | 45,687 current US$ per square kilometre | 441.56 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 133,701 current US$ per square kilometre | 147,740 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,039 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 212,537 current US$ per square kilometre | 212,949 current US$ per square kilometre | 411.5 current US$ per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 327,069 current US$ per square kilometre | 312,722 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,346 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 367,878 current US$ per square kilometre against 342,262 current US$ per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 25,616 current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 9th and Jamaica ranks 11th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.