Which has higher maize yields, Jamaica or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 1.42 against 1.34 in Jamaica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Maize yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica

1.34

in 2024

Nicaragua

1.42

in 2023

Jamaica rank

141st

Nicaragua rank

139th

Nicaragua currently reports 1.42 against 1.34 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.08.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Jamaica ranks 141st and Nicaragua ranks 139th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Decade	Jamaica	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9305	0.8854	0.0451	Jamaica
1970s	1.53	0.8959	0.6383	Jamaica
1980s	1.25	1.19	0.063	Jamaica
1990s	1.28	1.2	0.0761	Jamaica
2000s	1.21	1.39	0.1785	Nicaragua
2010s	1.16	1.27	0.1053	Nicaragua
2020s	1.13	1.34	0.2047	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher maize yields, Jamaica or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 1.42 against 1.34 in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in maize yields between Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 0.08, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for maize yields?: Jamaica ranks 141st and Nicaragua ranks 139th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Maize yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.