Jamaica vs Upper middle income: Rural population, per square kilometre

Jamaica
108.95 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
22.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
30th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Upper middle income
20406080100120196119922023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 108.95 units per square kilometre against 22.41 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 86.54 units per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 4.9 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 104.58 units per square kilometre 24.73 units per square kilometre 79.85 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 102.8 units per square kilometre 29.93 units per square kilometre 72.87 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 108.06 units per square kilometre 32.84 units per square kilometre 75.23 units per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 113.69 units per square kilometre 31.98 units per square kilometre 81.71 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 116.99 units per square kilometre 29.14 units per square kilometre 87.85 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 115.77 units per square kilometre 25.39 units per square kilometre 90.38 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 110.61 units per square kilometre 22.78 units per square kilometre 87.83 units per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Upper middle income?
Jamaica, at 108.95 units per square kilometre against 22.41 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Upper middle income?
86.54 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Upper middle income rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rural 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.