Jamaica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Jamaica
147.3 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
20.11 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
050100150199020062023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 147.3 units per square kilometre against 20.11 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 127.19 units per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 7.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 186 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 103.66 units per square kilometre 9.58 units per square kilometre 94.08 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 111.41 units per square kilometre 13.18 units per square kilometre 98.23 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 124.86 units per square kilometre 17.18 units per square kilometre 107.68 units per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 140.54 units per square kilometre 19.27 units per square kilometre 121.27 units per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Jamaica, at 147.3 units per square kilometre against 20.11 units per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
127.19 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Labor force, total 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.