What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Jamaica and United Kingdom?

2.7 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Jamaica vs United Kingdom: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Jamaica

147.3 units per square kilometre

in 2023

United Kingdom

144.6 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Jamaica rank

27th

United Kingdom rank

29th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

Jamaica
United Kingdom

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 147.3 units per square kilometre against 144.6 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.7 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Jamaica ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	103.66 units per square kilometre	118.17 units per square kilometre	14.51 units per square kilometre	United Kingdom
2000s	111.41 units per square kilometre	125.72 units per square kilometre	14.31 units per square kilometre	United Kingdom
2010s	124.86 units per square kilometre	136.83 units per square kilometre	11.97 units per square kilometre	United Kingdom
2020s	140.54 units per square kilometre	142.43 units per square kilometre	1.89 units per square kilometre	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Jamaica or United Kingdom?: Jamaica, at 147.3 units per square kilometre against 144.6 units per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Jamaica and United Kingdom?: 2.7 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and United Kingdom rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?: Jamaica ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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: 20 August 2026

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.