Jamaica vs Portugal: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Jamaica
20.21 million units per square kilometre
in 2008
Portugal
10.89 million units per square kilometre
in 1998
Jamaica rank
18th
Portugal rank
21st

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Jamaica
  • Portugal
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119842008

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 20.21 million units per square kilometre against 10.89 million units per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 9.33 million units per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.9 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Jamaica ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 1,926 units per square kilometre 123,194 units per square kilometre 121,268 units per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 40,799 units per square kilometre 763,447 units per square kilometre 722,647 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 329,473 units per square kilometre 12.29 million units per square kilometre 11.96 million units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 1.61 million units per square kilometre 27.09 million units per square kilometre 25.48 million units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Jamaica or Portugal?
Jamaica, at 20.21 million units per square kilometre against 10.89 million units per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Jamaica and Portugal?
9.33 million units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Portugal?
38 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1998.
How do Jamaica and Portugal rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Jamaica ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 21st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,613 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 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.