What is the difference in monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre between Iceland and Jamaica?

1.21 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Jamaica: Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre

Iceland

3.99 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Jamaica

5.2 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Iceland rank

18th

Jamaica rank

15th

Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre over time

Iceland
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 5.2 units per square kilometre against 3.99 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 1.21 units per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 15th of 169 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.98 units per square kilometre	2.8 units per square kilometre	0.1744 units per square kilometre	Iceland
2020s	3.61 units per square kilometre	3.6 units per square kilometre	0.0112 units per square kilometre	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre, Iceland or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 5.2 units per square kilometre against 3.99 units per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre between Iceland and Jamaica?: 1.21 units per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre?: Iceland ranks 18th and Jamaica ranks 15th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 3,647 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Monthly minimum wage 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.