Botswana vs Laos: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita
Botswana
100.52 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Laos
105.63 TDS, current US$ per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
57th
Laos rank
55th
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 105.63 TDS, current US$ per person against 100.52 TDS, current US$ per person in Botswana, a difference of 5.11 TDS, current US$ per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 57th and Laos ranks 55th of 122 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.66 TDS, current US$ per person | 2.01 TDS, current US$ per person | 3.65 TDS, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 34.99 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.51 TDS, current US$ per person | 33.48 TDS, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 65.71 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.01 TDS, current US$ per person | 61.71 TDS, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 29.82 TDS, current US$ per person | 8.75 TDS, current US$ per person | 21.07 TDS, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 58.11 TDS, current US$ per person | 48.63 TDS, current US$ per person | 9.48 TDS, current US$ per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 77.17 TDS, current US$ per person | 89.07 TDS, current US$ per person | 11.9 TDS, current US$ per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg), Botswana or Laos?
- Laos, at 105.63 TDS, current US$ per person against 100.52 TDS, current US$ per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Botswana and Laos?
- 5.11 TDS, current US$ per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Botswana ranks 57th and Laos ranks 55th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.