Afghanistan vs Somalia: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Afghanistan
20.27 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
25.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
119th
Somalia rank
118th

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 25.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 20.27 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 119th and Somalia ranks 118th of 121 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 11.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 11.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 37.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 0 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 37.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 28.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 210.77 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 182.72 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia

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), Afghanistan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 25.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 20.27 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Afghanistan and Somalia?
5.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Afghanistan ranks 119th and Somalia ranks 118th of 121 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 square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) 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.