Argentina vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Argentina
3,528 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3,244 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
67th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
69th

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

  • Argentina
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 3,528 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,244 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 284 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 67th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th of 121 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 339.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 26.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 312.57 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
1980s 1,165 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 25.17 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,140 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 2,296 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 85.69 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,210 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 2,293 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 223.77 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,070 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 5,648 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,463 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 4,186 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 3,115 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,762 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 353.22 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina

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), Argentina or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Argentina, at 3,528 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,244 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
284 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Argentina ranks 67th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th 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
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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.