China vs Samoa: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)
China
12,652 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
12,582 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
36th
Samoa rank
37th
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time
- China
- Samoa
How they compare
China currently reports 12,652 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,582 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 70 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.
China ranks 36th and Samoa ranks 37th of 121 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 279.75 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,475 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,196 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1,204 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,587 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 382.29 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1,142 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,210 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,068 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2,002 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,740 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,738 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 7,967 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,427 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,460 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
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), China or Samoa?
- China, at 12,652 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,582 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between China and Samoa?
- 70 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Samoa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do China and Samoa rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- China ranks 36th and Samoa ranks 37th 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) 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.