Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)
Madagascar
305.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
312.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
108th
Zimbabwe rank
107th
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 312.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 305.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 6.98 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 107th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109.35 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 27.45 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 81.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 188.82 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 712.96 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 524.14 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 171.45 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,137 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 965.1 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 98.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 128.17 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 29.73 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 140.19 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 243.03 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 102.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 234.76 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 199.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 35.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Madagascar |
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), Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 312.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 305.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 6.98 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Madagascar ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 107th 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.