Mexico vs Samoa: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Mexico
13,919 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
12,582 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
34th
Samoa rank
37th

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

  • Mexico
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 13,919 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,582 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 1,337 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

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

Mexico ranks 34th and Samoa ranks 37th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 1,459 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 539.51 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 919.89 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 4,937 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,489 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,448 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 8,183 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,587 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 12,312 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,210 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 10,102 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 15,177 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,740 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 8,437 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 18,720 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 9,427 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 9,293 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Mexico

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), Mexico or Samoa?
Mexico, at 13,919 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 Mexico and Samoa?
1,337 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Samoa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Samoa rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Mexico ranks 34th 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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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.