Pakistan vs Viet Nam: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)

Pakistan
15,464 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
14,823 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan rank
31st
Viet Nam rank
33rd

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

  • Pakistan
  • Viet Nam
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019962023

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 15,464 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,823 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Viet Nam, a difference of 641 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 31st and Viet Nam ranks 33rd of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 1,282 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 71.76 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,210 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan
1990s 2,622 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,454 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,169 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Pakistan
2000s 2,763 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,279 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 516.22 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 5,064 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 9,837 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 4,773 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 14,183 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 14,891 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 708.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam

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), Pakistan or Viet Nam?
Pakistan, at 15,464 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,823 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) between Pakistan and Viet Nam?
641 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Viet Nam?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Viet Nam rank globally for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
Pakistan ranks 31st and Viet Nam ranks 33rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Pakistan vs Viet Nam: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG). Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/debt-service-on-external-debt-public-and-publicly-guaranteed-ppg-tds-current-us-per/pakistan/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/debt-service-on-external-debt-public-and-publicly-guaranteed-ppg-tds-current-us-per/pakistan/viet-nam/">Pakistan vs Viet Nam: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.