Argentina vs Nicaragua: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Argentina
16,868 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
14,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
47th
Nicaragua rank
50th

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time

  • Argentina
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 16,868 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 2,088 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 47th and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 626.07 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 592.55 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 33.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
1980s 2,082 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 840.81 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,241 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 4,051 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,921 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,130 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 5,034 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,288 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,746 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 9,096 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 15,564 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,468 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 12,520 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 14,725 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,205 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Argentina or Nicaragua?
Argentina, at 16,868 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Argentina and Nicaragua?
2,088 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nicaragua?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Nicaragua rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Argentina ranks 47th and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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, total (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
132 places, 6,172 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Debt service on external debt, total (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.