Bangladesh vs China: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square
Bangladesh
57,502 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China
47,989 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
19th
China rank
22nd
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 57,502 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 47,989 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 9,513 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 19th and China ranks 22nd of 120 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,731 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 335.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,395 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 4,836 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,487 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,349 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 6,119 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,235 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,884 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 17,773 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,523 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,251 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 46,102 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 40,327 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,775 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Bangladesh or China?
- Bangladesh, at 57,502 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 47,989 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Bangladesh and China?
- 9,513 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Bangladesh ranks 19th and China ranks 22nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.