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
020.0k40.0k60.0k197219972023

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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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.