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

Botswana
437.38 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
457.86 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
106th
Madagascar rank
105th

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

  • Botswana
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 457.86 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 437.38 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 20.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Botswana ranks 106th and Madagascar ranks 105th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 7.7 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 112.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 104.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
1980s 72.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 272.79 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 200.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 170.72 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 216.99 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 46.27 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 97.71 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 114.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 17.16 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 255.27 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 173.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 81.68 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 339.42 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 336.55 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Botswana or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 457.86 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 437.38 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Botswana and Madagascar?
20.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Madagascar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Madagascar rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Botswana ranks 106th and Madagascar ranks 105th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.