Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square
Cameroon
3,651 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3,839 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
83rd
Zimbabwe rank
81st
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 3,839 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,651 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 188 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120.92 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 27.45 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 93.47 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 1,014 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 943.68 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 70.51 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 995.45 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,638 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 642.24 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1,099 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 417.25 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 682.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1,240 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,125 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 885.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3,590 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,282 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,308 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 3,839 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,651 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 188 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- Cameroon ranks 83rd and Zimbabwe ranks 81st of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.