Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Côte d'Ivoire
11,420 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
58th
Nigeria rank
59th

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

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Nigeria
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019962023

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 11,420 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 823 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 59th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 678.21 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 225.62 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 452.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 4,038 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,589 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,449 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 3,919 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,189 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,729 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 2,083 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,203 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,120 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 4,259 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,222 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,037 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 7,958 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 8,672 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 714.24 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 11,420 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
823 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 59th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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
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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.