El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 443,910 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,529 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 422,381 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 20.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 54 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 120 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,084 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 650.88 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,433 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 9,669 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,210 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,459 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 14,769 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,960 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,808 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 40,281 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,081 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,199 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 105,027 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,080 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 93,947 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 283,856 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,355 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 266,501 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 443,910 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,529 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 422,381 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- El Salvador ranks 3rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.