El Salvador vs Maldives: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

El Salvador
443,910 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
3rd
Maldives rank
1st

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

  • El Salvador
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 443,910 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 1.23 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 3.8 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 1st of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 5,251 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,191 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,059 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 9,669 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 27,538 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 17,869 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 14,769 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 42,030 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 27,261 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 40,281 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 151,904 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 111,623 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 105,027 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 623,735 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 518,708 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 283,856 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1.65 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, El Salvador or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 443,910 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between El Salvador and Maldives?
1.23 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Maldives?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Maldives rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
El Salvador ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 1st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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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.