Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Maldives: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
29,368 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Maldives rank
1st

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 29,368 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.65 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 57.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 1st of 12 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 5,086 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,191 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,895 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 10,210 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 27,538 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 17,328 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 5,103 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 42,030 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 36,926 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 11,398 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 151,904 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 140,506 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 24,648 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 623,735 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 599,087 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 27,568 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1.90 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$), per square, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 29,368 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Maldives?
1.65 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Maldives?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Maldives rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 1st of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.