Fiji vs Papua New Guinea: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Fiji
11,967 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Fiji rank
57th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th

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

  • Fiji
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,967 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Fiji, a difference of 489 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 120 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 478.42 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 220.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 257.64 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Fiji
1980s 2,905 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 728.11 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,177 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Fiji
1990s 2,681 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,246 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,436 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Fiji
2000s 1,596 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 983 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 613.25 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Fiji
2010s 9,285 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,810 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 5,475 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Fiji
2020s 11,296 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 9,306 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,990 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Fiji or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,967 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
489 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Papua New Guinea rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Fiji ranks 57th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.