Gabon vs Laos: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square

Gabon
5,996 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
5,448 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
69th
Laos rank
72nd

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

  • Gabon
  • Laos
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 5,996 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,448 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 548 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 69th and Laos ranks 72nd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 402.1 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 26.5 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 375.61 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1980s 942.9 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 31.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 911.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
1990s 1,343 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 97.43 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,245 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 2,387 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 597.28 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,790 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 2,279 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,201 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 77.45 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 4,561 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,320 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,759 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Gabon or Laos?
Gabon, at 5,996 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,448 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Gabon and Laos?
548 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Laos?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Laos rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Gabon ranks 69th and Laos ranks 72nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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
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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.