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

Iran
222.31 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
263.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran rank
111th
Yemen rank
110th

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

  • Iran
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 263.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 222.31 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Iran, a difference of 40.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 110th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 453.92 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 310.56 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 143.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Iran
1990s 2,006 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 263.6 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,743 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Iran
2000s 1,418 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 445.45 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 972.9 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Iran
2010s 543.25 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 424.95 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 118.3 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Iran
2020s 186.34 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 242.93 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 56.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Iran or Yemen?
Yemen, at 263.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 222.31 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Iran and Yemen?
40.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Yemen?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Iran and Yemen rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Iran ranks 111th and Yemen ranks 110th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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
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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.