Iraq vs Nigeria: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Iraq
10,345 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
62nd
Nigeria rank
59th

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

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,345 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 252 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 62nd and Nigeria ranks 59th of 120 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
2010s 4,346 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 5,222 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 876.19 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 9,948 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 8,672 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,276 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Iraq or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,345 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Iraq and Nigeria?
252 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Iraq ranks 62nd and Nigeria ranks 59th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.