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

Lebanon
425,898 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
4th
Maldives rank
1st

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

  • Lebanon
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 425,898 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 1.25 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 3.9 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Maldives ahead.

Lebanon ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 1st of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 846.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,191 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,345 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 9,914 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 27,538 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 17,624 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 31,863 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 42,030 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 10,167 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 396,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 151,904 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 244,787 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 1.29 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 623,735 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 666,913 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 618,704 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1.31 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$), per square, Lebanon or Maldives?
Maldives, at 1.68 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 425,898 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Lebanon and Maldives?
1.25 million TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Maldives?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Maldives rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Lebanon ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 1st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.