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

Madagascar
457.86 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
1,274 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
105th
Zambia rank
102nd

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

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1,274 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 457.86 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 816.14 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.8 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 102nd of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 112.37 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 276.5 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 164.13 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 272.79 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 374.3 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 101.51 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 216.99 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 718.7 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 501.72 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 114.87 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 339.2 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 224.33 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 173.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,046 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 872.19 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 336.55 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,078 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,741 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Madagascar or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1,274 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 457.86 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Madagascar and Zambia?
816.14 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Madagascar ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 102nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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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.