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$), per square over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1,274 TDS, current US$ 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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About this data
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.