Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Vietnam: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6,176 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Vietnam rank
12th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,176 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 85,155 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 14.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 12 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 1,346 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 83.94 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,262 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 2,096 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,674 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 421.54 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 2,394 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,675 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,281 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam
2010s 3,565 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 27,779 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 24,214 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam
2020s 5,664 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 73,908 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 68,244 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,176 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
85,155 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Vietnam rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Vietnam ranks 12th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.