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

Nicaragua
14,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
14,074 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
50th
Samoa rank
51st

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 14,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,074 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 706 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 51st of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 592.55 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 614.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 21.6 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 840.81 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,249 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,408 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 1,921 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,655 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 265.27 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 2,288 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,225 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 63.51 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 15,564 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 8,011 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 7,553 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 14,725 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 10,879 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,846 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Nicaragua or Samoa?
Nicaragua, at 14,780 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,074 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Nicaragua and Samoa?
706 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Nicaragua ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 51st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.