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$), per square over time
- Nicaragua
- Samoa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 14,780 TDS, current US$ 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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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.