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

Nigeria
10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
12,098 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
59th
Senegal rank
56th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019962023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 12,098 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 1,501 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 56th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 225.62 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 277.2 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 51.58 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Senegal
1980s 2,589 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,293 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,296 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 2,189 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,350 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 839.53 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 3,203 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,145 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,058 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 3,222 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,047 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 174.45 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 8,672 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 8,532 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 139.9 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Nigeria or Senegal?
Senegal, at 12,098 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Nigeria and Senegal?
1,501 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Nigeria ranks 59th and Senegal ranks 56th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.