Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Papua New Guinea
12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
13,552 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Uganda rank
52nd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 13,552 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,096 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 120 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 220.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 84.74 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 136.04 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 728.11 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 640.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 87.67 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 1,246 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 711.62 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 534.06 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 983 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 438.62 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 544.38 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 3,810 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,219 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,591 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 9,306 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,722 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,584 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Uganda, at 13,552 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,456 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
1,096 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Uganda ranks 52nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.