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

Rwanda
22,107 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
24,403 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda rank
41st
Tonga rank
38th

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

  • Rwanda
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 24,403 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,107 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 2,296 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tonga ahead.

Rwanda ranks 41st and Tonga ranks 38th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 918.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,542 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 623.02 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
1990s 830.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,980 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,149 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2000s 1,179 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 6,052 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 4,873 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2010s 6,899 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 8,868 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,969 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 18,221 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 13,701 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 4,520 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Rwanda or Tonga?
Tonga, at 24,403 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 22,107 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Rwanda and Tonga?
2,296 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tonga?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Tonga rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Rwanda ranks 41st and Tonga ranks 38th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.