Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Thailand: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3,555 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
82,755 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
Thailand rank
13th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 82,755 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,555 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 79,200 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Thailand's figure about 23.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th of 12 groups.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 82.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 932.27 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 850.12 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 440.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 5,772 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 5,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 582.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 17,496 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 16,914 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 828.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 32,641 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 31,812 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 1,923 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 35,588 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 33,665 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 3,406 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 52,829 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 49,423 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Thailand?
Thailand, at 82,755 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,555 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
79,200 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.