Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Türkiye: 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
Türkiye
99,328 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
Türkiye rank
10th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Türkiye
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197019962023

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 99,328 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 95,773 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 27.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 82.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 752.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 669.93 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye
1980s 440.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 5,589 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 5,148 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye
1990s 582.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 14,485 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 13,902 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye
2000s 828.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 49,828 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 49,000 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye
2010s 1,923 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 89,261 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 87,338 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye
2020s 3,406 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 99,407 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 96,001 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 99,328 TDS, current US$ 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$), per square between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
95,773 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Türkiye rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 10th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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.