Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Viet Nam: 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
Viet Nam
91,331 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
Viet Nam rank
12th

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

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

Viet Nam currently reports 91,331 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 87,776 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 25.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 453.1 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 83.94 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 369.16 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 582.83 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,674 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 1,091 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 828.78 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 3,675 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2,846 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2010s 1,923 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 27,779 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 25,856 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 3,406 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 73,908 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 70,502 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 91,331 TDS, current US$ 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$), per square between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
87,776 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Viet Nam rank globally for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 12th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), 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
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.