China vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre

China
498.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
533.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
86th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
85th

Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 533.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 498.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 35.65 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

China ranks 86th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 85th of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 11.74 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 8.77 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 2.96 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre China
1990s 99.63 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 36.49 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 63.14 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre China
2000s 313.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 161.76 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 152.15 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre China
2010s 373.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 388.92 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 15.86 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 381.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 485.92 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 104.44 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre, China or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 533.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 498.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre between China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
35.65 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do China and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 86th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 85th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Multilateral debt service (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
133 places, 6,094 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Multilateral debt service (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.