China vs Papua New Guinea: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre

China
498.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
580.3 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd

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

  • China
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 580.3 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre against 498.26 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 82.04 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

China ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 11.74 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 68.9 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 57.16 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 99.63 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 187.08 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 87.45 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 313.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 188.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 125.43 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre China
2010s 373.05 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 149.84 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 223.21 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 381.48 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 359.58 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre 21.91 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre, China or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 580.3 TDS, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between China and Papua New Guinea?
82.04 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), 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.