Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Bangladesh
779,897 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
978,738 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
Sri Lanka rank
10th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 978,738 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 779,897 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 198,841 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13,151 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,577 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,426 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 53,007 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 56,439 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,432 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 111,740 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 123,726 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,986 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 149,292 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 197,402 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 48,110 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 308,444 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 667,435 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 358,991 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 697,982 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 949,242 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 251,260 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 978,738 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 779,897 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 198,841 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, 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.