Bhutan vs Laos: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Bhutan
85,650 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
78,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
64th
Laos rank
65th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Bhutan
- Laos
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 85,650 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 78,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 7,416 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Laos ahead.
Bhutan ranks 64th and Laos ranks 65th of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 515.89 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,493 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,978 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Laos |
| 1990s | 2,786 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,263 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,476 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2000s | 14,603 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 15,832 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,229 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Laos |
| 2010s | 51,635 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 48,929 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,705 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 84,770 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 81,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Bhutan or Laos?
- Bhutan, at 85,650 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 78,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Bhutan and Laos?
- 7,416 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Laos?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 64th and Laos ranks 65th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.