Botswana vs Mauritania: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Botswana
3,855 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
4,451 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
117th
Mauritania rank
115th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4,451 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,855 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 596 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 117th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 120 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 199.34 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 282.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 82.8 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 595.27 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,431 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 836 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1,076 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,161 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1,009 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,314 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,306 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3,706 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,516 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 810.52 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3,435 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,758 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,323 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 4,451 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,855 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 596 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 117th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.