Botswana vs Somalia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
3,855 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
4,932 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
117th
Somalia rank
114th

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4,932 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,855 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 1,077 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Botswana ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 114th of 120 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 199.34 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 341.08 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 141.74 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 595.27 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,300 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,704 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
1990s 1,076 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,885 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,809 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
2000s 1,009 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,338 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,329 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 3,706 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,361 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,655 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 3,435 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,346 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,910 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Somalia?
Somalia, at 4,932 DOD, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Somalia?
1,077 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 114th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
132 places, 6,189 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.