Djibouti vs South Africa: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre

Djibouti
147,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
136,708 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Djibouti rank
50th
South Africa rank
52nd

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

  • Djibouti
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k197019962023

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 147,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 136,708 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 11,213 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was South Africa ahead.

Djibouti ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 120 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 11,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,357 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,637 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 23,381 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 41,719 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,338 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 61,151 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 123,338 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 62,187 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 137,035 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 140,642 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,607 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Djibouti or South Africa?
Djibouti, at 147,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 136,708 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Djibouti and South Africa?
11,213 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Djibouti ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.