Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre

Dominican Republic
1.08 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
9th
El Salvador rank
8th

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.08 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, a difference of 20,570 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic El Salvador Difference Ahead
1970s 17,257 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 25,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,078 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 67,935 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 85,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,813 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 94,494 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 128,992 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 34,498 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 169,083 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 407,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 237,979 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 522,543 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 726,417 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 203,874 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 959,180 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 999,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 40,786 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.08 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
20,570 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.