El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 106,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 996,439 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 10.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 54 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,266 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 85,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,171 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 69,577 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 128,992 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 27,376 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 101,616 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 407,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 39,534 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 367,528 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 726,417 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 80,438 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 645,979 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 999,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 103,200 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 896,766 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$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- El Salvador, at 1.10 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 106,921 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 996,439 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 8th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.