Ethiopia vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre

Ethiopia
29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
91st
Sierra Leone rank
89th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 3,808 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 91st and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 120 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 9,462 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,682 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,220 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 4,793 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,384 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 12,591 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 16,492 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 20,629 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,137 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 28,413 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 33,015 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,602 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 29,485 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
3,808 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sierra Leone?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 91st and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.