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

Ghana
183,273 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
India
217,798 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
41st
India rank
38th

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

  • Ghana
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 217,798 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 183,273 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 34,525 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 41st and India ranks 38th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana India Difference Ahead
1970s 3,631 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,373 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 742.48 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre India
1980s 10,073 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,583 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,509 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre India
1990s 24,578 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 31,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,543 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre India
2000s 36,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 51,026 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,868 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre India
2010s 126,202 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 149,008 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 22,806 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre India
2020s 189,190 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 205,170 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,980 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Ghana or India?
India, at 217,798 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 183,273 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Ghana and India?
34,525 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and India?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ghana and India rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 41st and India ranks 38th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.