Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre

Malawi
38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
34,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
86th
Papua New Guinea rank
88th

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

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 34,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 4,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Malawi ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 3,420 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,308 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 11,246 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,056 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 22,010 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,225 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,786 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 23,163 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 19,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 18,260 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 37,287 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 19,027 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 34,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 40,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,471 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at 38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 34,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
4,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.