Malawi vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Malawi
38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
86th
Sierra Leone rank
89th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4,935 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,420 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,940 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 480.28 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 11,246 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,742 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 504.35 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 22,010 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 18,422 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,588 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 23,163 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,384 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,780 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 18,260 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,629 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,369 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 34,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 33,015 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,730 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 4,935 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.