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

Malawi
38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
39,044 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
86th
Tanzania rank
83rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 39,044 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 816 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 83rd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 3,420 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,666 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 754.31 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 11,246 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,051 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,195 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 22,010 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,006 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,005 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 23,163 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,701 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,462 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 18,260 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,972 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 711.71 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 34,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 33,760 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 984.97 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$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 39,044 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Tanzania?
816 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 86th and Tanzania ranks 83rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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
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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.