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

Malawi
38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
38,611 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
86th
Vanuatu rank
84th

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

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 38,611 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 38,228 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 383 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 86th and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 11,518 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,325 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,192 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 22,010 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 23,163 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 11,088 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 12,075 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 18,260 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,974 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,714 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 34,745 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 37,957 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,212 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Malawi or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 38,611 DOD, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Malawi and Vanuatu?
383 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 86th and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.