Mauritania vs Somalia: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Mauritania
4,451 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
4,932 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
115th
Somalia rank
114th
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 4,932 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,451 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 481 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 115th and Somalia ranks 114th of 120 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 282.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 341.08 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 58.94 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 1,431 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,300 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 868.4 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,885 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,648 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 2,314 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,338 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,023 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 4,516 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,361 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 844.72 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4,758 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,346 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,587 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 4,932 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,451 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 481 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 115th and Somalia ranks 114th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.