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

Papua New Guinea
34,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
88th
Sierra Leone rank
89th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 34,191 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 33,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 898 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 1,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,940 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,827 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 4,056 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,742 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,686 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 6,225 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,422 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 12,198 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 4,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,384 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,360 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 37,287 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 20,629 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,658 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 40,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 33,015 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,201 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$), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 34,191 DOD, current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
898 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 88th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.