Samoa vs South Africa: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre
Samoa
155,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
136,708 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa rank
49th
South Africa rank
52nd
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 155,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 136,708 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 18,866 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 120 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,932 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,357 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 31,575 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 61,856 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 41,719 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 20,137 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2010s | 153,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 123,338 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 30,627 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 169,612 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 140,642 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 28,970 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 155,574 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 136,708 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Samoa and South Africa?
- 18,866 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.