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

Vanuatu
38,611 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
39,113 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
84th
Zambia rank
82nd

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

  • Vanuatu
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 39,113 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 38,611 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zambia ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 82nd of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 1,325 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,344 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 4,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,060 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,017 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 11,088 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,734 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,354 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 21,974 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,542 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,432 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 37,957 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 38,329 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 372.3 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre, Vanuatu or Zambia?
Zambia, at 39,113 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 38,611 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre between Vanuatu and Zambia?
502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per square kilometre?
Vanuatu ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 82nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), 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.