Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Bangladesh
640,156 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
11th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 640,156 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 611,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 22.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 120 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 11,327 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 998.78 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,328 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1980s 47,380 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,308 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 43,071 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 105,866 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,062 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 97,804 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 138,186 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,949 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 129,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 251,997 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,988 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 234,009 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 555,532 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 27,799 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 527,734 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Bangladesh, at 640,156 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 28,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
611,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Bangladesh ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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, long-term (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, 6,185 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (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.