El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square

El Salvador
920,449 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
10th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 920,449 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 105,809 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 20,955 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,065 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 74,028 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 45,583 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 28,445 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 106,772 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 108,616 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,845 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 332,058 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 168,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 163,215 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 626,356 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 530,801 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 95,554 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 844,073 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 777,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 67,030 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
El Salvador, at 920,449 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 814,640 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
105,809 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
El Salvador ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.