Eswatini vs Lesotho: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Eswatini
53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
52,551 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
73rd
Lesotho rank
74th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 52,551 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 73rd and Lesotho ranks 74th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 3,530 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 586.07 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,944 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
1980s 12,416 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,830 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
1990s 14,335 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,167 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 22,149 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,354 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 795.77 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
2010s 37,364 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 33,262 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,102 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Eswatini
2020s 50,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 53,178 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,509 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at 53,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 52,551 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Eswatini and Lesotho?
561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Eswatini ranks 73rd and Lesotho ranks 74th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.