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

Kenya
62,484 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
76,743 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
66th
Laos rank
64th

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

  • Kenya
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 76,743 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 62,484 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 14,259 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 66th and Laos ranks 64th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 1,805 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 427.38 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,378 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 6,068 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,244 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,823 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 10,284 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,061 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,224 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 10,277 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,302 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,026 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Laos
2010s 28,529 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 46,458 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,929 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Laos
2020s 61,169 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 78,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,112 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square, Kenya or Laos?
Laos, at 76,743 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 62,484 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Kenya and Laos?
14,259 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Kenya ranks 66th and Laos ranks 64th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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
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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.