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

Laos
76,743 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
83,781 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos rank
64th
Nigeria rank
61st

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

  • Laos
  • Nigeria
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019962023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 83,781 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 76,743 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 7,038 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Laos ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 427.38 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,545 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,117 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 3,244 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 17,985 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,741 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 9,061 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 29,637 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 20,576 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 15,302 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 28,435 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,133 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 46,458 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 37,371 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,087 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Laos
2020s 78,282 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 77,151 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,131 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$), per square, Laos or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 83,781 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 76,743 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Laos and Nigeria?
7,038 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Laos ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Laos vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/external-debt-stocks-long-term-dod-current-us-per-square-kilometre/lao-pdr/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://debt.statizoid.com/compare/external-debt-stocks-long-term-dod-current-us-per-square-kilometre/lao-pdr/nigeria/">Laos vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.