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

Malawi
30,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
31,916 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
85th
Tanzania rank
82nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
010.0k20.0k30.0k197019962023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 31,916 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 30,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 1,414 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 85th and Tanzania ranks 82nd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 3,055 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,045 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,010 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 9,289 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,863 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,426 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 20,427 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,842 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,585 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 21,337 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,204 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,133 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 14,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,002 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 26,665 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 27,785 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square, Malawi or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 31,916 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 30,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Malawi and Tanzania?
1,414 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Malawi ranks 85th and Tanzania ranks 82nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.