Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Papua New Guinea
31,861 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
29,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd
Vanuatu rank
86th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 31,861 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 29,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 2,141 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd and Vanuatu ranks 86th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 3,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 732.74 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,234 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 5,794 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,459 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,335 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2000s 3,647 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,528 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,881 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 35,981 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,198 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 20,783 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 34,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 30,296 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,553 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square, Papua New Guinea or Vanuatu?
Papua New Guinea, at 31,861 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 29,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
2,141 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd and Vanuatu ranks 86th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.