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

Tanzania
31,916 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
31,231 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania rank
82nd
Zambia rank
84th

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

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 31,916 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 31,231 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 685 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Tanzania ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 84th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,045 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,545 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 500.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Tanzania
1980s 4,863 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,221 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 642.16 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Tanzania
1990s 6,842 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 217.05 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Tanzania
2000s 6,204 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,320 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 884.28 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Tanzania
2010s 15,850 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,212 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 361.96 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 27,785 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 33,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,353 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square, Tanzania or Zambia?
Tanzania, at 31,916 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 31,231 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square between Tanzania and Zambia?
685 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Tanzania ranks 82nd and Zambia ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.