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

Vanuatu
29,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
31,231 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
86th
Zambia rank
84th

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

  • Vanuatu
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 31,231 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 29,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 1,511 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia'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 Zambia ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 84th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 732.74 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,358 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 3,459 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,625 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,166 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 6,528 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,320 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,208 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 15,198 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,212 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,013 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 30,296 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 33,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,842 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$), per square, Vanuatu or Zambia?
Zambia, at 31,231 DOD, current US$ 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$), per square between Vanuatu and Zambia?
1,511 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Vanuatu ranks 86th and Zambia ranks 84th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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
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.