Afghanistan vs Botswana: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Afghanistan
2,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana
2,759 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
116th
Botswana rank
117th

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 2,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,759 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 88 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 116th and Botswana ranks 117th of 121 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
2000s 2,654 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,123 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,530 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 3,071 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,939 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 131.85 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 2,906 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,598 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 308.87 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Afghanistan or Botswana?
Afghanistan, at 2,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 2,759 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Afghanistan and Botswana?
88 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Afghanistan ranks 116th and Botswana ranks 117th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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
133 places, 6,212 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (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.