Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Burkina Faso
17,712 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
18,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
90th
Sierra Leone rank
89th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 18,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 17,712 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,189 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th of 121 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 310.79 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,667 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,356 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 1,750 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,032 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,283 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 3,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,338 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 11,371 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 5,406 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,867 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,461 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 9,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,884 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 16,157 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,907 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,750 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 18,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 17,712 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
1,189 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Sierra Leone ranks 89th 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.