Gambia vs Samoa: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Gambia
97,077 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
106,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
45th
Samoa rank
42nd

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

  • Gambia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 106,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 97,077 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 9,473 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Gambia ranks 45th and Samoa ranks 42nd of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 1,638 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,394 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,756 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1980s 18,782 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 22,299 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,518 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
1990s 37,141 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 48,049 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,908 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2000s 52,059 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 60,394 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 52,551 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 137,592 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 85,041 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 87,765 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 125,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 38,127 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Gambia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 106,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 97,077 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Gambia and Samoa?
9,473 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Samoa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Samoa rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Gambia ranks 45th and Samoa ranks 42nd 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.