Lesotho vs Paraguay: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Lesotho
32,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
36,243 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
76th
Paraguay rank
73rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 36,243 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 32,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 3,353 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Paraguay ahead.

Lesotho ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 73rd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 586.07 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 794.39 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 208.32 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay
1980s 5,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,865 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,722 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 18,502 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,996 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,506 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 21,354 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,578 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 25,637 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,519 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,117 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 31,911 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 31,616 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 295.42 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Lesotho or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 36,243 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 32,890 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Lesotho and Paraguay?
3,353 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Paraguay?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Paraguay rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Lesotho ranks 76th and Paraguay ranks 73rd 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.