Nicaragua vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Nicaragua
58,844 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
48,355 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
64th
Nigeria rank
66th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 58,844 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 48,355 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 10,489 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

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

Nicaragua ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 66th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 5,069 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,341 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,728 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 38,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,891 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,659 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 63,538 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 29,293 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 34,245 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 33,524 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 20,534 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 12,990 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 32,384 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,160 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,224 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 54,244 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 41,786 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 12,458 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Nicaragua or Nigeria?
Nicaragua, at 58,844 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 48,355 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Nicaragua and Nigeria?
10,489 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Nicaragua ranks 64th and Nigeria ranks 66th 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.