Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DOD)

Papua New Guinea
15,771 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
13,959 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
94th
Zimbabwe rank
97th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 15,771 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,959 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1,812 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Zimbabwe ranks 97th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 526.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 656.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 129.72 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1980s 2,208 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,289 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,081 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 3,432 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,611 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 2,855 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,132 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,277 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 4,266 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 11,501 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,235 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 13,845 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 12,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 850.2 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Papua New Guinea, at 15,771 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 13,959 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
1,812 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 94th and Zimbabwe ranks 97th 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.