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

Sierra Leone
18,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
20,695 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
89th
Zambia rank
87th

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 20,695 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1,794 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 87th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,667 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,420 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,247 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 9,032 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,190 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,842 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 15,338 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,599 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,739 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 14,867 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,317 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 13,121 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,620 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,501 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 18,907 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 20,655 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,748 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod), Sierra Leone or Zambia?
Zambia, at 20,695 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 18,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod) between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
1,794 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) (dod)?
Sierra Leone ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 87th 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.