Afghanistan vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Afghanistan
654.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
607.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
92nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
94th

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 654.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 607.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 46.88 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 120 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 30.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 674.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 643.96 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 390.06 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,146 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,756 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 651.81 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,312 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Afghanistan or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Afghanistan, at 654.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 607.29 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
46.88 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 94th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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, short-term (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
132 places, 6,001 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, short-term (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.