Argentina vs Colombia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Argentina
20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia
16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
41st
Colombia rank
44th

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

  • Argentina
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 3,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Argentina ranks 41st and Colombia ranks 44th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Colombia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 680.97 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,061 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 380.14 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 3,229 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,071 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 7,060 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,340 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 8,525 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,939 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,587 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 15,666 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,703 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,963 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 17,430 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,236 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,195 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Argentina or Colombia?
Argentina, at 20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Argentina and Colombia?
3,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Argentina ranks 41st and Colombia ranks 44th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.