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

Argentina
20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
41st
Nigeria rank
42nd

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

  • Argentina
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 53 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Argentina ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 680.97 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,095 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 414.34 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 3,229 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,686 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 457.23 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 7,060 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,724 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,336 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 8,525 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,742 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,784 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 15,666 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,473 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,193 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 17,430 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,649 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Argentina or Nigeria?
Argentina, at 20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Argentina and Nigeria?
53 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Argentina ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.