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

Argentina
20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
23,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
41st
Samoa rank
38th

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

  • Argentina
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 23,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 3,753 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 41st and Samoa ranks 38th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 329.84 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 23.56 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 306.28 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
1980s 3,229 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 132.82 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,096 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 7,060 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3.58 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,056 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2000s 8,525 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 0.8201 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,525 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 15,666 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,419 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 9,248 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 17,430 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 20,167 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,736 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Argentina or Samoa?
Samoa, at 23,892 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 20,139 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Argentina and Samoa?
3,753 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Samoa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Samoa rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Argentina ranks 41st and Samoa ranks 38th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.