Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square
Bangladesh
109,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
117,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
18th
Sri Lanka rank
15th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 117,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 109,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 8,479 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 120 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 207.82 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,433 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,226 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1,078 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,503 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,425 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1,456 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,630 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,173 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 7,420 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,096 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,676 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 45,240 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 106,325 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 61,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 118,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 133,000 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,224 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 117,966 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 109,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 8,479 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.