Bangladesh vs Viet Nam: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Bangladesh
109,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
16th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Viet Nam
050.0k100.0k150.0k197219972023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 112,037 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 109,487 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 2,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 1,017 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 483.63 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 533.54 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
1990s 1,456 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,793 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,337 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2000s 7,420 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 7,237 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 183.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2010s 45,240 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 46,728 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,488 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 118,775 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 106,169 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 12,606 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Bangladesh or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 112,037 DOD, current US$ 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$), per square between Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
2,550 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Viet Nam?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Viet Nam rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Bangladesh ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.