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

Colombia
16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
44th
Nigeria rank
42nd

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

  • Colombia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 3,417 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 120 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1,061 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,095 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 34.2 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 2,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,686 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,528 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 3,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,724 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,004 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 3,939 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,742 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 803.25 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 10,703 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 14,473 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,770 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 15,236 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 21,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,844 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$), per square, Colombia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 20,086 DOD, current US$ 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$), per square between Colombia and Nigeria?
3,417 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Colombia ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.