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

Colombia
16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
44th
Rwanda rank
43rd

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

  • Colombia
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,669 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 1,295 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 1,569 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 476.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,093 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 2,158 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 942.34 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 3,720 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,725 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 3,939 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 948.62 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,990 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 10,703 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,042 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,662 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 15,236 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,328 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,092 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Colombia or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 17,964 DOD, current US$ 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$), per square between Colombia and Rwanda?
1,295 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Rwanda?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Colombia ranks 44th and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.