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

Ethiopia
179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
110.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
106th
Lesotho rank
108th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 110.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 68.18 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.6 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 106th and Lesotho ranks 108th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 433.4 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 140.34 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 293.06 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 80.71 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 872.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 792.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 386.14 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 253.39 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 132.75 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 324.87 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 184.87 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 139.99 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Ethiopia, at 179.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 110.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
68.18 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Ethiopia ranks 106th and Lesotho ranks 108th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.