Gambia vs Sao Tome and Principe: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Gambia
9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
8,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
57th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
58th

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

  • Gambia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 431 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 57th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 1,220 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 694.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 526.01 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 2,410 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,696 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,286 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 2,098 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,312 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,214 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 2,694 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 19,568 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,874 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1,820 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,725 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 11,905 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 4,905 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,522 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 10,616 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Gambia or Sao Tome and Principe?
Gambia, at 9,024 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
431 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Gambia ranks 57th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.