Ghana vs Nigeria: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square
Ghana
16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
45th
Nigeria rank
42nd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 3,555 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ghana ranks 45th 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 | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 380.22 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,095 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 715.09 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 766.55 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,686 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,920 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2,450 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,724 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,274 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,742 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 899.08 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 13,988 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 14,473 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 484.58 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 20,579 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 21,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 500.8 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$), per square, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 3,555 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Ghana ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.