Ghana vs Rwanda: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square
Ghana
16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
45th
Rwanda rank
43rd
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square over time
- Ghana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 16,531 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 1,433 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 876.63 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 476.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 400.19 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 766.55 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 449.51 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2,450 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 454.95 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3,843 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 948.62 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,894 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 13,988 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 6,042 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 7,947 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 20,579 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,328 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,250 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Ghana or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 17,964 DOD, current US$ 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$), per square between Ghana and Rwanda?
- 1,433 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Rwanda?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
- Ghana ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.