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

Kenya
4,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
4,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
66th
Vanuatu rank
68th

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

  • Kenya
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 538 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 66th and Vanuatu ranks 68th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 843.92 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 761.75 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 82.17 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 1,330 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 400.41 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 929.57 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 1,275 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,614 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,339 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 3,664 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 303.7 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 4,349 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,015 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Kenya or Vanuatu?
Kenya, at 4,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Kenya and Vanuatu?
538 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vanuatu?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Vanuatu rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Kenya ranks 66th and Vanuatu ranks 68th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.