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

Kenya
4,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
4,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
66th
Zambia rank
67th

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

  • Kenya
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 261 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Kenya ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 67th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 360.38 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 484.37 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 123.99 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 845.55 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,163 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 317.34 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 1,330 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,047 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 283.21 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 1,275 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 381.95 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 893.13 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 3,664 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,066 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,597 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 4,349 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,784 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,565 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$), per square, Kenya or Zambia?
Kenya, at 4,847 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Kenya and Zambia?
261 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Kenya ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 67th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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
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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.