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

Lesotho
110.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
145.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
108th
Malawi rank
107th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 145.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 110.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 35.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malawi ahead.

Lesotho ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 107th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 24.71 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 686.78 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 662.08 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 148.31 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 763.25 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 614.94 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 133.92 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 452.33 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 318.42 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 872.86 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 692.42 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 180.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 253.39 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 370.27 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 116.87 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 184.87 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,135 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 949.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Lesotho or Malawi?
Malawi, at 145.98 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 110.83 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Lesotho and Malawi?
35.15 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Lesotho ranks 108th and Malawi ranks 107th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.