Maldives vs South Asia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Maldives
330,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
44,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
3rd
South Asia rank
2nd

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

  • Maldives
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 330,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 285,899 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 7.4 times South Asia's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 120 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 18,378 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 270.79 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,107 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 55,800 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,364 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 54,436 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 25,073 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,849 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 23,224 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 511,684 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,240 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 505,444 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 522,883 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 30,152 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 492,731 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 1.20 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 42,634 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1.16 million DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Maldives or South Asia?
Maldives, at 330,460 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 44,561 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Maldives and South Asia?
285,899 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Maldives and South Asia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Maldives ranks 3rd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.