Nicaragua vs Sao Tome and Principe: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Nicaragua
8,558 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
8,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
59th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
58th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 8,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,558 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 35 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 59th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 3,661 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 694.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,967 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 8,132 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,696 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,436 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 12,717 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 18,312 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 5,595 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 6,402 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 19,568 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,167 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 12,048 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 13,725 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,677 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 8,922 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 15,522 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,600 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Nicaragua or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 8,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 8,558 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?
35 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Nicaragua ranks 59th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.