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

Nigeria
20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
42nd
Rwanda rank
43rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 2,122 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Nigeria ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 2,010 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 476.44 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,533 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 3,686 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,216 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,470 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 4,724 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,995 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,729 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 4,742 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 948.62 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,793 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 14,473 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 6,042 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 8,431 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 21,079 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 16,328 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,751 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Nigeria, at 20,086 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 17,964 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Nigeria and Rwanda?
2,122 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Nigeria ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.