Saint Lucia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per square

Saint Lucia
131,757 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

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

  • Saint Lucia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 131,757 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 126,969 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 27.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Saint Lucia ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 120 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saint Lucia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 3,103 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 698.66 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,404 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Lucia
1990s 35,688 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,608 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 34,080 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2000s 252,353 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,043 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 250,310 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2010s 161,903 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 3,732 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 158,171 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Lucia
2020s 142,528 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 4,593 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 137,934 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Saint Lucia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saint Lucia, at 131,757 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,788 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
126,969 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Saint Lucia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Saint Lucia ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.