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

Vanuatu
4,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
4,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu rank
68th
Zambia rank
67th

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

  • Vanuatu
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 277 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Zambia ahead.

Vanuatu ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 67th of 120 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Vanuatu averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Vanuatu Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 761.75 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,307 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 545.1 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 400.41 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,047 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 646.36 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 2,614 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 381.95 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,232 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 3,968 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 1,066 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,901 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2020s 3,334 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 2,784 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre 549.61 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square, Vanuatu or Zambia?
Zambia, at 4,586 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,309 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square between Vanuatu and Zambia?
277 DOD, current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Vanuatu and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per square?
Vanuatu ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 67th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), 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.