Botswana vs Cabo Verde: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita

Botswana
1,180 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Cabo Verde
2,048 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
7th
Cabo Verde rank
4th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Cabo Verde
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How they compare

Cabo Verde currently reports 2,048 DOD, current US$ against 1,180 DOD, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 868 DOD, current US$.

That makes Cabo Verde's figure about 1.7 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 7th and Cabo Verde ranks 4th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Cabo Verde in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Cabo Verde Difference Ahead
1980s 295.63 DOD, current US$ 281.67 DOD, current US$ 13.96 DOD, current US$ Botswana
1990s 393.13 DOD, current US$ 489.64 DOD, current US$ 96.5 DOD, current US$ Cabo Verde
2000s 307.57 DOD, current US$ 1,039 DOD, current US$ 731.46 DOD, current US$ Cabo Verde
2010s 1,038 DOD, current US$ 1,923 DOD, current US$ 885.21 DOD, current US$ Cabo Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Botswana or Cabo Verde?
Cabo Verde, at 2,048 DOD, current US$ against 1,180 DOD, current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Botswana and Cabo Verde?
868 DOD, current US$, with Cabo Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cabo Verde?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Cabo Verde rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Botswana ranks 7th and Cabo Verde ranks 4th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
Last refreshed

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt.  Data are in current U.S. dollars per inhabitant of the country.