Lesotho vs Somalia: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita

Lesotho
360.96 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Somalia
319.15 DOD, current US$
in 2011
Lesotho rank
21st
Somalia rank
24th

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Somalia
0100200300400197019902011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 360.96 DOD, current US$ against 319.15 DOD, current US$ in Somalia, a difference of 41.81 DOD, current US$.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 24th of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 14.89 DOD, current US$ 51.8 DOD, current US$ 36.91 DOD, current US$ Somalia
1980s 119.22 DOD, current US$ 239.91 DOD, current US$ 120.69 DOD, current US$ Somalia
1990s 331.03 DOD, current US$ 382.22 DOD, current US$ 51.19 DOD, current US$ Somalia
2000s 334.24 DOD, current US$ 341.72 DOD, current US$ 7.47 DOD, current US$ Somalia
2010s 359.34 DOD, current US$ 322.77 DOD, current US$ 36.57 DOD, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita, Lesotho or Somalia?
Lesotho, at 360.96 DOD, current US$ against 319.15 DOD, current US$ in Somalia as of 2011.
What is the difference in debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita between Lesotho and Somalia?
41.81 DOD, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for debt outstanding and disbursed, total per capita?
Lesotho ranks 21st and Somalia ranks 24th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Debt outstanding and disbursed, Total per capita (DOD, current US$). 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
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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.