Afghanistan vs Somalia: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
42.5 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Somalia
34.92 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
117th
Somalia rank
118th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 42.5 DOD, current US$ per person against 34.92 DOD, current US$ per person in Somalia, a difference of 7.58 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Somalia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 118th of 121 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 65.4 DOD, current US$ per person 162.85 DOD, current US$ per person 97.45 DOD, current US$ per person Somalia
2010s 61.29 DOD, current US$ per person 136.4 DOD, current US$ per person 75.12 DOD, current US$ per person Somalia
2020s 46.54 DOD, current US$ per person 113.07 DOD, current US$ per person 66.53 DOD, current US$ per person Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Afghanistan, at 42.5 DOD, current US$ per person against 34.92 DOD, current US$ per person in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Somalia?
7.58 DOD, current US$ per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 118th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Unit
DOD, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,432 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.