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

Botswana
734.56 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho
695.03 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
77th
Lesotho rank
79th

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

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 734.56 DOD, current US$ per person against 695.03 DOD, current US$ per person in Lesotho, a difference of 39.53 DOD, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 77th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 149.91 DOD, current US$ per person 14.24 DOD, current US$ per person 135.67 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
1980s 291.45 DOD, current US$ per person 103 DOD, current US$ per person 188.46 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
1990s 407.71 DOD, current US$ per person 290.05 DOD, current US$ per person 117.65 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2000s 282.29 DOD, current US$ per person 328.21 DOD, current US$ per person 45.92 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho
2010s 776.69 DOD, current US$ per person 477.78 DOD, current US$ per person 298.92 DOD, current US$ per person Botswana
2020s 635.84 DOD, current US$ per person 707.19 DOD, current US$ per person 71.34 DOD, current US$ per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Botswana or Lesotho?
Botswana, at 734.56 DOD, current US$ per person against 695.03 DOD, current US$ per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Botswana and Lesotho?
39.53 DOD, current US$ per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Botswana ranks 77th and Lesotho ranks 79th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.