How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Somalia?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

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.

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

Iran

11.48 DOD, current US$ per person

in 2024

Somalia

34.92 DOD, current US$ per person

in 2024

Iran rank

121st

Somalia rank

118th

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

Iran
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 34.92 DOD, current US$ per person against 11.48 DOD, current US$ per person in Iran, a difference of 23.44 DOD, current US$ per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 3.0 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 118th of 121 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	61.04 DOD, current US$ per person	184.81 DOD, current US$ per person	123.77 DOD, current US$ per person	Somalia
1990s	120.99 DOD, current US$ per person	246.69 DOD, current US$ per person	125.7 DOD, current US$ per person	Somalia
2000s	118.12 DOD, current US$ per person	175.14 DOD, current US$ per person	57.02 DOD, current US$ per person	Somalia
2010s	36.37 DOD, current US$ per person	136.4 DOD, current US$ per person	100.04 DOD, current US$ per person	Somalia
2020s	12.66 DOD, current US$ per person	113.07 DOD, current US$ per person	100.41 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$), per capita, Iran or Somalia?: Somalia, at 34.92 DOD, current US$ per person against 11.48 DOD, current US$ per person in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Iran and Somalia?: 23.44 DOD, current US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Somalia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Iran and Somalia rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?: Iran ranks 121st and Somalia ranks 118th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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: 27 August 2026

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.