Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per capita

Papua New Guinea
1,085 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
1,081 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
61st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
62nd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,085 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,081 DOD, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4 DOD, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 61st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 178.01 DOD, current US$ per person 95.61 DOD, current US$ per person 82.4 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 480.17 DOD, current US$ per person 567.27 DOD, current US$ per person 87.1 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 580.82 DOD, current US$ per person 1,529 DOD, current US$ per person 947.92 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 261.29 DOD, current US$ per person 1,614 DOD, current US$ per person 1,352 DOD, current US$ per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 1,874 DOD, current US$ per person 996.75 DOD, current US$ per person 877.37 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2020s 1,469 DOD, current US$ per person 1,078 DOD, current US$ per person 390.41 DOD, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Papua New Guinea, at 1,085 DOD, current US$ per person against 1,081 DOD, current US$ per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
4 DOD, current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 61st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 62nd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), 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.