Nigeria vs Zambia: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita
Nigeria
95.53 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
131 DOD, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
63rd
Zambia rank
60th
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 131 DOD, current US$ per person against 95.53 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 35.47 DOD, current US$ per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 121 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.01 DOD, current US$ per person | 70.19 DOD, current US$ per person | 55.18 DOD, current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 41.15 DOD, current US$ per person | 126.14 DOD, current US$ per person | 85 DOD, current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 38.18 DOD, current US$ per person | 93.58 DOD, current US$ per person | 55.4 DOD, current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 29.29 DOD, current US$ per person | 23.18 DOD, current US$ per person | 6.11 DOD, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 69.78 DOD, current US$ per person | 49.57 DOD, current US$ per person | 20.21 DOD, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 88.65 DOD, current US$ per person | 108.24 DOD, current US$ per person | 19.59 DOD, current US$ per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 131 DOD, current US$ per person against 95.53 DOD, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 35.47 DOD, current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
External debt stocks, short-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.