North Korea vs Somalia: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita
North Korea
1.38 units per person
in 2025
Somalia
3.39 units per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
207th
Somalia rank
205th
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 3.39 units per person against 1.38 units per person in North Korea, a difference of 2.01 units per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.5 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 207th and Somalia ranks 205th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.55 units per person | 1.45 units per person | 19.1 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 11.62 units per person | 5.71 units per person | 5.91 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.3 units per person | 7.66 units per person | 4.37 units per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.25 units per person | 3.53 units per person | 1.28 units per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita, North Korea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 3.39 units per person against 1.38 units per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita between North Korea and Somalia?
- 2.01 units per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Somalia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Somalia rank globally for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 207th and Somalia ranks 205th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.