Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign assets per capita

Lesotho
813.18 current US$
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
860.44 current US$
in 2020
Lesotho rank
110th
Papua New Guinea rank
108th

Foreign assets per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
05001.0k1.5k199520072020

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 860.44 current US$ against 813.18 current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 47.26 current US$.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 151 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 315.08 current US$ 107.75 current US$ 207.33 current US$ Lesotho
2000s 754.9 current US$ 305.54 current US$ 449.36 current US$ Lesotho
2010s 796.31 current US$ 698.1 current US$ 98.21 current US$ Lesotho
2020s 813.18 current US$ 860.44 current US$ 47.26 current US$ Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets per capita, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 860.44 current US$ against 813.18 current US$ in Lesotho as of 2020.
What is the difference in foreign assets per capita between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
47.26 current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign assets per capita?
Lesotho ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Foreign assets per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed