Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Lesotho
282.42 SDR per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
256.88 SDR per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
129th
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 282.42 SDR per person against 256.88 SDR per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 25.54 SDR per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 129th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.83 SDR per person | 100.46 SDR per person | 73.64 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 126.24 SDR per person | 43.92 SDR per person | 82.31 SDR per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 228.47 SDR per person | 103.52 SDR per person | 124.95 SDR per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 296.09 SDR per person | 205.14 SDR per person | 90.95 SDR per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 233.47 SDR per person | 239.55 SDR per person | 6.07 SDR per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 282.42 SDR per person against 256.88 SDR per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 25.54 SDR per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 129th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.