How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?

21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Nigeria: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita

Lesotho

195.46 US dollar per person

in 2025

Nigeria

220.01 US dollar per person

in 2025

Lesotho rank

130th

Nigeria rank

128th

Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita over time

Lesotho
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 220.01 US dollar per person against 195.46 US dollar per person in Lesotho, a difference of 24.55 US dollar per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 130th and Nigeria ranks 128th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	181.99 US dollar per person	88.33 US dollar per person	93.66 US dollar per person	Lesotho
2010s	196.11 US dollar per person	188.19 US dollar per person	7.92 US dollar per person	Lesotho
2020s	193.1 US dollar per person	200.07 US dollar per person	6.97 US dollar per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us), Lesotho or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 220.01 US dollar per person against 195.46 US dollar per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) between Lesotho and Nigeria?: 24.55 US dollar per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?: Lesotho ranks 130th and Nigeria ranks 128th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit: US dollar per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 169 places, 4,207 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 02 October 2026

Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.