Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
158th
Saudi Arabia rank
157th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Saudi Arabia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 54,520 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 157th of 210 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 494,028 current LCU per square kilometre 541,996 current LCU per square kilometre 47,968 current LCU per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre 461,505 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 2.08 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.84 million current LCU per square kilometre 242,412 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.13 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.07 million current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
54,520 current LCU per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 158th and Saudi Arabia ranks 157th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.