Afghanistan vs Zambia: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
140,054 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
113,751 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
178th
Zambia rank
180th

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zambia
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 140,054 current international $ per square kilometre against 113,751 current international $ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 26,303 current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Zambia ranks 180th of 201 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 40,295 current international $ per square kilometre 35,079 current international $ per square kilometre 5,216 current international $ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 111,448 current international $ per square kilometre 72,872 current international $ per square kilometre 38,577 current international $ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 139,270 current international $ per square kilometre 97,795 current international $ per square kilometre 41,475 current international $ per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Zambia?
Afghanistan, at 140,054 current international $ per square kilometre against 113,751 current international $ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Zambia?
26,303 current international $ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Zambia ranks 180th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.