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

Afghanistan
2.08 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.14 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Saudi Arabia rank
151st

GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

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

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.14 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.08 million current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 58,050 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 151st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 74,394 current LCU per square kilometre 5,103 current LCU per square kilometre 69,292 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 167,947 current LCU per square kilometre 74,545 current LCU per square kilometre 93,402 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 260,414 current LCU per square kilometre 273,781 current LCU per square kilometre 13,366 current LCU per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2000s 496,959 current LCU per square kilometre 546,773 current LCU per square kilometre 49,814 current LCU per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.77 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.32 million current LCU per square kilometre 447,000 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 2.09 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.85 million current LCU per square kilometre 236,530 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 2.14 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.08 million current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
58,050 current LCU per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gni (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 151st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (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
GNI (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
207 places, 10,468 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (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.