Afghanistan vs El Salvador: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
316,741 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
348,249 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
140th
El Salvador rank
137th

Gross capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 348,249 current LCU per square kilometre against 316,741 current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 31,508 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 140th and El Salvador ranks 137th of 184 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 6,869 current LCU per square kilometre 6,577 current LCU per square kilometre 291.86 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 15,485 current LCU per square kilometre 18,891 current LCU per square kilometre 3,406 current LCU per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 291,345 current LCU per square kilometre 314,758 current LCU per square kilometre 23,414 current LCU per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 348,249 current LCU per square kilometre against 316,741 current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and El Salvador?
31,508 current LCU per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and El Salvador?
18 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and El Salvador rank globally for gross capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 140th and El Salvador ranks 137th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (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
Gross capital formation (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
184 places, 8,138 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (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.