Afghanistan vs Vanuatu: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
126,088 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
99,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
176th
Vanuatu rank
179th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Vanuatu
50.0k100.0k150.0k199020062023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 126,088 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 99,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 26,658 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 179th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 71,003 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 62,106 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8,897 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 149,325 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 83,694 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 65,630 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 136,696 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 93,096 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 43,601 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Vanuatu?
Afghanistan, at 126,088 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 99,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Vanuatu?
26,658 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Vanuatu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Vanuatu rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 179th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.