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

Afghanistan
81,725 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Botswana
69,335 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
148th
Botswana rank
151st

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119912022

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 81,725 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 69,335 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 12,390 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 148th and Botswana ranks 151st of 164 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
1960s 21,807 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 632.67 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 21,174 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 23,196 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2,069 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 21,127 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 24,429 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 6,279 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 18,150 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 17,629 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 16,411 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1,219 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 38,950 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 31,858 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 7,093 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 94,850 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 54,396 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 40,454 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 92,687 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 64,242 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 28,445 international-$ in 2011 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 Botswana?
Afghanistan, at 81,725 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 69,335 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Botswana?
12,390 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 148th and Botswana ranks 151st of 164 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 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
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.