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

Afghanistan
81,725 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Yemen
115,258 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
148th
Yemen rank
145th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119912022

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 115,258 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 81,725 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 33,533 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 148th and Yemen ranks 145th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 21,807 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 19,646 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2,161 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 23,196 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 43,731 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 20,535 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Yemen
1980s 24,429 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 74,143 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 49,714 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Yemen
1990s 17,629 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 105,995 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 88,366 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 38,950 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 165,619 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 126,669 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 94,850 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 162,578 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 67,728 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 92,687 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 114,505 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 21,818 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Yemen, at 115,258 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 81,725 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Yemen?
33,533 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 148th and Yemen ranks 145th 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.