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

Afghanistan
81,725 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Zambia
92,104 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
148th
Zambia rank
147th

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

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

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 92,104 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 81,725 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 10,379 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 147th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 21,807 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 8,165 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 13,642 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 23,196 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 10,787 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 12,409 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 24,429 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 11,676 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 12,753 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 17,629 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 15,650 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1,979 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 38,950 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 32,784 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 6,166 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 94,850 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 75,080 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 19,770 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 92,687 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 88,757 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 3,930 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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 92,104 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 Zambia?
10,379 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 147th 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.