Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square
Afghanistan
1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
150th
Saudi Arabia rank
148th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square over time
- Afghanistan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 56,890 current LCU per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 158,794 current LCU per square kilometre | 74,665 current LCU per square kilometre | 84,128 current LCU per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 247,459 current LCU per square kilometre | 271,104 current LCU per square kilometre | 23,644 current LCU per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 543,536 current LCU per square kilometre | 591,072 current LCU per square kilometre | 47,536 current LCU per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 401,209 current LCU per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | 228,762 current LCU per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square, Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.02 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.96 million current LCU per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 56,890 current LCU per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 150th and Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.