Afghanistan vs Botswana: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
10,706 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
Botswana
12,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
187th
Botswana rank
184th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
05.0k10.0k15.0k197519992023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 12,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,706 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 187th and Botswana ranks 184th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Botswana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 1,187 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 132.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 1,598 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 5,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,860 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,881 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 12,289 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,530 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 10,706 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,329 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,623 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Botswana?
Botswana, at 12,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 10,706 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Botswana?
2,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 187th and Botswana ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) 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.