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

Afghanistan
13,350 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
14,180 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Somalia rank
169th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 14,180 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,350 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 830 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 169th of 190 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 255.53 current US$ per square kilometre 93.74 current US$ per square kilometre 161.79 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 508.04 current US$ per square kilometre 270.03 current US$ per square kilometre 238 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 11,168 current US$ per square kilometre 11,028 current US$ per square kilometre 139.89 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 14,180 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,350 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Somalia?
830 current US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Somalia ranks 169th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.