Afghanistan vs China: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
3,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
China
3,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
152nd
China rank
155th

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • China
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 152nd and China ranks 155th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China Difference Ahead
1980s 337.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 56.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 280.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 3,578 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,071 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2010s 4,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,252 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 411.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 3,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or China?
Afghanistan, at 3,863 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and China?
260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
21 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 152nd and China ranks 155th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income receipts (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
244 places, 8,812 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary income receipts (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.