Afghanistan vs Botswana: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
1,429 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana
1,737 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Botswana rank
170th

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,737 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,429 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 308 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Botswana ranks 170th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Botswana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
1960s 36.91 current US$ per square kilometre 0 current US$ per square kilometre 36.91 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 137.94 current US$ per square kilometre 92.3 current US$ per square kilometre 45.63 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 163.97 current US$ per square kilometre 252.55 current US$ per square kilometre 88.58 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 331.06 current US$ per square kilometre 1,084 current US$ per square kilometre 753.31 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 1,230 current US$ per square kilometre 1,133 current US$ per square kilometre 96.33 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 1,262 current US$ per square kilometre 1,590 current US$ per square kilometre 328.15 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Botswana?
Botswana, at 1,737 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,429 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Botswana?
308 current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
35 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Botswana ranks 170th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (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
196 places, 7,863 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Taxes less subsidies on products (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.