Afghanistan vs Bhutan: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
14,947 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
Bhutan
17,160 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
139th
Bhutan rank
136th

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 17,160 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,947 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,213 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 139th and Bhutan ranks 136th of 180 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bhutan Difference Ahead
1980s 961.44 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 1,423 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 461.87 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Bhutan
1990s 930.69 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 2,035 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 1,104 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Bhutan
2000s 5,602 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 21,719 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 16,116 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Bhutan
2010s 11,121 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 27,920 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 16,798 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 14,947 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 37,412 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre 22,465 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Bhutan?
Bhutan, at 17,160 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre against 14,947 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
2,213 includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 139th and Bhutan ranks 136th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
includes gold, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 8,952 data points, 1961–2023
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Total reserves (includes gold, 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.