Afghanistan vs Somalia: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Afghanistan
1,374 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
1,583 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
202nd
Somalia rank
200th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1,583 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,374 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 209 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 202nd and Somalia ranks 200th of 206 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 361.84 current US$ per square kilometre | 191.28 current US$ per square kilometre | 170.55 current US$ per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 331.32 current US$ per square kilometre | 225.56 current US$ per square kilometre | 105.77 current US$ per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 452.45 current US$ per square kilometre | 299.2 current US$ per square kilometre | 153.25 current US$ per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 905.66 current US$ per square kilometre | 868.91 current US$ per square kilometre | 36.76 current US$ per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1,172 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,093 current US$ per square kilometre | 79.43 current US$ per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1,583 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,374 current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 209 current US$ per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 202nd and Somalia ranks 200th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (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.