Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Afghanistan
23.63 SDR per person
in 2020
Pakistan
26.02 SDR per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
92nd
Pakistan rank
90th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 26.02 SDR per person against 23.63 SDR per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.39 SDR per person.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Pakistan ranks 90th of 159 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.67 SDR per person | 1.07 SDR per person | 2.59 SDR per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 9.59 SDR per person | 3.05 SDR per person | 6.53 SDR per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 28.86 SDR per person | 6.86 SDR per person | 22 SDR per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 20.59 SDR per person | 4.29 SDR per person | 16.3 SDR per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 16.37 SDR per person | 6.89 SDR per person | 9.48 SDR per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 19.59 SDR per person | 8.83 SDR per person | 10.76 SDR per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 23.63 SDR per person | 11.61 SDR per person | 12.02 SDR per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 26.02 SDR per person against 23.63 SDR per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 2.39 SDR per person, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Pakistan ranks 90th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.