Afghanistan vs Ghana: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
1,415 SDR per square kilometre
in 2020
Ghana
1,898 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Ghana rank
81st

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ghana
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1,898 SDR per square kilometre against 1,415 SDR per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 483 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 81st of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 54.94 SDR per square kilometre 25.24 SDR per square kilometre 29.7 SDR per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 190.98 SDR per square kilometre 109.53 SDR per square kilometre 81.45 SDR per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 512.71 SDR per square kilometre 460.31 SDR per square kilometre 52.4 SDR per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 383.07 SDR per square kilometre 284.24 SDR per square kilometre 98.83 SDR per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 678.17 SDR per square kilometre 777.01 SDR per square kilometre 98.84 SDR per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 987.06 SDR per square kilometre 1,131 SDR per square kilometre 143.87 SDR per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 1,415 SDR per square kilometre 1,622 SDR per square kilometre 206.34 SDR per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Ghana?
Ghana, at 1,898 SDR per square kilometre against 1,415 SDR per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Ghana?
483 SDR per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ghana?
44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Ghana rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 81st of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per square kilometre
Unit
SDR per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,311 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) 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.