Afghanistan vs South Africa: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2020
South Africa
1.18 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
103rd
South Africa rank
106th

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 152,910 current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 106th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,220 current LCU per square kilometre 511.76 current LCU per square kilometre 1,708 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 13,483 current LCU per square kilometre 646.14 current LCU per square kilometre 12,837 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 44,246 current LCU per square kilometre 721.47 current LCU per square kilometre 43,525 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 5,913 current LCU per square kilometre 659.05 current LCU per square kilometre 5,254 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 244,745 current LCU per square kilometre 272,752 current LCU per square kilometre 28,006 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 811,826 current LCU per square kilometre 550,001 current LCU per square kilometre 261,825 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre 983,134 current LCU per square kilometre 353,286 current LCU per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or South Africa?
Afghanistan, at 1.34 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and South Africa?
152,910 current LCU per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 106th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,583 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (current LCU) 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.