Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre
Afghanistan
8,905 SDR per square kilometre
in 2020
Pakistan
9,021 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
135th
Pakistan rank
134th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 9,021 SDR per square kilometre against 8,905 SDR per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 116 SDR per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 135th and Pakistan ranks 134th of 179 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.71 SDR per square kilometre | 252.24 SDR per square kilometre | 240.52 SDR per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 163.87 SDR per square kilometre | 313.59 SDR per square kilometre | 149.72 SDR per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 315.29 SDR per square kilometre | 874.55 SDR per square kilometre | 559.26 SDR per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 253.49 SDR per square kilometre | 369.83 SDR per square kilometre | 116.34 SDR per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2,824 SDR per square kilometre | 7,064 SDR per square kilometre | 4,241 SDR per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 6,576 SDR per square kilometre | 11,261 SDR per square kilometre | 4,685 SDR per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 8,905 SDR per square kilometre | 13,051 SDR per square kilometre | 4,146 SDR per square kilometre | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 9,021 SDR per square kilometre against 8,905 SDR per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 116 SDR per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 135th and Pakistan ranks 134th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), 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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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.