Afghanistan vs Bhutan: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
10,378 SDR per square kilometre
in 2020
Bhutan
12,790 SDR per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
138th
Bhutan rank
135th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 12,790 SDR per square kilometre against 10,378 SDR per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 2,412 SDR per square kilometre.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 138th and Bhutan ranks 135th of 179 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bhutan Difference Ahead
1980s 802.38 SDR per square kilometre 1,153 SDR per square kilometre 350.66 SDR per square kilometre Bhutan
1990s 652.5 SDR per square kilometre 1,426 SDR per square kilometre 773.56 SDR per square kilometre Bhutan
2000s 3,600 SDR per square kilometre 13,968 SDR per square kilometre 10,368 SDR per square kilometre Bhutan
2010s 7,704 SDR per square kilometre 19,346 SDR per square kilometre 11,642 SDR per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 10,378 SDR per square kilometre 25,976 SDR per square kilometre 15,598 SDR per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Bhutan?
Bhutan, at 12,790 SDR per square kilometre against 10,378 SDR per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Bhutan?
2,412 SDR per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bhutan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Bhutan rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 138th and Bhutan ranks 135th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold 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
Total reserves (gold 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
180 places, 8,924 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Total reserves (gold 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.