Afghanistan vs Bulgaria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Afghanistan
0.0648 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria
0.0616 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
101st
Bulgaria rank
104th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bulgaria
0.020.040.060.08199020062023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0032 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 101st and Bulgaria ranks 104th of 167 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0233 Persons per square kilometre 0.0768 Persons per square kilometre 0.0534 Persons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.0362 Persons per square kilometre 0.072 Persons per square kilometre 0.0358 Persons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 0.0507 Persons per square kilometre 0.0676 Persons per square kilometre 0.0169 Persons per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 0.0623 Persons per square kilometre 0.0629 Persons per square kilometre 0.0007 Persons per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Afghanistan or Bulgaria?
Afghanistan, at 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
0.0032 Persons per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bulgaria rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Afghanistan ranks 101st and Bulgaria ranks 104th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
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Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population 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.