Afghanistan vs Lesotho: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square
Afghanistan
4,943 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
5,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
69th
Lesotho rank
68th
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time
- Afghanistan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 4,943 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 303 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 69th and Lesotho ranks 68th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 353.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,874 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,520 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 295.72 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,689 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,393 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 147.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7,031 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,884 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 554.87 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4,266 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,711 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 5,341 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,248 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,093 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 8,816 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 6,717 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,100 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6,446 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 5,434 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,011 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square, Afghanistan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 5,246 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 4,943 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square between Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 303 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Lesotho rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 69th and Lesotho ranks 68th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, 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
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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.