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Afghanistan vs Denmark statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 40th vs. 130th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Denmark
Population
44810409
6018959
Population rank 36/197 114/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$429B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 38/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$71,852
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 12/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$79,514
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$120B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
26.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$20,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 31/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$50,067
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
15,444 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
387 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
42.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Afghanistan and Denmark: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Denmark economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Denmark
Year GDP
Afghanistan Denmark
1960 - $6,361,166,545
1961 - $7,058,361,229
1962 - $7,953,274,741
1963 - $8,466,044,980
1964 - $9,677,401,337
1965 - $10,870,670,865
1966 - $11,931,740,293
1967 - $13,059,064,806
1968 - $13,505,574,133
1969 - $15,414,902,667
1970 - $17,075,457,733
1971 - $19,086,192,720
1972 - $23,230,667,549
1973 - $30,718,181,337
1974 - $34,125,712,481
1975 - $40,418,967,666
1976 - $44,503,607,444
1977 - $49,711,709,588
1978 - $60,320,089,218
1979 - $70,393,030,603
1980 - $70,811,287,816
1981 - $61,459,941,461
1982 - $60,084,214,872
1983 - $60,331,158,447
1984 - $58,868,891,335
1985 - $62,452,421,011
1986 - $87,748,695,217
1987 - $109,183,446,340
1988 - $115,540,189,705
1989 - $112,312,200,761
1990 - $138,217,740,684
1991 - $139,180,507,778
1992 - $152,966,494,260
1993 - $143,111,306,004
1994 - $156,017,919,221
1995 - $184,848,481,008
1996 - $187,481,157,846
1997 - $173,241,365,735
1998 - $176,877,077,513
1999 - $177,887,720,536
2000 $3,521,418,060 $164,043,817,224
2001 $2,813,571,754 $164,881,594,415
2002 $3,825,701,439 $178,788,209,558
2003 $4,520,946,819 $218,421,193,436
2004 $5,224,896,719 $251,986,155,631
2005 $6,203,256,539 $265,150,087,712
2006 $6,971,758,282 $283,386,151,544
2007 $9,747,886,187 $320,213,157,595
2008 $10,109,297,048 $354,979,471,960
2009 $12,416,152,732 $322,619,152,195
2010 $15,856,668,556 $322,345,594,075
2011 $17,805,098,206 $344,315,595,263
2012 $19,907,329,778 $326,792,574,245
2013 $20,146,416,758 $344,631,016,965
2014 $20,497,128,556 $352,832,602,064
2015 $19,134,221,645 $301,758,922,338
2016 $18,116,572,395 $312,181,849,372
2017 $18,753,456,498 $331,610,593,962
2018 $18,053,222,687 $355,293,374,912
2019 $18,799,444,490 $345,401,473,013
2020 $19,955,929,052 $355,631,021,932
2021 $14,259,995,441 $408,378,204,640
2022 $14,497,243,872 $401,945,576,108
2023 $17,152,234,637 $407,091,920,305
2024 - $429,457,372,072

Afghanistan and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Denmark
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Denmark
1960 - $1,389
1961 - $1,531
1962 - $1,711
1963 - $1,807
1964 - $2,049
1965 - $2,284
1966 - $2,487
1967 - $2,701
1968 - $2,776
1969 - $3,151
1970 - $3,464
1971 - $3,846
1972 - $4,654
1973 - $6,117
1974 - $6,764
1975 - $7,988
1976 - $8,773
1977 - $9,770
1978 - $11,818
1979 - $13,757
1980 - $13,822
1981 - $12,000
1982 - $11,740
1983 - $11,797
1984 - $11,517
1985 - $12,213
1986 - $17,137
1987 - $21,296
1988 - $22,525
1989 - $21,882
1990 - $26,886
1991 - $27,003
1992 - $29,579
1993 - $27,582
1994 - $29,968
1995 - $35,321
1996 - $35,622
1997 - $32,780
1998 - $33,346
1999 - $33,426
2000 $174.9 $30,722
2001 $138.7 $30,768
2002 $179 $33,257
2003 $198.9 $40,519
2004 $221.8 $46,625
2005 $254.2 $48,926
2006 $274.2 $52,119
2007 $376 $58,632
2008 $382 $64,617
2009 $452 $58,413
2010 $561 $58,105
2011 $607 $61,810
2012 $651 $58,444
2013 $637 $61,378
2014 $625 $62,520
2015 $566 $53,094
2016 $522 $54,501
2017 $525 $57,522
2018 $491 $61,325
2019 $497 $59,404
2020 $511 $60,985
2021 $356 $69,728
2022 $357 $68,091
2023 $414 $68,454
2024 - $71,852

Afghanistan vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Denmark
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Denmark
1950 28.2 70.3
1951 28.6 70.9
1952 29 70.8
1953 29.5 71.2
1954 29.7 71.3
1955 30.4 71.9
1956 30.8 72
1957 31.3 71.8
1958 31.8 72.2
1959 32.3 72.2
1960 32.8 72.2
1961 33.3 72.5
1962 33.8 72.4
1963 34.2 72.4
1964 34.7 72.5
1965 35.1 72.4
1966 35.6 72.5
1967 36 73
1968 36.5 73.1
1969 37 73.2
1970 37.5 73.4
1971 37.9 73.4
1972 38.4 73.5
1973 39 73.7
1974 39.5 73.8
1975 40 74.1
1976 40.5 73.8
1977 41.1 74.7
1978 40.1 74.4
1979 38.8 74.2
1980 39.3 74.1
1981 39.4 74.3
1982 36.1 74.6
1983 36.5 74.5
1984 31.5 74.6
1985 32.1 74.5
1986 38.4 74.6
1987 38.8 74.7
1988 43.2 74.8
1989 44.5 74.9
1990 45.1 74.9
1991 45.5 75.2
1992 46.6 75.3
1993 51 75.2
1994 51 75.4
1995 52.1 75.3
1996 52.8 75.7
1997 53.2 76
1998 52.5 76.4
1999 54.5 76.6
2000 55 76.8
2001 55.5 77
2002 56.2 77.1
2003 57.2 77.4
2004 57.8 77.8
2005 58.2 78.2
2006 58.6 78.2
2007 59 78.3
2008 59.7 78.7
2009 60.2 79
2010 60.7 79.2
2011 61.3 79.8
2012 61.7 80.1
2013 62.2 80.3
2014 62.3 80.6
2015 62.3 80.7
2016 62.6 80.9
2017 62.4 81.1
2018 62.4 81
2019 62.9 81.4
2020 61.5 81.5
2021 60.4 81.4
2022 65.6 81.3
2023 66 81.9
2024 66.3 82.1
2025 66.5 82.2

Afghanistan and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Denmark
Year Population
Afghanistan Denmark
1960 9,035,043 4,579,603
1961 9,214,083 4,611,687
1962 9,404,406 4,647,727
1963 9,604,487 4,684,483
1964 9,814,318 4,722,072
1965 10,036,008 4,759,012
1966 10,266,395 4,797,381
1967 10,505,959 4,835,354
1968 10,756,922 4,864,883
1969 11,017,409 4,891,860
1970 11,290,128 4,928,757
1971 11,567,667 4,963,126
1972 11,853,696 4,991,596
1973 12,157,999 5,021,861
1974 12,469,127 5,045,297
1975 12,773,954 5,059,862
1976 13,059,851 5,072,596
1977 13,340,756 5,088,419
1978 13,611,441 5,104,248
1979 13,655,567 5,116,801
1980 13,169,311 5,123,027
1981 11,937,581 5,121,572
1982 10,991,378 5,117,810
1983 10,917,982 5,114,297
1984 11,190,221 5,111,619
1985 11,426,852 5,113,691
1986 11,420,074 5,120,534
1987 11,387,818 5,127,024
1988 11,523,298 5,129,516
1989 11,874,088 5,132,594
1990 12,045,660 5,140,939
1991 12,238,879 5,154,298
1992 13,278,974 5,171,370
1993 14,943,172 5,188,628
1994 16,250,794 5,206,180
1995 17,065,836 5,233,373
1996 17,763,266 5,263,074
1997 18,452,091 5,284,991
1998 19,159,996 5,304,219
1999 19,887,785 5,321,799
2000 20,130,327 5,339,616
2001 20,284,307 5,358,783
2002 21,378,117 5,375,931
2003 22,733,049 5,390,574
2004 23,560,654 5,404,523
2005 24,404,567 5,419,432
2006 25,424,094 5,437,272
2007 25,909,852 5,461,438
2008 26,482,622 5,493,621
2009 27,466,101 5,523,095
2010 28,284,089 5,547,683
2011 29,347,708 5,570,572
2012 30,560,034 5,591,572
2013 31,622,704 5,614,932
2014 32,792,523 5,643,475
2015 33,831,764 5,683,483
2016 34,700,612 5,728,010
2017 35,688,935 5,764,980
2018 36,743,039 5,793,636
2019 37,856,121 5,814,422
2020 39,068,979 5,831,404
2021 40,000,412 5,856,733
2022 40,578,842 5,903,037
2023 41,454,761 5,946,952
2024 42,647,492 5,976,992

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Denmark

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Denmark
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Denmark
1960 7.28 2.57
1961 7.28 2.55
1962 7.29 2.55
1963 7.3 2.67
1964 7.3 2.6
1965 7.31 2.61
1966 7.32 2.62
1967 7.34 2.35
1968 7.36 2.12
1969 7.39 2
1970 7.4 1.95
1971 7.43 2.04
1972 7.45 2.03
1973 7.49 1.92
1974 7.53 1.9
1975 7.54 1.92
1976 7.56 1.75
1977 7.59 1.66
1978 7.6 1.67
1979 7.61 1.6
1980 7.64 1.55
1981 7.62 1.44
1982 7.6 1.43
1983 7.57 1.38
1984 7.55 1.4
1985 7.55 1.45
1986 7.55 1.48
1987 7.55 1.5
1988 7.55 1.56
1989 7.56 1.62
1990 7.58 1.67
1991 7.63 1.68
1992 7.7 1.76
1993 7.76 1.75
1994 7.77 1.81
1995 7.77 1.8
1996 7.76 1.75
1997 7.73 1.75
1998 7.69 1.72
1999 7.64 1.73
2000 7.57 1.77
2001 7.45 1.74
2002 7.32 1.72
2003 7.17 1.76
2004 7.02 1.78
2005 6.86 1.8
2006 6.69 1.85
2007 6.51 1.84
2008 6.39 1.89
2009 6.3 1.84
2010 6.2 1.87
2011 6.09 1.75
2012 5.99 1.73
2013 5.88 1.67
2014 5.77 1.69
2015 5.65 1.71
2016 5.54 1.79
2017 5.43 1.75
2018 5.33 1.73
2019 5.24 1.7
2020 5.15 1.68
2021 5.04 1.72
2022 4.93 1.55
2023 4.84 1.5

Afghanistan and Denmark demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Denmark
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Denmark
1960 18.9 33
1961 18.9 33.1
1962 18.8 33
1963 18.7 33
1964 18.6 32.9
1965 18.6 32.8
1966 18.5 32.6
1967 18.4 32.5
1968 18.3 32.5
1969 18.2 32.5
1970 18.1 32.5
1971 17.9 32.5
1972 17.8 32.6
1973 17.7 32.7
1974 17.6 32.8
1975 17.5 33
1976 17.4 33.2
1977 17.3 33.4
1978 17.2 33.7
1979 17 33.9
1980 16.9 34.3
1981 16.8 34.7
1982 16.7 35.1
1983 16.6 35.5
1984 16.5 35.7
1985 16.4 36
1986 16.3 36.2
1987 16.3 36.5
1988 16.2 36.7
1989 16.1 36.9
1990 16.1 37.1
1991 16 37.3
1992 15.9 37.4
1993 15.8 37.5
1994 15.7 37.6
1995 15.6 37.7
1996 15.5 37.7
1997 15.3 37.9
1998 15.2 38
1999 15.1 38.2
2000 15 38.4
2001 14.9 38.6
2002 14.9 38.8
2003 14.9 39
2004 14.9 39.2
2005 15 39.5
2006 15.1 39.8
2007 15.2 40.1
2008 15.3 40.2
2009 15.5 40.4
2010 15.7 40.5
2011 15.9 40.7
2012 16 41
2013 16.2 41.2
2014 16.4 41.4
2015 16.6 41.5
2016 16.8 41.6
2017 17 41.7
2018 17.1 41.8
2019 17.3 41.9
2020 17.5 42.1
2021 17.6 42.2
2022 17.8 42.1
2023 18 42.2
2024 18.2 42.3

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Finance

Afghanistan Denmark
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$441B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
48.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
6.36%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.95%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
+1.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
6.15%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
64%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
24%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
79.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.5%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.6%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
9
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
178
2004
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$151B
2004
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$108B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$1.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
15,595,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
4.5%
2018
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
98.7%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Denmark
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,483 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$29.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
26.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
4.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
50%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
39.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
43.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,878 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
79%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Denmark
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+25,639
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
88.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
95.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
90
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.99
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
3.7
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
6%
2023
86.1%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
99.8%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Denmark
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$6,432
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$890
2023
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
4.38
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
3.4
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
13.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
6.4%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
84
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
16.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
9.49 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Denmark
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
2,584 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
10,120 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
2,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
45,717 mi
2010

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