Afghanistan vs Switzerland statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 40th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Afghanistan and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Switzerland
1960	-	$10,412,232,621
1961	-	$11,713,348,834
1962	-	$12,989,649,694
1963	-	$14,283,872,299
1964	-	$15,833,133,858
1965	-	$16,780,226,225
1966	-	$18,019,402,374
1967	-	$19,397,044,714
1968	-	$20,712,102,794
1969	-	$22,442,043,274
1970	-	$24,998,066,773
1971	-	$30,040,171,751
1972	-	$36,844,318,854
1973	-	$49,550,006,320
1974	-	$57,103,011,446
1975	-	$65,466,081,819
1976	-	$68,476,524,644
1977	-	$73,135,771,167
1978	-	$102,280,472,036
1979	-	$114,970,094,425
1980	-	$122,557,843,886
1981	-	$112,244,805,519
1982	-	$115,043,365,512
1983	-	$114,634,358,535
1984	-	$109,455,312,168
1985	-	$110,980,314,192
1986	-	$159,089,921,063
1987	-	$199,236,370,038
1988	-	$215,540,625,299
1989	-	$208,105,846,934
1990	-	$265,763,573,999
1991	-	$268,901,693,863
1992	-	$279,921,425,828
1993	-	$272,237,527,071
1994	-	$301,375,055,202
1995	-	$352,835,806,342
1996	-	$340,103,959,547
1997	-	$294,788,198,856
1998	-	$303,459,014,347
1999	-	$297,873,643,323
2000	$3,521,418,060	$279,216,033,870
2001	$2,813,571,754	$286,582,672,434
2002	$3,825,701,439	$309,301,422,430
2003	$4,520,946,819	$362,075,086,508
2004	$5,224,896,719	$403,912,891,033
2005	$6,203,256,539	$418,284,865,885
2006	$6,971,758,282	$441,634,672,197
2007	$9,747,886,187	$490,740,715,595
2008	$10,109,297,048	$567,267,767,519
2009	$12,416,152,732	$554,212,916,092
2010	$15,856,668,556	$598,851,027,948
2011	$17,805,098,206	$715,888,126,682
2012	$19,907,329,778	$686,420,221,558
2013	$20,146,416,758	$706,234,937,371
2014	$20,497,128,556	$726,537,809,430
2015	$19,134,221,645	$694,118,186,380
2016	$18,116,572,395	$687,895,460,903
2017	$18,753,456,498	$695,200,834,102
2018	$18,053,222,687	$725,568,717,468
2019	$18,799,444,490	$721,369,112,727
2020	$19,955,929,052	$741,999,406,006
2021	$14,259,995,441	$815,309,330,987
2022	$14,497,243,872	$828,508,926,958
2023	$17,152,234,637	$894,424,821,645
2024	-	$936,564,198,049

Afghanistan and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Switzerland
1960	-	$1,954
1961	-	$2,155
1962	-	$2,330
1963	-	$2,508
1964	-	$2,735
1965	-	$2,865
1966	-	$3,045
1967	-	$3,237
1968	-	$3,413
1969	-	$3,657
1970	-	$4,044
1971	-	$4,835
1972	-	$5,885
1973	-	$7,856
1974	-	$9,005
1975	-	$10,328
1976	-	$10,865
1977	-	$11,644
1978	-	$16,282
1979	-	$18,266
1980	-	$19,394
1981	-	$17,665
1982	-	$18,000
1983	-	$17,859
1984	-	$16,991
1985	-	$17,152
1986	-	$24,460
1987	-	$30,441
1988	-	$32,690
1989	-	$31,309
1990	-	$39,575
1991	-	$39,544
1992	-	$40,714
1993	-	$39,237
1994	-	$43,092
1995	-	$50,114
1996	-	$48,093
1997	-	$41,584
1998	-	$42,681
1999	-	$41,696
2000	$174.9	$38,865
2001	$138.7	$39,639
2002	$179	$42,459
2003	$198.9	$49,336
2004	$221.8	$54,659
2005	$254.2	$56,243
2006	$274.2	$59,011
2007	$376	$64,989
2008	$382	$74,175
2009	$452	$71,568
2010	$561	$76,531
2011	$607	$90,477
2012	$651	$85,836
2013	$637	$87,304
2014	$625	$88,725
2015	$566	$83,806
2016	$522	$82,153
2017	$525	$82,254
2018	$491	$85,217
2019	$497	$84,122
2020	$511	$85,898
2021	$356	$93,665
2022	$357	$94,395
2023	$414	$100,632
2024	-	$103,670

Afghanistan vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Switzerland
1950	28.2	68.9
1951	28.6	68.7
1952	29	69.6
1953	29.5	69.5
1954	29.7	70
1955	30.4	70.1
1956	30.8	70.2
1957	31.3	70.5
1958	31.8	71.3
1959	32.3	71.5
1960	32.8	71.4
1961	33.3	71.7
1962	33.8	71.3
1963	34.2	71.3
1964	34.7	72.2
1965	35.1	72.3
1966	35.6	72.4
1967	36	72.7
1968	36.5	72.7
1969	37	72.7
1970	37.5	73.1
1971	37.9	73.2
1972	38.4	73.8
1973	39	74.1
1974	39.5	74.4
1975	40	74.8
1976	40.5	74.9
1977	41.1	75.4
1978	40.1	75.3
1979	38.8	75.6
1980	39.3	75.6
1981	39.4	75.8
1982	36.1	76.2
1983	36.5	76.2
1984	31.5	76.8
1985	32.1	76.9
1986	38.4	77
1987	38.8	77.3
1988	43.2	77.4
1989	44.5	77.6
1990	45.1	77.4
1991	45.5	77.6
1992	46.6	77.9
1993	51	78.2
1994	51	78.5
1995	52.1	78.6
1996	52.8	79
1997	53.2	79.2
1998	52.5	79.5
1999	54.5	79.7
2000	55	79.8
2001	55.5	80.3
2002	56.2	80.4
2003	57.2	80.5
2004	57.8	81.1
2005	58.2	81.2
2006	58.6	81.5
2007	59	81.7
2008	59.7	82
2009	60.2	82
2010	60.7	82.3
2011	61.3	82.6
2012	61.7	82.6
2013	62.2	82.7
2014	62.3	83.1
2015	62.3	82.8
2016	62.6	83.4
2017	62.4	83.4
2018	62.4	83.6
2019	62.9	83.8
2020	61.5	83.1
2021	60.4	83.6
2022	65.6	83.2
2023	66	84
2024	66.3	84.1
2025	66.5	84.2

Afghanistan and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Switzerland
1960	9,035,043	5,327,827
1961	9,214,083	5,434,294
1962	9,404,406	5,573,815
1963	9,604,487	5,694,247
1964	9,814,318	5,789,228
1965	10,036,008	5,856,472
1966	10,266,395	5,918,002
1967	10,505,959	5,991,785
1968	10,756,922	6,067,714
1969	11,017,409	6,136,387
1970	11,290,128	6,180,877
1971	11,567,667	6,213,399
1972	11,853,696	6,260,956
1973	12,157,999	6,307,347
1974	12,469,127	6,341,405
1975	12,773,954	6,338,632
1976	13,059,851	6,302,504
1977	13,340,756	6,281,174
1978	13,611,441	6,281,738
1979	13,655,567	6,294,365
1980	13,169,311	6,319,408
1981	11,937,581	6,354,074
1982	10,991,378	6,391,309
1983	10,917,982	6,418,773
1984	11,190,221	6,441,865
1985	11,426,852	6,470,365
1986	11,420,074	6,504,124
1987	11,387,818	6,545,106
1988	11,523,298	6,593,386
1989	11,874,088	6,646,912
1990	12,045,660	6,715,519
1991	12,238,879	6,799,978
1992	13,278,974	6,875,364
1993	14,943,172	6,938,265
1994	16,250,794	6,993,795
1995	17,065,836	7,040,687
1996	17,763,266	7,071,850
1997	18,452,091	7,088,906
1998	19,159,996	7,110,001
1999	19,887,785	7,143,991
2000	20,130,327	7,184,250
2001	20,284,307	7,229,854
2002	21,378,117	7,284,753
2003	22,733,049	7,339,001
2004	23,560,654	7,389,625
2005	24,404,567	7,437,115
2006	25,424,094	7,483,934
2007	25,909,852	7,551,117
2008	26,482,622	7,647,675
2009	27,466,101	7,743,831
2010	28,284,089	7,824,909
2011	29,347,708	7,912,398
2012	30,560,034	7,996,861
2013	31,622,704	8,089,346
2014	32,792,523	8,188,649
2015	33,831,764	8,282,396
2016	34,700,612	8,373,338
2017	35,688,935	8,451,840
2018	36,743,039	8,514,329
2019	37,856,121	8,575,280
2020	39,068,979	8,638,167
2021	40,000,412	8,704,546
2022	40,578,842	8,777,088
2023	41,454,761	8,888,093
2024	42,647,492	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Switzerland
1960	7.28	2.44
1961	7.28	2.52
1962	7.29	2.58
1963	7.3	2.65
1964	7.3	2.66
1965	7.31	2.59
1966	7.32	2.5
1967	7.34	2.39
1968	7.36	2.29
1969	7.39	2.19
1970	7.4	2.1
1971	7.43	2.04
1972	7.45	1.91
1973	7.49	1.81
1974	7.53	1.73
1975	7.54	1.61
1976	7.56	1.55
1977	7.59	1.53
1978	7.6	1.51
1979	7.61	1.52
1980	7.64	1.55
1981	7.62	1.55
1982	7.6	1.56
1983	7.57	1.52
1984	7.55	1.53
1985	7.55	1.52
1986	7.55	1.53
1987	7.55	1.52
1988	7.55	1.57
1989	7.56	1.56
1990	7.58	1.58
1991	7.63	1.58
1992	7.7	1.58
1993	7.76	1.51
1994	7.77	1.49
1995	7.77	1.48
1996	7.76	1.5
1997	7.73	1.48
1998	7.69	1.47
1999	7.64	1.48
2000	7.57	1.5
2001	7.45	1.38
2002	7.32	1.39
2003	7.17	1.39
2004	7.02	1.42
2005	6.86	1.42
2006	6.69	1.44
2007	6.51	1.46
2008	6.39	1.48
2009	6.3	1.5
2010	6.2	1.52
2011	6.09	1.52
2012	5.99	1.52
2013	5.88	1.52
2014	5.77	1.54
2015	5.65	1.54
2016	5.54	1.54
2017	5.43	1.52
2018	5.33	1.52
2019	5.24	1.48
2020	5.15	1.46
2021	5.04	1.52
2022	4.93	1.39
2023	4.84	1.33

Afghanistan and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Switzerland
1960	18.9	32.6
1961	18.9	32.4
1962	18.8	32
1963	18.7	31.7
1964	18.6	31.5
1965	18.6	31.6
1966	18.5	31.6
1967	18.4	31.6
1968	18.3	31.7
1969	18.2	31.7
1970	18.1	32
1971	17.9	32.2
1972	17.8	32.3
1973	17.7	32.5
1974	17.6	32.7
1975	17.5	33.1
1976	17.4	33.5
1977	17.3	33.8
1978	17.2	34.2
1979	17	34.5
1980	16.9	34.8
1981	16.8	35
1982	16.7	35.3
1983	16.6	35.6
1984	16.5	35.9
1985	16.4	36.1
1986	16.3	36.3
1987	16.3	36.5
1988	16.2	36.7
1989	16.1	36.8
1990	16.1	36.9
1991	16	36.9
1992	15.9	36.9
1993	15.8	37
1994	15.7	37.1
1995	15.6	37.3
1996	15.5	37.6
1997	15.3	37.9
1998	15.2	38.2
1999	15.1	38.4
2000	15	38.7
2001	14.9	39
2002	14.9	39.3
2003	14.9	39.6
2004	14.9	39.9
2005	15	40.3
2006	15.1	40.6
2007	15.2	40.9
2008	15.3	41.1
2009	15.5	41.3
2010	15.7	41.5
2011	15.9	41.6
2012	16	41.8
2013	16.2	42
2014	16.4	42.1
2015	16.6	42.2
2016	16.8	42.3
2017	17	42.4
2018	17.1	42.5
2019	17.3	42.6
2020	17.5	42.7
2021	17.6	42.8
2022	17.8	43
2023	18	43.4
2024	18.2	43.7

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