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Afghanistan vs Albania statistics compared

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Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 2.71M in Albania (ranked 141/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 10,579 sq mi for Albania (ranked 40th vs. 143rd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Albania ranks 112/197 ($27.2B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Albania ranks 86/197 ($10,012).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Albania
Population
44810409
2694925
Population rank 36/197 141/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$27.2B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 112/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$10,012
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 86/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$23,488
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$15.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
54.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$5,572
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 76/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$8,376
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
10,579 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
256.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.35
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
37.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
80 years
2025

Afghanistan and Albania: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Albania economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Albania
Year GDP
Afghanistan Albania
1980 - $1,578,102,105
1981 - $1,808,177,156
1982 - $1,861,163,170
1983 - $1,881,412,587
1984 - $1,857,337,995
1985 - $1,897,050,117
1986 - $2,097,326,250
1987 - $2,080,796,250
1988 - $2,051,236,250
1989 - $2,253,090,000
1990 - $2,028,553,750
1991 - $1,099,559,028
1992 - $652,174,991
1993 - $1,185,315,468
1994 - $1,880,950,864
1995 - $2,905,092,799
1996 - $3,234,486,232
1997 - $2,293,666,030
1998 - $2,600,356,999
1999 - $3,283,941,510
2000 $3,521,418,060 $3,584,570,165
2001 $2,813,571,754 $4,059,064,033
2002 $3,825,701,439 $4,515,003,117
2003 $4,520,946,819 $5,801,712,040
2004 $5,224,896,719 $7,406,645,793
2005 $6,203,256,539 $8,256,658,250
2006 $6,971,758,282 $9,150,528,132
2007 $9,747,886,187 $11,116,937,870
2008 $10,109,297,048 $13,258,506,375
2009 $12,416,152,732 $12,335,540,656
2010 $15,856,668,556 $12,086,545,641
2011 $17,805,098,206 $12,973,755,875
2012 $19,907,329,778 $12,246,499,748
2013 $20,146,416,758 $12,796,985,886
2014 $20,497,128,556 $13,296,322,588
2015 $19,134,221,645 $11,470,171,827
2016 $18,116,572,395 $11,988,668,785
2017 $18,753,456,498 $13,258,268,436
2018 $18,053,222,687 $15,379,508,330
2019 $18,799,444,490 $15,585,111,614
2020 $19,955,929,052 $15,241,455,556
2021 $14,259,995,441 $18,032,009,220
2022 $14,497,243,872 $19,017,244,117
2023 $17,152,234,637 $23,547,180,412
2024 - $27,177,735,528

Afghanistan and Albania economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Albania
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Albania
1980 - $591
1981 - $663
1982 - $668
1983 - $662
1984 - $639
1985 - $640
1986 - $694
1987 - $675
1988 - $653
1989 - $698
1990 - $617
1991 - $337
1992 - $200.9
1993 - $367
1994 - $586
1995 - $911
1996 - $1,021
1997 - $729
1998 - $831
1999 - $1,056
2000 $174.9 $1,160
2001 $138.7 $1,326
2002 $179 $1,480
2003 $198.9 $1,909
2004 $221.8 $2,447
2005 $254.2 $2,742
2006 $274.2 $3,058
2007 $376 $3,743
2008 $382 $4,499
2009 $452 $4,214
2010 $561 $4,149
2011 $607 $4,466
2012 $651 $4,222
2013 $637 $4,420
2014 $625 $4,602
2015 $566 $3,982
2016 $522 $4,168
2017 $525 $4,614
2018 $491 $5,365
2019 $497 $5,460
2020 $511 $5,371
2021 $356 $6,413
2022 $357 $6,846
2023 $414 $8,575
2024 - $10,012

Afghanistan vs. Albania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Albania
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Albania
1950 28.2 44.5
1951 28.6 45.3
1952 29 46.3
1953 29.5 47.4
1954 29.7 48.4
1955 30.4 49.6
1956 30.8 50.8
1957 31.3 52.3
1958 31.8 53.7
1959 32.3 55.1
1960 32.8 56.4
1961 33.3 57.5
1962 33.8 58.5
1963 34.2 59.5
1964 34.7 60.4
1965 35.1 61.3
1966 35.6 62.1
1967 36 63
1968 36.5 63.8
1969 37 64.5
1970 37.5 65.2
1971 37.9 65.9
1972 38.4 66.5
1973 39 67.1
1974 39.5 67.6
1975 40 68.1
1976 40.5 68.6
1977 41.1 69
1978 40.1 69.4
1979 38.8 69.6
1980 39.3 69.9
1981 39.4 70.1
1982 36.1 70.4
1983 36.5 70.7
1984 31.5 71
1985 32.1 71.3
1986 38.4 71.7
1987 38.8 72
1988 43.2 72.2
1989 44.5 72.5
1990 45.1 72.7
1991 45.5 73
1992 46.6 73.3
1993 51 73.6
1994 51 73.8
1995 52.1 74
1996 52.8 74.1
1997 53.2 73.4
1998 52.5 74.4
1999 54.5 74.6
2000 55 74.8
2001 55.5 75.1
2002 56.2 75.3
2003 57.2 75.6
2004 57.8 76
2005 58.2 76.4
2006 58.6 77
2007 59 77.7
2008 59.7 78.2
2009 60.2 78.5
2010 60.7 78.4
2011 61.3 78.3
2012 61.7 78.1
2013 62.2 78
2014 62.3 78
2015 62.3 78.4
2016 62.6 78.6
2017 62.4 78.9
2018 62.4 79.2
2019 62.9 79.5
2020 61.5 77.8
2021 60.4 76.8
2022 65.6 78.8
2023 66 79.6
2024 66.3 79.8
2025 66.5 80

Afghanistan and Albania population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Albania
Year Population
Afghanistan Albania
1960 9,035,043 1,608,800
1961 9,214,083 1,659,800
1962 9,404,406 1,711,319
1963 9,604,487 1,762,621
1964 9,814,318 1,814,135
1965 10,036,008 1,864,791
1966 10,266,395 1,914,573
1967 10,505,959 1,965,598
1968 10,756,922 2,022,272
1969 11,017,409 2,081,695
1970 11,290,128 2,135,479
1971 11,567,667 2,187,853
1972 11,853,696 2,243,126
1973 12,157,999 2,296,752
1974 12,469,127 2,350,124
1975 12,773,954 2,404,831
1976 13,059,851 2,458,526
1977 13,340,756 2,513,546
1978 13,611,441 2,566,266
1979 13,655,567 2,617,832
1980 13,169,311 2,671,997
1981 11,937,581 2,726,056
1982 10,991,378 2,784,278
1983 10,917,982 2,843,960
1984 11,190,221 2,904,429
1985 11,426,852 2,964,762
1986 11,420,074 3,022,635
1987 11,387,818 3,083,605
1988 11,523,298 3,142,336
1989 11,874,088 3,227,943
1990 12,045,660 3,286,542
1991 12,238,879 3,266,790
1992 13,278,974 3,247,039
1993 14,943,172 3,227,287
1994 16,250,794 3,207,536
1995 17,065,836 3,187,784
1996 17,763,266 3,168,033
1997 18,452,091 3,148,281
1998 19,159,996 3,128,530
1999 19,887,785 3,108,778
2000 20,130,327 3,089,027
2001 20,284,307 3,060,173
2002 21,378,117 3,051,010
2003 22,733,049 3,039,616
2004 23,560,654 3,026,939
2005 24,404,567 3,011,487
2006 25,424,094 2,992,547
2007 25,909,852 2,970,017
2008 26,482,622 2,947,314
2009 27,466,101 2,927,519
2010 28,284,089 2,913,021
2011 29,347,708 2,905,195
2012 30,560,034 2,900,401
2013 31,622,704 2,895,092
2014 32,792,523 2,889,104
2015 33,831,764 2,880,703
2016 34,700,612 2,876,101
2017 35,688,935 2,873,457
2018 36,743,039 2,866,376
2019 37,856,121 2,854,191
2020 39,068,979 2,837,849
2021 40,000,412 2,811,666
2022 40,578,842 2,777,689
2023 41,454,761 2,745,972
2024 42,647,492 2,714,617

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Albania

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Albania
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Albania
1960 7.28 6.38
1961 7.28 6.27
1962 7.29 6.11
1963 7.3 5.93
1964 7.3 5.71
1965 7.31 5.47
1966 7.32 5.33
1967 7.34 5.31
1968 7.36 5.32
1969 7.39 5.29
1970 7.4 5.16
1971 7.43 5.08
1972 7.45 4.98
1973 7.49 4.83
1974 7.53 4.7
1975 7.54 4.57
1976 7.56 4.37
1977 7.59 4.2
1978 7.6 4
1979 7.61 3.78
1980 7.64 3.59
1981 7.62 3.47
1982 7.6 3.42
1983 7.57 3.32
1984 7.55 3.28
1985 7.55 3.21
1986 7.55 3.14
1987 7.55 3.11
1988 7.55 3.07
1989 7.56 3.03
1990 7.58 3.01
1991 7.63 2.96
1992 7.7 2.89
1993 7.76 2.81
1994 7.77 2.8
1995 7.77 2.76
1996 7.76 2.67
1997 7.73 2.54
1998 7.69 2.42
1999 7.64 2.31
2000 7.57 2.22
2001 7.45 2.14
2002 7.32 2
2003 7.17 2.01
2004 7.02 1.89
2005 6.86 1.79
2006 6.69 1.69
2007 6.51 1.63
2008 6.39 1.62
2009 6.3 1.64
2010 6.2 1.65
2011 6.09 1.68
2012 5.99 1.72
2013 5.88 1.74
2014 5.77 1.72
2015 5.65 1.63
2016 5.54 1.56
2017 5.43 1.49
2018 5.33 1.42
2019 5.24 1.4
2020 5.15 1.37
2021 5.04 1.37
2022 4.93 1.36
2023 4.84 1.35

Afghanistan and Albania demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Albania
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Albania
1960 18.9 19.8
1961 18.9 19.7
1962 18.8 19.5
1963 18.7 19.4
1964 18.6 19.3
1965 18.6 19.2
1966 18.5 19.1
1967 18.4 19
1968 18.3 19
1969 18.2 19
1970 18.1 19
1971 17.9 19.1
1972 17.8 19.3
1973 17.7 19.4
1974 17.6 19.6
1975 17.5 19.8
1976 17.4 20
1977 17.3 20.3
1978 17.2 20.6
1979 17 20.9
1980 16.9 21.2
1981 16.8 21.5
1982 16.7 21.8
1983 16.6 22
1984 16.5 22.3
1985 16.4 22.6
1986 16.3 22.8
1987 16.3 23.1
1988 16.2 23.4
1989 16.1 23.7
1990 16.1 24
1991 16 24.3
1992 15.9 24.7
1993 15.8 25.1
1994 15.7 25.5
1995 15.6 25.8
1996 15.5 26.2
1997 15.3 26.5
1998 15.2 26.8
1999 15.1 27
2000 15 27.2
2001 14.9 27.5
2002 14.9 28
2003 14.9 28.5
2004 14.9 29.1
2005 15 29.6
2006 15.1 30.2
2007 15.2 30.8
2008 15.3 31.4
2009 15.5 32
2010 15.7 32.6
2011 15.9 33.1
2012 16 33.4
2013 16.2 33.7
2014 16.4 34
2015 16.6 34.3
2016 16.8 34.6
2017 17 34.9
2018 17.1 35.3
2019 17.3 35.8
2020 17.5 36.2
2021 17.6 36.7
2022 17.8 37.1
2023 18 37.4
2024 18.2 37.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Albania
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$23.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
30.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
3.09%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
8,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-2.54%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
10.7%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
48.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
22.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22.8%
2020
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2020
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$6.52B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$2.27B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
2,658,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
35.9%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
46.1%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Albania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
781 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
4.59 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
1.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
55.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
41.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
36.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
22.7%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,540 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
98.6%
2011
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
96.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Albania
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-24,472
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
65.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
63.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
42
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
39
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
1.39
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
11.7
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
122
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
97.7%
2023
English speaking
6%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
83.1%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Albania
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$414
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$212.4
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
3.45%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.88
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
26.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
7
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
9.4
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
24.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
10.6%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
54
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
21.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
4.47 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Albania
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
3,897 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
4,033 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
3,046 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
2,451 mi
2018

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