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Afghanistan vs Bahamas statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 401K in The Bahamas (ranked 173/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 3,865 sq mi for The Bahamas (ranked 40th vs. 162nd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Bahamas
Population
44810409
404321
Population rank 36/197 173/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$15.8B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 140/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$39,455
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 30/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$41,198
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$12.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
78.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$30,693
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 24/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$25,682
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
3,865 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.37
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
36 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Afghanistan and Bahamas: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Bahamas economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Bahamas
Year GDP
Afghanistan Bahamas
1960 - $169,736,027
1961 - $190,022,030
1962 - $212,170,034
1963 - $237,650,038
1964 - $266,560,043
1965 - $300,272,048
1966 - $346,800,000
1967 - $398,000,000
1968 - $453,800,000
1969 - $538,700,000
1970 - $539,500,000
1971 - $573,400,000
1972 - $590,900,000
1973 - $670,900,000
1974 - $632,400,000
1975 - $596,200,000
1976 - $642,100,000
1977 - $713,000,000
1978 - $832,400,000
1979 - $1,139,800,100
1980 - $1,335,300,000
1981 - $1,426,500,000
1982 - $1,578,300,000
1983 - $1,732,800,000
1984 - $2,041,100,000
1985 - $2,320,699,900
1986 - $2,472,500,000
1987 - $2,713,999,900
1988 - $2,817,900,000
1989 - $3,062,000,000
1990 - $3,166,000,000
1991 - $3,111,160,000
1992 - $3,109,000,000
1993 - $3,092,000,000
1994 - $3,259,000,000
1995 - $3,429,000,000
1996 - $3,609,000,000
1997 - $6,332,360,000
1998 - $6,833,220,000
1999 - $7,683,870,000
2000 $3,521,418,060 $8,076,470,000
2001 $2,813,571,754 $8,317,830,000
2002 $3,825,701,439 $8,881,160,000
2003 $4,520,946,819 $8,870,090,000
2004 $5,224,896,719 $9,055,290,000
2005 $6,203,256,539 $9,836,200,000
2006 $6,971,758,282 $10,167,250,000
2007 $9,747,886,187 $10,618,340,000
2008 $10,109,297,048 $10,526,000,000
2009 $12,416,152,732 $9,981,960,000
2010 $15,856,668,556 $10,095,760,000
2011 $17,805,098,206 $10,070,450,000
2012 $19,907,329,778 $10,720,400,000
2013 $20,146,416,758 $10,475,300,000
2014 $20,497,128,556 $11,139,100,000
2015 $19,134,221,645 $11,837,600,000
2016 $18,116,572,395 $11,880,900,000
2017 $18,753,456,498 $12,446,900,000
2018 $18,053,222,687 $12,819,200,000
2019 $18,799,444,490 $13,277,000,000
2020 $19,955,929,052 $10,363,200,000
2021 $14,259,995,441 $12,037,000,000
2022 $14,497,243,872 $13,896,800,000
2023 $17,152,234,637 $15,271,300,000
2024 - $15,832,800,000

Afghanistan and Bahamas economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Bahamas
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Bahamas
1960 - $1,459
1961 - $1,555
1962 - $1,651
1963 - $1,759
1964 - $1,883
1965 - $2,030
1966 - $2,239
1967 - $2,453
1968 - $2,668
1969 - $3,027
1970 - $2,916
1971 - $3,004
1972 - $3,014
1973 - $3,341
1974 - $3,080
1975 - $2,841
1976 - $2,993
1977 - $3,253
1978 - $3,720
1979 - $4,994
1980 - $5,743
1981 - $6,029
1982 - $6,559
1983 - $7,081
1984 - $8,202
1985 - $9,167
1986 - $9,601
1987 - $10,361
1988 - $10,576
1989 - $11,291
1990 - $11,473
1991 - $11,082
1992 - $10,873
1993 - $10,613
1994 - $10,991
1995 - $11,375
1996 - $11,784
1997 - $20,368
1998 - $21,667
1999 - $24,041
2000 $174.9 $24,940
2001 $138.7 $25,372
2002 $179 $26,782
2003 $198.9 $26,429
2004 $221.8 $26,650
2005 $254.2 $28,602
2006 $274.2 $29,185
2007 $376 $30,052
2008 $382 $29,392
2009 $452 $27,513
2010 $561 $27,473
2011 $607 $27,091
2012 $651 $28,552
2013 $637 $27,643
2014 $625 $29,137
2015 $566 $30,719
2016 $522 $30,617
2017 $525 $31,875
2018 $491 $32,642
2019 $497 $33,640
2020 $511 $26,179
2021 $356 $30,368
2022 $357 $34,957
2023 $414 $38,232
2024 - $39,455

Afghanistan vs. Bahamas life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Bahamas
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Bahamas
1950 28.2 58.9
1951 28.6 59.2
1952 29 59.6
1953 29.5 60
1954 29.7 60.3
1955 30.4 60.7
1956 30.8 61
1957 31.3 61.4
1958 31.8 61.7
1959 32.3 62.1
1960 32.8 62.5
1961 33.3 62.8
1962 33.8 63.2
1963 34.2 63.5
1964 34.7 63.9
1965 35.1 64.3
1966 35.6 64.6
1967 36 65
1968 36.5 65.4
1969 37 65.8
1970 37.5 66.2
1971 37.9 66.5
1972 38.4 66.8
1973 39 67.1
1974 39.5 67.6
1975 40 68.1
1976 40.5 68.5
1977 41.1 68.8
1978 40.1 68.9
1979 38.8 69
1980 39.3 69.1
1981 39.4 69.4
1982 36.1 69.7
1983 36.5 70
1984 31.5 70.2
1985 32.1 70.3
1986 38.4 70.3
1987 38.8 70.4
1988 43.2 70.5
1989 44.5 70.7
1990 45.1 70.9
1991 45.5 71.2
1992 46.6 71.3
1993 51 71.4
1994 51 71.4
1995 52.1 71.4
1996 52.8 71.5
1997 53.2 71.6
1998 52.5 71.8
1999 54.5 72.1
2000 55 72.5
2001 55.5 72.8
2002 56.2 73
2003 57.2 73.2
2004 57.8 73.2
2005 58.2 73.4
2006 58.6 73.5
2007 59 73.5
2008 59.7 73.4
2009 60.2 73.5
2010 60.7 73.4
2011 61.3 73.6
2012 61.7 73.7
2013 62.2 73.9
2014 62.3 74
2015 62.3 73.8
2016 62.6 74
2017 62.4 74
2018 62.4 74.1
2019 62.9 71.4
2020 61.5 73
2021 60.4 70.8
2022 65.6 74.5
2023 66 74.6
2024 66.3 74.7
2025 66.5 74.9

Afghanistan and Bahamas population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Bahamas
Year Population
Afghanistan Bahamas
1960 9,035,043 116,317
1961 9,214,083 122,197
1962 9,404,406 128,493
1963 9,604,487 135,087
1964 9,814,318 141,528
1965 10,036,008 147,952
1966 10,266,395 154,874
1967 10,505,959 162,267
1968 10,756,922 170,089
1969 11,017,409 177,981
1970 11,290,128 184,982
1971 11,567,667 190,857
1972 11,853,696 196,055
1973 12,157,999 200,791
1974 12,469,127 205,342
1975 12,773,954 209,886
1976 13,059,851 214,501
1977 13,340,756 219,157
1978 13,611,441 223,761
1979 13,655,567 228,230
1980 13,169,311 232,526
1981 11,937,581 236,614
1982 10,991,378 240,614
1983 10,917,982 244,698
1984 11,190,221 248,863
1985 11,426,852 253,154
1986 11,420,074 257,536
1987 11,387,818 261,935
1988 11,523,298 266,448
1989 11,874,088 271,178
1990 12,045,660 275,945
1991 12,238,879 280,731
1992 13,278,974 285,927
1993 14,943,172 291,339
1994 16,250,794 296,509
1995 17,065,836 301,461
1996 17,763,266 306,268
1997 18,452,091 310,904
1998 19,159,996 315,368
1999 19,887,785 319,614
2000 20,130,327 323,835
2001 20,284,307 327,836
2002 21,378,117 331,614
2003 22,733,049 335,618
2004 23,560,654 339,782
2005 24,404,567 343,894
2006 25,424,094 348,375
2007 25,909,852 353,334
2008 26,482,622 358,120
2009 27,466,101 362,810
2010 28,284,089 367,478
2011 29,347,708 371,729
2012 30,560,034 375,469
2013 31,622,704 378,953
2014 32,792,523 382,298
2015 33,831,764 385,346
2016 34,700,612 388,055
2017 35,688,935 390,485
2018 36,743,039 392,717
2019 37,856,121 394,675
2020 39,068,979 395,863
2021 40,000,412 396,373
2022 40,578,842 397,538
2023 41,454,761 399,440
2024 42,647,492 401,283

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Bahamas

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Bahamas
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Bahamas
1960 7.28 5.09
1961 7.28 5.16
1962 7.29 5.13
1963 7.3 5.06
1964 7.3 4.97
1965 7.31 4.88
1966 7.32 4.79
1967 7.34 4.69
1968 7.36 4.56
1969 7.39 4.38
1970 7.4 4.21
1971 7.43 4.06
1972 7.45 3.89
1973 7.49 3.73
1974 7.53 3.57
1975 7.54 3.42
1976 7.56 3.3
1977 7.59 3.17
1978 7.6 3.05
1979 7.61 2.94
1980 7.64 2.84
1981 7.62 2.77
1982 7.6 2.71
1983 7.57 2.65
1984 7.55 2.59
1985 7.55 2.55
1986 7.55 2.53
1987 7.55 2.52
1988 7.55 2.52
1989 7.56 2.52
1990 7.58 2.52
1991 7.63 2.51
1992 7.7 2.71
1993 7.76 2.61
1994 7.77 2.47
1995 7.77 2.42
1996 7.76 2.35
1997 7.73 2.29
1998 7.69 2.23
1999 7.64 2.13
2000 7.57 2.06
2001 7.45 2.02
2002 7.32 1.98
2003 7.17 1.97
2004 7.02 1.98
2005 6.86 2.01
2006 6.69 2.02
2007 6.51 2.04
2008 6.39 2
2009 6.3 2.01
2010 6.2 1.84
2011 6.09 1.79
2012 5.99 1.76
2013 5.88 1.74
2014 5.77 1.69
2015 5.65 1.57
2016 5.54 1.5
2017 5.43 1.42
2018 5.33 1.4
2019 5.24 1.4
2020 5.15 1.39
2021 5.04 1.38
2022 4.93 1.38
2023 4.84 1.37

Afghanistan and Bahamas demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Bahamas
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Bahamas
1960 18.9 19.5
1961 18.9 19.6
1962 18.8 19.6
1963 18.7 19.7
1964 18.6 19.8
1965 18.6 19.9
1966 18.5 20.1
1967 18.4 20.2
1968 18.3 20.3
1969 18.2 20.5
1970 18.1 20.6
1971 17.9 20.6
1972 17.8 20.7
1973 17.7 20.7
1974 17.6 20.8
1975 17.5 20.9
1976 17.4 21.1
1977 17.3 21.3
1978 17.2 21.6
1979 17 21.8
1980 16.9 22.1
1981 16.8 22.4
1982 16.7 22.7
1983 16.6 23
1984 16.5 23.4
1985 16.4 23.7
1986 16.3 24
1987 16.3 24.3
1988 16.2 24.7
1989 16.1 25
1990 16.1 25.4
1991 16 25.7
1992 15.9 26
1993 15.8 26.3
1994 15.7 26.6
1995 15.6 26.9
1996 15.5 27.2
1997 15.3 27.5
1998 15.2 27.9
1999 15.1 28.2
2000 15 28.5
2001 14.9 28.9
2002 14.9 29.3
2003 14.9 29.6
2004 14.9 30
2005 15 30.3
2006 15.1 30.6
2007 15.2 30.8
2008 15.3 31
2009 15.5 31.3
2010 15.7 31.5
2011 15.9 31.8
2012 16 32.1
2013 16.2 32.4
2014 16.4 32.6
2015 16.6 33
2016 16.8 33.3
2017 17 33.6
2018 17.1 33.9
2019 17.3 34.3
2020 17.5 34.6
2021 17.6 34.9
2022 17.8 35.2
2023 18 35.6
2024 18.2 36

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Bahamas
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$14.2B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
23.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
2.74%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-1.53%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
8.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
77.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
9.63%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
63.2
2025
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$2.51B
2023
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$65.9M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,794,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
59.6%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Bahamas
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,007 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
4.22 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
1.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
0.48%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Bahamas
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+1,018
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
83.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
59.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
65
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
18
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
31.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
7.7
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
95.6%
2003
English speaking
6%
2023
87.1%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
94.8%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Bahamas
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$2,341
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$568
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.45%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.86
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
76
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
12.7
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
48.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
8.9%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
3.65 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Bahamas
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
9,631 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
50.2 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
1,969 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
1,678 mi
2011

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