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Afghanistan vs Bahrain statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 1.59M in Bahrain (ranked 151/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 309 sq mi for Bahrain (ranked 40th vs. 174th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Bahrain ranks 95/197 ($47.7B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Bahrain ranks 41/197 ($30,048).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Bahrain
Population
44810409
1650128
Population rank 36/197 151/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$47.7B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 95/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$30,048
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 41/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$67,211
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$64B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
141.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$40,267
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 13/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$20,364
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
309 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
5,143 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.82
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
34.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Afghanistan and Bahrain: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Bahrain economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Bahrain
Year GDP
Afghanistan Bahrain
1970 - $391,577,364
1971 - $422,181,562
1972 - $534,081,184
1973 - $761,132,545
1974 - $1,042,176,884
1975 - $1,099,107,601
1976 - $1,581,709,519
1977 - $1,989,060,283
1978 - $2,272,042,965
1979 - $2,710,160,739
1980 - $3,493,834,468
1981 - $3,943,109,532
1982 - $4,145,421,080
1983 - $4,247,030,468
1984 - $4,440,874,566
1985 - $4,152,376,484
1986 - $3,470,746,843
1987 - $3,856,922,694
1988 - $4,209,834,173
1989 - $4,393,093,963
1990 - $4,809,511,005
1991 - $5,248,911,170
1992 - $5,402,232,447
1993 - $5,913,001,064
1994 - $6,330,627,926
1995 - $6,651,180,851
1996 - $6,938,166,755
1997 - $7,219,407,713
1998 - $7,031,309,043
1999 - $7,528,469,149
2000 $3,521,418,060 $9,062,898,936
2001 $2,813,571,754 $8,976,196,809
2002 $3,825,701,439 $9,593,510,638
2003 $4,520,946,819 $11,074,813,830
2004 $5,224,896,719 $13,150,159,574
2005 $6,203,256,539 $15,968,723,404
2006 $6,971,758,282 $18,504,760,638
2007 $9,747,886,187 $21,730,000,000
2008 $10,109,297,048 $25,710,904,255
2009 $12,416,152,732 $22,938,218,085
2010 $15,856,668,556 $26,805,984,043
2011 $17,805,098,206 $29,914,680,851
2012 $19,907,329,778 $31,963,404,255
2013 $20,146,416,758 $33,823,324,468
2014 $20,497,128,556 $34,772,526,596
2015 $19,134,221,645 $32,523,297,872
2016 $18,116,572,395 $33,884,680,851
2017 $18,753,456,498 $37,204,813,830
2018 $18,053,222,687 $39,567,978,723
2019 $18,799,444,490 $40,446,808,511
2020 $19,955,929,052 $35,837,632,979
2021 $14,259,995,441 $40,840,212,766
2022 $14,497,243,872 $46,458,191,489
2023 $17,152,234,637 $46,192,260,638
2024 - $47,736,702,128

Afghanistan and Bahrain economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Bahrain
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Bahrain
1970 - $1,742
1971 - $1,830
1972 - $2,206
1973 - $2,981
1974 - $3,874
1975 - $3,880
1976 - $5,310
1977 - $6,358
1978 - $6,926
1979 - $7,891
1980 - $9,733
1981 - $10,557
1982 - $10,712
1983 - $10,599
1984 - $10,697
1985 - $9,649
1986 - $7,777
1987 - $8,333
1988 - $8,772
1989 - $8,833
1990 - $9,343
1991 - $10,434
1992 - $10,460
1993 - $11,152
1994 - $11,629
1995 - $11,901
1996 - $12,092
1997 - $12,255
1998 - $11,625
1999 - $12,123
2000 $174.9 $14,214
2001 $138.7 $13,573
2002 $179 $13,501
2003 $198.9 $14,486
2004 $221.8 $15,964
2005 $254.2 $17,966
2006 $274.2 $19,267
2007 $376 $20,908
2008 $382 $23,299
2009 $452 $19,465
2010 $561 $21,819
2011 $607 $25,033
2012 $651 $26,439
2013 $637 $26,990
2014 $625 $26,452
2015 $566 $23,734
2016 $522 $23,800
2017 $525 $24,785
2018 $491 $26,324
2019 $497 $27,260
2020 $511 $24,343
2021 $356 $27,148
2022 $357 $30,471
2023 $414 $29,290
2024 - $30,048

Afghanistan vs. Bahrain life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Bahrain
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Bahrain
1950 28.2 38.6
1951 28.6 39.3
1952 29 39.9
1953 29.5 40.7
1954 29.7 41.6
1955 30.4 42.8
1956 30.8 44.1
1957 31.3 45.7
1958 31.8 47.3
1959 32.3 49
1960 32.8 50.6
1961 33.3 52.3
1962 33.8 53.9
1963 34.2 55.4
1964 34.7 56.9
1965 35.1 58.4
1966 35.6 59.7
1967 36 61
1968 36.5 62.3
1969 37 63.4
1970 37.5 64.4
1971 37.9 65.3
1972 38.4 66.1
1973 39 66.9
1974 39.5 67.6
1975 40 68.3
1976 40.5 68.9
1977 41.1 69.4
1978 40.1 69.9
1979 38.8 70.3
1980 39.3 70.7
1981 39.4 71
1982 36.1 71.4
1983 36.5 71.6
1984 31.5 71.9
1985 32.1 72.1
1986 38.4 72.3
1987 38.8 72.4
1988 43.2 72.5
1989 44.5 72.5
1990 45.1 72.6
1991 45.5 72.7
1992 46.6 72.8
1993 51 72.9
1994 51 73.1
1995 52.1 73.4
1996 52.8 73.6
1997 53.2 73.9
1998 52.5 74.1
1999 54.5 74.4
2000 55 74.7
2001 55.5 74.9
2002 56.2 75.2
2003 57.2 75.5
2004 57.8 75.8
2005 58.2 76.1
2006 58.6 76.5
2007 59 77
2008 59.7 77.5
2009 60.2 78
2010 60.7 78.6
2011 61.3 79.1
2012 61.7 79.6
2013 62.2 80
2014 62.3 80.2
2015 62.3 80.3
2016 62.6 80.4
2017 62.4 80.4
2018 62.4 80.4
2019 62.9 80.5
2020 61.5 78.7
2021 60.4 78.1
2022 65.6 81
2023 66 81.3
2024 66.3 81.4
2025 66.5 81.6

Afghanistan and Bahrain population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Bahrain
Year Population
Afghanistan Bahrain
1960 9,035,043 165,477
1961 9,214,083 172,346
1962 9,404,406 179,349
1963 9,604,487 186,501
1964 9,814,318 193,816
1965 10,036,008 200,866
1966 10,266,395 207,543
1967 10,505,959 214,189
1968 10,756,922 219,337
1969 11,017,409 222,469
1970 11,290,128 224,809
1971 11,567,667 230,733
1972 11,853,696 242,113
1973 12,157,999 255,320
1974 12,469,127 269,038
1975 12,773,954 283,243
1976 13,059,851 297,863
1977 13,340,756 312,823
1978 13,611,441 328,046
1979 13,655,567 343,457
1980 13,169,311 358,978
1981 11,937,581 373,524
1982 10,991,378 386,983
1983 10,917,982 400,707
1984 11,190,221 415,154
1985 11,426,852 430,358
1986 11,420,074 446,286
1987 11,387,818 462,854
1988 11,523,298 479,929
1989 11,874,088 497,327
1990 12,045,660 514,797
1991 12,238,879 503,052
1992 13,278,974 516,458
1993 14,943,172 530,225
1994 16,250,794 544,366
1995 17,065,836 558,879
1996 17,763,266 573,792
1997 18,452,091 589,115
1998 19,159,996 604,842
1999 19,887,785 620,989
2000 20,130,327 637,582
2001 20,284,307 661,316
2002 21,378,117 710,553
2003 22,733,049 764,517
2004 23,560,654 823,741
2005 24,404,567 888,822
2006 25,424,094 960,424
2007 25,909,852 1,039,295
2008 26,482,622 1,103,496
2009 27,466,101 1,178,415
2010 28,284,089 1,228,543
2011 29,347,708 1,195,020
2012 30,560,034 1,208,964
2013 31,622,704 1,253,191
2014 32,792,523 1,314,562
2015 33,831,764 1,370,322
2016 34,700,612 1,423,726
2017 35,688,935 1,501,116
2018 36,743,039 1,503,091
2019 37,856,121 1,483,756
2020 39,068,979 1,472,204
2021 40,000,412 1,504,365
2022 40,578,842 1,524,693
2023 41,454,761 1,577,059
2024 42,647,492 1,588,670

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Bahrain

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Bahrain
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Bahrain
1960 7.28 7.26
1961 7.28 7.23
1962 7.29 7.19
1963 7.3 7.14
1964 7.3 7.09
1965 7.31 7.03
1966 7.32 6.94
1967 7.34 6.84
1968 7.36 6.71
1969 7.39 6.57
1970 7.4 6.43
1971 7.43 6.28
1972 7.45 6.14
1973 7.49 5.97
1974 7.53 5.79
1975 7.54 5.62
1976 7.56 5.45
1977 7.59 5.29
1978 7.6 5.12
1979 7.61 4.94
1980 7.64 4.76
1981 7.62 4.6
1982 7.6 4.51
1983 7.57 4.41
1984 7.55 4.3
1985 7.55 4.28
1986 7.55 4.25
1987 7.55 4.13
1988 7.55 4.04
1989 7.56 3.96
1990 7.58 3.82
1991 7.63 3.63
1992 7.7 3.55
1993 7.76 3.46
1994 7.77 3.29
1995 7.77 3.13
1996 7.76 2.99
1997 7.73 2.92
1998 7.69 2.89
1999 7.64 2.9
2000 7.57 2.8
2001 7.45 2.65
2002 7.32 2.7
2003 7.17 2.78
2004 7.02 2.77
2005 6.86 2.67
2006 6.69 2.46
2007 6.51 2.28
2008 6.39 2.15
2009 6.3 2.05
2010 6.2 1.99
2011 6.09 2.03
2012 5.99 2.11
2013 5.88 2.17
2014 5.77 2.15
2015 5.65 2.11
2016 5.54 2.04
2017 5.43 1.98
2018 5.33 1.91
2019 5.24 1.84
2020 5.15 1.86
2021 5.04 1.85
2022 4.93 1.84
2023 4.84 1.82

Afghanistan and Bahrain demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Bahrain
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Bahrain
1960 18.9 18.8
1961 18.9 18.7
1962 18.8 18.5
1963 18.7 18.4
1964 18.6 18.2
1965 18.6 17.9
1966 18.5 17.7
1967 18.4 17.4
1968 18.3 17.2
1969 18.2 17.2
1970 18.1 17.4
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 17.8 17.9
1973 17.7 18.3
1974 17.6 18.7
1975 17.5 19.2
1976 17.4 19.6
1977 17.3 20.2
1978 17.2 20.7
1979 17 21.3
1980 16.9 21.8
1981 16.8 22.2
1982 16.7 22.4
1983 16.6 22.6
1984 16.5 22.8
1985 16.4 23
1986 16.3 23.3
1987 16.3 23.6
1988 16.2 23.9
1989 16.1 24.2
1990 16.1 24.6
1991 16 25.1
1992 15.9 25.2
1993 15.8 25.2
1994 15.7 25.2
1995 15.6 25.3
1996 15.5 25.4
1997 15.3 25.5
1998 15.2 25.8
1999 15.1 26.2
2000 15 26.6
2001 14.9 26.8
2002 14.9 26.8
2003 14.9 26.8
2004 14.9 27
2005 15 27.4
2006 15.1 27.8
2007 15.2 28.3
2008 15.3 28.9
2009 15.5 29.6
2010 15.7 30
2011 15.9 30.2
2012 16 30.5
2013 16.2 30.8
2014 16.4 30.9
2015 16.6 31.1
2016 16.8 31.2
2017 17 31.4
2018 17.1 31.8
2019 17.3 32.2
2020 17.5 31.9
2021 17.6 31.6
2022 17.8 32.6
2023 18 33.8
2024 18.2 34.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Bahrain
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$45.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
29.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
1.89%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
3.11%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-10.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
1.2%
2012
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
51.9%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
43.4%
2023
Economic freedom index
53
2021
65.6
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
39
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$20.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$4.95B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,909,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
2.82%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
82.3%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Bahrain
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
0 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$5.76
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
37.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
23.7 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.03%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-45.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
22,689 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
0.04%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Bahrain
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+22,699
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
90%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.67 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
5.2
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
103
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
97.8%
2024
English speaking
6%
2023
80%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Bahrain
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$1,111
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$260.7
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.84
2016
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
17
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
8.6
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
37.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
22.1%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
13
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
15%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
1.25 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Bahrain
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
194.4 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
31.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
2.93 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
2,561 mi
2010

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