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Afghanistan vs Barbados statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 282K in Barbados (ranked 175/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 166 sq mi for Barbados (ranked 40th vs. 184th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Barbados
Population
44810409
282698
Population rank 36/197 175/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$7.16B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 158/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$25,366
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 47/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$22,672
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$7.48B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$26,478
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 27/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$17,631
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
166 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Afghanistan and Barbados: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Barbados economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Barbados
Year GDP
Afghanistan Barbados
1960 - $80,021,847
1961 - $85,363,759
1962 - $88,782,583
1963 - $99,893,761
1964 - $99,252,731
1965 - $105,021,997
1966 - $113,195,123
1967 - $125,554,009
1968 - $125,733,669
1969 - $141,393,142
1970 - $166,210,203
1971 - $186,826,503
1972 - $213,725,217
1973 - $260,767,828
1974 - $311,804,630
1975 - $402,178,605
1976 - $435,911,269
1977 - $495,097,668
1978 - $552,883,707
1979 - $670,362,452
1980 - $1,012,280,615
1981 - $1,114,204,743
1982 - $1,163,923,830
1983 - $1,236,016,507
1984 - $1,346,890,071
1985 - $1,409,536,121
1986 - $1,547,755,183
1987 - $1,704,370,308
1988 - $1,812,757,918
1989 - $2,006,165,167
1990 - $2,012,131,457
1991 - $2,020,583,702
1992 - $1,957,000,000
1993 - $2,063,342,117
1994 - $2,151,344,901
1995 - $2,216,974,096
1996 - $2,363,645,403
1997 - $2,498,384,130
1998 - $2,817,083,478
1999 - $2,951,822,205
2000 $3,521,418,060 $3,059,500,000
2001 $2,813,571,754 $3,054,500,000
2002 $3,825,701,439 $3,106,500,000
2003 $4,520,946,819 $3,209,500,000
2004 $5,224,896,719 $3,444,500,000
2005 $6,203,256,539 $3,819,500,000
2006 $6,971,758,282 $4,217,323,400
2007 $9,747,886,187 $4,675,767,950
2008 $10,109,297,048 $4,790,410,400
2009 $12,416,152,732 $4,466,809,600
2010 $15,856,668,556 $5,191,188,500
2011 $17,805,098,206 $5,342,183,800
2012 $19,907,329,778 $5,271,257,500
2013 $20,146,416,758 $5,361,158,350
2014 $20,497,128,556 $5,365,976,700
2015 $19,134,221,645 $5,288,057,750
2016 $18,116,572,395 $5,330,761,500
2017 $18,753,456,498 $5,517,340,450
2018 $18,053,222,687 $5,629,916,200
2019 $18,799,444,490 $5,788,288,000
2020 $19,955,929,052 $5,168,344,450
2021 $14,259,995,441 $5,275,242,050
2022 $14,497,243,872 $6,257,303,500
2023 $17,152,234,637 $6,720,733,200
2024 - $7,165,000,000

Afghanistan and Barbados economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Barbados
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Barbados
1960 - $347
1961 - $366
1962 - $377
1963 - $421
1964 - $414
1965 - $433
1966 - $462
1967 - $508
1968 - $506
1969 - $567
1970 - $666
1971 - $750
1972 - $856
1973 - $1,042
1974 - $1,243
1975 - $1,601
1976 - $1,734
1977 - $1,968
1978 - $2,198
1979 - $2,668
1980 - $4,025
1981 - $4,417
1982 - $4,599
1983 - $4,866
1984 - $5,284
1985 - $5,510
1986 - $6,031
1987 - $6,625
1988 - $7,033
1989 - $7,773
1990 - $7,781
1991 - $7,790
1992 - $7,519
1993 - $7,905
1994 - $8,223
1995 - $8,460
1996 - $9,012
1997 - $9,522
1998 - $10,734
1999 - $11,244
2000 $174.9 $11,675
2001 $138.7 $11,640
2002 $179 $11,760
2003 $198.9 $12,076
2004 $221.8 $12,886
2005 $254.2 $14,214
2006 $274.2 $15,620
2007 $376 $17,235
2008 $382 $17,566
2009 $452 $16,295
2010 $561 $18,860
2011 $607 $19,346
2012 $651 $19,034
2013 $637 $19,308
2014 $625 $19,278
2015 $566 $18,954
2016 $522 $19,066
2017 $525 $19,693
2018 $491 $20,056
2019 $497 $20,584
2020 $511 $18,347
2021 $356 $18,697
2022 $357 $22,164
2023 $414 $23,804
2024 - $25,366

Afghanistan vs. Barbados life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Barbados
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Barbados
1950 28.2 53.6
1951 28.6 54.7
1952 29 55.9
1953 29.5 57
1954 29.7 58.3
1955 30.4 59
1956 30.8 60.5
1957 31.3 61.7
1958 31.8 62.4
1959 32.3 63.3
1960 32.8 64.1
1961 33.3 65
1962 33.8 65.7
1963 34.2 66.2
1964 34.7 66.7
1965 35.1 67.2
1966 35.6 67.7
1967 36 67.9
1968 36.5 68.2
1969 37 68.5
1970 37.5 68.5
1971 37.9 68.8
1972 38.4 69.1
1973 39 69.1
1974 39.5 69.4
1975 40 69.8
1976 40.5 70.1
1977 41.1 70.6
1978 40.1 71.1
1979 38.8 71.5
1980 39.3 72.1
1981 39.4 72.6
1982 36.1 72.9
1983 36.5 73.2
1984 31.5 73.3
1985 32.1 73.3
1986 38.4 73.4
1987 38.8 73.5
1988 43.2 73.4
1989 44.5 73.4
1990 45.1 73.5
1991 45.5 73.5
1992 46.6 73.6
1993 51 73.7
1994 51 73.8
1995 52.1 73.9
1996 52.8 74.1
1997 53.2 74
1998 52.5 74.5
1999 54.5 74.6
2000 55 74.6
2001 55.5 74.7
2002 56.2 74.8
2003 57.2 74.9
2004 57.8 75.1
2005 58.2 75
2006 58.6 75
2007 59 75.3
2008 59.7 75.3
2009 60.2 75.5
2010 60.7 75.5
2011 61.3 75.6
2012 61.7 75.7
2013 62.2 75.8
2014 62.3 75.9
2015 62.3 76.1
2016 62.6 76.2
2017 62.4 76.2
2018 62.4 76.4
2019 62.9 76.5
2020 61.5 76.6
2021 60.4 76.6
2022 65.6 75.7
2023 66 76.2
2024 66.3 76.3
2025 66.5 76.5

Afghanistan and Barbados population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Barbados
Year Population
Afghanistan Barbados
1960 9,035,043 230,893
1961 9,214,083 233,148
1962 9,404,406 235,224
1963 9,604,487 237,557
1964 9,814,318 239,958
1965 10,036,008 242,417
1966 10,266,395 244,996
1967 10,505,959 247,091
1968 10,756,922 248,540
1969 11,017,409 249,444
1970 11,290,128 249,387
1971 11,567,667 249,168
1972 11,853,696 249,658
1973 12,157,999 250,322
1974 12,469,127 250,777
1975 12,773,954 251,175
1976 13,059,851 251,442
1977 13,340,756 251,626
1978 13,611,441 251,551
1979 13,655,567 251,269
1980 13,169,311 251,524
1981 11,937,581 252,270
1982 10,991,378 253,095
1983 10,917,982 253,992
1984 11,190,221 254,920
1985 11,426,852 255,820
1986 11,420,074 256,618
1987 11,387,818 257,279
1988 11,523,298 257,763
1989 11,874,088 258,109
1990 12,045,660 258,582
1991 12,238,879 259,373
1992 13,278,974 260,267
1993 14,943,172 261,027
1994 16,250,794 261,620
1995 17,065,836 262,039
1996 17,763,266 262,284
1997 18,452,091 262,392
1998 19,159,996 262,436
1999 19,887,785 262,517
2000 20,130,327 262,063
2001 20,284,307 262,425
2002 21,378,117 264,148
2003 22,733,049 265,776
2004 23,560,654 267,298
2005 24,404,567 268,706
2006 25,424,094 270,002
2007 25,909,852 271,288
2008 26,482,622 272,714
2009 27,466,101 274,123
2010 28,284,089 275,243
2011 29,347,708 276,139
2012 30,560,034 276,938
2013 31,622,704 277,665
2014 32,792,523 278,348
2015 33,831,764 278,990
2016 34,700,612 279,598
2017 35,688,935 280,171
2018 36,743,039 280,711
2019 37,856,121 281,207
2020 39,068,979 281,698
2021 40,000,412 282,147
2022 40,578,842 282,318
2023 41,454,761 282,336
2024 42,647,492 282,467

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Barbados

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Barbados
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Barbados
1960 7.28 4.71
1961 7.28 4.15
1962 7.29 4.3
1963 7.3 4.3
1964 7.3 4.21
1965 7.31 4.18
1966 7.32 4.14
1967 7.34 3.6
1968 7.36 3.57
1969 7.39 3.34
1970 7.4 3.08
1971 7.43 3.2
1972 7.45 3.15
1973 7.49 2.87
1974 7.53 2.65
1975 7.54 2.45
1976 7.56 2.24
1977 7.59 2.2
1978 7.6 1.84
1979 7.61 1.86
1980 7.64 1.78
1981 7.62 1.85
1982 7.6 1.86
1983 7.57 1.86
1984 7.55 1.75
1985 7.55 1.77
1986 7.55 1.69
1987 7.55 1.61
1988 7.55 1.58
1989 7.56 1.64
1990 7.58 1.84
1991 7.63 1.84
1992 7.7 1.8
1993 7.76 1.77
1994 7.77 1.73
1995 7.77 1.7
1996 7.76 1.67
1997 7.73 1.65
1998 7.69 1.62
1999 7.64 1.78
2000 7.57 1.93
2001 7.45 1.96
2002 7.32 1.86
2003 7.17 1.86
2004 7.02 1.8
2005 6.86 1.74
2006 6.69 1.7
2007 6.51 1.76
2008 6.39 1.76
2009 6.3 1.77
2010 6.2 1.79
2011 6.09 1.76
2012 5.99 1.73
2013 5.88 1.73
2014 5.77 1.73
2015 5.65 1.73
2016 5.54 1.72
2017 5.43 1.72
2018 5.33 1.72
2019 5.24 1.72
2020 5.15 1.71
2021 5.04 1.71
2022 4.93 1.71
2023 4.84 1.71

Afghanistan and Barbados demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Barbados
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Barbados
1960 18.9 21.9
1961 18.9 21.8
1962 18.8 21.8
1963 18.7 21.8
1964 18.6 21.8
1965 18.6 21.8
1966 18.5 21.8
1967 18.4 21.9
1968 18.3 22.1
1969 18.2 22.2
1970 18.1 22.4
1971 17.9 22.6
1972 17.8 22.8
1973 17.7 23
1974 17.6 23.2
1975 17.5 23.5
1976 17.4 23.8
1977 17.3 24.1
1978 17.2 24.5
1979 17 24.9
1980 16.9 25.3
1981 16.8 25.7
1982 16.7 26.1
1983 16.6 26.5
1984 16.5 26.9
1985 16.4 27.3
1986 16.3 27.7
1987 16.3 28
1988 16.2 28.4
1989 16.1 28.7
1990 16.1 29.1
1991 16 29.5
1992 15.9 29.9
1993 15.8 30.4
1994 15.7 30.8
1995 15.6 31.3
1996 15.5 31.7
1997 15.3 32.1
1998 15.2 32.6
1999 15.1 33
2000 15 33.3
2001 14.9 33.7
2002 14.9 34
2003 14.9 34.3
2004 14.9 34.6
2005 15 34.9
2006 15.1 35.3
2007 15.2 35.6
2008 15.3 36
2009 15.5 36.3
2010 15.7 36.5
2011 15.9 36.8
2012 16 37.1
2013 16.2 37.4
2014 16.4 37.7
2015 16.6 37.9
2016 16.8 38.2
2017 17 38.5
2018 17.1 38.7
2019 17.3 39
2020 17.5 39.2
2021 17.6 39.4
2022 17.8 39.6
2023 18 39.9
2024 18.2 40.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Barbados
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$6.68B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
27.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
3.56%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-0.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
6.54%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
75.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
13.2%
2023
Economic freedom index
53
2021
68.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.8%
2016
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.5%
2016
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
15
2020
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.78B
2020
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$1.65B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$85.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
966,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
44.4%
2016
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Barbados
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,478 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.4
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
0.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
2.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
5.5%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
7.33%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Barbados
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-70
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
31.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.81 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
65.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
15.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
155
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
99.5%
1980
English speaking
6%
2023
100%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
80%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Barbados
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$1,302
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$609
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.67%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
2.97
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
10
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
38.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
13.2%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
99
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
8.22 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Barbados
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
38.6 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
24.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
1,056 mi
2015

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