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Afghanistan vs Belize statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 417K in Belize (ranked 171/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 8,807 sq mi for Belize (ranked 40th vs. 148th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Belize ranks 168/197 ($3.2B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Belize ranks 98/197 ($7,681).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Belize
Population
45060300
428711
Population rank 36/197 171/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$3.2B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$7,681
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 98/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$14,347
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$1.95B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
58.8%
2026
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$4,682
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 83/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2026
$8,036
2026
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2026
8,807 sq mi
2026
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
47.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
2.01
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
27.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.8 years
2026
74.1 years
2026

Afghanistan and Belize: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Belize economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Belize
Year GDP
Afghanistan Belize
1960 - $28,072,478
1961 - $29,965,000
1962 - $31,857,592
1963 - $33,750,114
1964 - $36,194,586
1965 - $40,110,040
1966 - $44,450,044
1967 - $47,431,256
1968 - $44,999,910
1969 - $47,399,905
1970 - $53,339,893
1971 - $59,074,687
1972 - $65,998,069
1973 - $78,214,768
1974 - $103,160,450
1975 - $118,194,026
1976 - $97,094,227
1977 - $117,650,000
1978 - $136,300,000
1979 - $151,800,000
1980 - $257,400,000
1981 - $260,750,000
1982 - $248,550,000
1983 - $262,150,000
1984 - $290,350,000
1985 - $287,300,000
1986 - $311,500,000
1987 - $371,100,000
1988 - $421,450,000
1989 - $491,100,000
1990 - $546,750,912
1991 - $596,682,100
1992 - $695,741,150
1993 - $752,255,150
1994 - $771,838,000
1995 - $818,590,250
1996 - $850,339,100
1997 - $872,916,050
1998 - $929,047,000
1999 - $999,713,050
2000 $3,521,418,060 $1,138,138,100
2001 $2,813,571,754 $1,172,045,150
2002 $3,825,701,439 $1,243,912,050
2003 $4,520,946,819 $1,308,280,250
2004 $5,224,896,719 $1,400,202,000
2005 $6,203,256,539 $1,474,298,400
2006 $6,971,758,282 $1,590,463,100
2007 $9,747,886,187 $1,706,190,450
2008 $10,109,297,048 $1,738,453,600
2009 $12,416,152,732 $1,688,012,750
2010 $15,856,668,556 $1,748,988,400
2011 $17,805,098,206 $1,831,576,700
2012 $19,907,329,778 $1,917,083,500
2013 $20,146,416,758 $2,035,191,450
2014 $20,497,128,556 $2,138,242,200
2015 $19,134,221,645 $2,193,095,150
2016 $18,116,572,395 $2,239,604,950
2017 $18,753,456,498 $2,266,028,250
2018 $18,053,222,687 $2,285,915,050
2019 $18,799,444,490 $2,381,187,850
2020 $19,955,929,052 $2,047,284,600
2021 $14,259,995,441 $2,428,606,250
2022 $14,497,243,872 $2,846,604,350
2023 $17,152,234,637 $3,052,362,650
2024 - $3,203,631,800

Afghanistan and Belize economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Belize
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Belize
1960 - $307
1961 - $320
1962 - $332
1963 - $342
1964 - $356
1965 - $383
1966 - $412
1967 - $426
1968 - $392
1969 - $402
1970 - $442
1971 - $481
1972 - $529
1973 - $619
1974 - $805
1975 - $906
1976 - $729
1977 - $866
1978 - $983
1979 - $1,071
1980 - $1,774
1981 - $1,753
1982 - $1,629
1983 - $1,677
1984 - $1,814
1985 - $1,754
1986 - $1,859
1987 - $2,166
1988 - $2,406
1989 - $2,742
1990 - $2,986
1991 - $3,190
1992 - $3,643
1993 - $3,860
1994 - $3,877
1995 - $4,010
1996 - $4,043
1997 - $4,014
1998 - $4,126
1999 - $4,290
2000 $174.9 $4,727
2001 $138.7 $4,719
2002 $179 $4,859
2003 $198.9 $4,960
2004 $221.8 $5,154
2005 $254.2 $5,270
2006 $274.2 $5,525
2007 $376 $5,762
2008 $382 $5,712
2009 $452 $5,400
2010 $561 $5,461
2011 $607 $5,596
2012 $651 $5,733
2013 $637 $5,957
2014 $625 $6,128
2015 $566 $6,155
2016 $522 $6,141
2017 $525 $6,072
2018 $491 $6,012
2019 $497 $6,172
2020 $511 $5,239
2021 $356 $6,143
2022 $357 $7,068
2023 $414 $7,425
2024 - $7,681

Afghanistan vs. Belize life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Belize
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Belize
1950 28.2 49.2
1951 28.6 49.9
1952 29 50.7
1953 29.5 51.4
1954 29.7 52.2
1955 30.4 52.7
1956 30.8 53.9
1957 31.3 54.8
1958 31.8 55.7
1959 32.3 56.6
1960 32.8 57.4
1961 33.3 52.9
1962 33.8 58.7
1963 34.2 59.3
1964 34.7 59.8
1965 35.1 60.4
1966 35.6 60.9
1967 36 61.4
1968 36.5 62
1969 37 62.5
1970 37.5 63
1971 37.9 63.5
1972 38.4 64
1973 39 64.5
1974 39.5 64.9
1975 40 65.4
1976 40.5 65.8
1977 41.1 66.1
1978 40.1 66.3
1979 38.8 66.7
1980 39.3 66.9
1981 39.4 67.1
1982 36.1 67.3
1983 36.5 67.6
1984 31.5 68
1985 32.1 68.3
1986 38.4 68.7
1987 38.8 69.1
1988 43.2 69.4
1989 44.5 69.5
1990 45.1 69.6
1991 45.5 69.6
1992 46.6 69.6
1993 51 69.6
1994 51 69.6
1995 52.1 69.5
1996 52.8 69.4
1997 53.2 69.2
1998 52.5 68.9
1999 54.5 69
2000 55 68.9
2001 55.5 68.9
2002 56.2 69.5
2003 57.2 69.8
2004 57.8 70.2
2005 58.2 70.3
2006 58.6 70.5
2007 59 70.7
2008 59.7 70.7
2009 60.2 70.8
2010 60.7 70.9
2011 61.3 71
2012 61.7 71.1
2013 62.2 71.3
2014 62.3 71.4
2015 62.3 71.6
2016 62.6 71.8
2017 62.4 72.1
2018 62.4 72.3
2019 62.9 72.6
2020 61.5 71.6
2021 60.4 70.9
2022 65.6 72.2
2023 66 73.6
2024 66.3 73.7
2025 66.5 73.9
2026 66.8 74.1

Afghanistan and Belize population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Belize
Year Population
Afghanistan Belize
1960 9,035,043 91,318
1961 9,214,083 93,632
1962 9,404,406 96,042
1963 9,604,487 98,704
1964 9,814,318 101,603
1965 10,036,008 104,675
1966 10,266,395 107,906
1967 10,505,959 111,272
1968 10,756,922 114,713
1969 11,017,409 118,040
1970 11,290,128 120,736
1971 11,567,667 122,805
1972 11,853,696 124,676
1973 12,157,999 126,445
1974 12,469,127 128,185
1975 12,773,954 130,387
1976 13,059,851 133,099
1977 13,340,756 135,887
1978 13,611,441 138,713
1979 13,655,567 141,678
1980 13,169,311 145,062
1981 11,937,581 148,786
1982 10,991,378 152,548
1983 10,917,982 156,297
1984 11,190,221 160,044
1985 11,426,852 163,796
1986 11,420,074 167,554
1987 11,387,818 171,338
1988 11,523,298 175,180
1989 11,874,088 179,107
1990 12,045,660 183,076
1991 12,238,879 187,040
1992 13,278,974 190,983
1993 14,943,172 194,902
1994 16,250,794 199,097
1995 17,065,836 204,146
1996 17,763,266 210,310
1997 18,452,091 217,446
1998 19,159,996 225,173
1999 19,887,785 233,059
2000 20,130,327 240,799
2001 20,284,307 248,379
2002 21,378,117 256,009
2003 22,733,049 263,780
2004 23,560,654 271,688
2005 24,404,567 279,731
2006 25,424,094 287,878
2007 25,909,852 296,100
2008 26,482,622 304,361
2009 27,466,101 312,614
2010 28,284,089 320,245
2011 29,347,708 327,298
2012 30,560,034 334,414
2013 31,622,704 341,627
2014 32,792,523 348,923
2015 33,831,764 356,333
2016 34,700,612 364,705
2017 35,688,935 373,202
2018 36,743,039 380,226
2019 37,856,121 385,829
2020 39,068,979 390,812
2021 40,000,412 395,346
2022 40,578,842 402,733
2023 41,454,761 411,106
2024 42,647,492 417,072

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Belize

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Belize
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Belize
1960 7.28 6.5
1961 7.28 6.48
1962 7.29 6.46
1963 7.3 6.44
1964 7.3 6.42
1965 7.31 6.4
1966 7.32 6.38
1967 7.34 6.36
1968 7.36 6.34
1969 7.39 6.32
1970 7.4 6.3
1971 7.43 6.29
1972 7.45 6.28
1973 7.49 6.29
1974 7.53 6.29
1975 7.54 6.28
1976 7.56 6.25
1977 7.59 6.2
1978 7.6 6.11
1979 7.61 5.99
1980 7.64 5.85
1981 7.62 5.68
1982 7.6 5.5
1983 7.57 5.31
1984 7.55 5.12
1985 7.55 5
1986 7.55 4.94
1987 7.55 4.88
1988 7.55 4.87
1989 7.56 4.86
1990 7.58 4.8
1991 7.63 4.6
1992 7.7 4.43
1993 7.76 4.21
1994 7.77 3.97
1995 7.77 3.88
1996 7.76 3.76
1997 7.73 3.74
1998 7.69 3.75
1999 7.64 3.73
2000 7.57 3.63
2001 7.45 3.53
2002 7.32 3.43
2003 7.17 3.34
2004 7.02 3.25
2005 6.86 3.17
2006 6.69 3.02
2007 6.51 2.89
2008 6.39 2.78
2009 6.3 2.66
2010 6.2 2.55
2011 6.09 2.53
2012 5.99 2.51
2013 5.88 2.5
2014 5.77 2.47
2015 5.65 2.43
2016 5.54 2.4
2017 5.43 2.37
2018 5.33 2.34
2019 5.24 2.14
2020 5.15 2.04
2021 5.04 1.84
2022 4.93 1.95
2023 4.84 2.01

Afghanistan and Belize demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Belize
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Belize
1960 18.9 17.9
1961 18.9 17.6
1962 18.8 17.3
1963 18.7 17
1964 18.6 16.6
1965 18.6 16.2
1966 18.5 15.9
1967 18.4 15.6
1968 18.3 15.4
1969 18.2 15.3
1970 18.1 15.4
1971 17.9 15.6
1972 17.8 15.8
1973 17.7 16
1974 17.6 16.2
1975 17.5 16.4
1976 17.4 16.6
1977 17.3 16.8
1978 17.2 16.9
1979 17 17.1
1980 16.9 17.2
1981 16.8 17.3
1982 16.7 17.4
1983 16.6 17.4
1984 16.5 17.5
1985 16.4 17.5
1986 16.3 17.5
1987 16.3 17.5
1988 16.2 17.6
1989 16.1 17.6
1990 16.1 17.6
1991 16 17.7
1992 15.9 17.8
1993 15.8 17.9
1994 15.7 18
1995 15.6 18.2
1996 15.5 18.5
1997 15.3 18.8
1998 15.2 19.1
1999 15.1 19.4
2000 15 19.6
2001 14.9 19.8
2002 14.9 20
2003 14.9 20.2
2004 14.9 20.4
2005 15 20.7
2006 15.1 20.9
2007 15.2 21.1
2008 15.3 21.4
2009 15.5 21.6
2010 15.7 21.9
2011 15.9 22.3
2012 16 22.7
2013 16.2 23.1
2014 16.4 23.4
2015 16.6 23.8
2016 16.8 24.2
2017 17 24.5
2018 17.1 24.9
2019 17.3 25.3
2020 17.5 25.7
2021 17.6 26.1
2022 17.8 26.5
2023 18 27
2024 18.2 27.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Belize
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$2.98B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
24.1%
2026
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
4.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
0.9%
2024
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-1.54%
2026
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
29.3%
2020
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
62.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
14.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
64.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.2%
2018
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$498M
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$154M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
487,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
30.9%
1998
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
68%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Belize
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
601 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$17
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
12.1 megatons
2024
0.39 megatons
2024
CO2 emissions per capita
0.28 tons
2024
0.93 tons
2024
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
30.8%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
92.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
33.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
99.6%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Belize
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+490
2024
Urban population
25.7%
2024
41.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2026
46.8
2026
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
58
2025
Higher education index
19
2026
17
2026
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
27.9
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
22.6
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
102
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
87.9%
2022
English speaking
6%
2023
81.7%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
72.4%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Belize
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$297.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$79.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.8 years
2026
74.1 years
2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
4.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.08
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
67
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
43.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
14.1%
2024
Air quality index
3
2026
54
2026
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
8.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Belize
% of world land
0.44%
2026
0.02%
2026
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
21,116 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2026
703 sq mi
2026
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2026
4,801 sq mi
2026
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
2,039 mi
2017

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