Afghanistan vs Bhutan statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 792K in Bhutan (ranked 163/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 14,726 sq mi for Bhutan (ranked 40th vs. 132nd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Bhutan ranks 169/197 ($3.02B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Bhutan ranks 132/197 ($3,839).

Afghanistan and Bhutan: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Bhutan economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Bhutan

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Bhutan
1970	-	$61,812,113
1971	-	$66,289,450
1972	-	$70,139,867
1973	-	$78,900,289
1974	-	$92,901,784
1975	-	$86,820,762
1976	-	$88,461,263
1977	-	$97,884,434
1978	-	$94,086,228
1979	-	$105,377,995
1980	-	$128,669,201
1981	-	$139,174,178
1982	-	$141,439,317
1983	-	$156,704,290
1984	-	$160,423,494
1985	-	$163,288,815
1986	-	$191,218,115
1987	-	$242,742,766
1988	-	$272,298,067
1989	-	$264,798,626
1990	-	$287,765,007
1991	-	$240,294,286
1992	-	$240,233,531
1993	-	$225,973,693
1994	-	$258,954,708
1995	-	$290,490,984
1996	-	$303,408,346
1997	-	$352,229,077
1998	-	$363,458,381
1999	-	$399,311,200
2000	$3,521,418,060	$460,733,418
2001	$2,813,571,754	$496,110,226
2002	$3,825,701,439	$559,345,264
2003	$4,520,946,819	$651,935,430
2004	$5,224,896,719	$735,348,490
2005	$6,203,256,539	$860,391,000
2006	$6,971,758,282	$942,879,879
2007	$9,747,886,187	$1,255,767,964
2008	$10,109,297,048	$1,317,517,835
2009	$12,416,152,732	$1,331,343,798
2010	$15,856,668,556	$1,708,880,730
2011	$17,805,098,206	$1,977,728,659
2012	$19,907,329,778	$1,973,387,228
2013	$20,146,416,758	$1,943,696,952
2014	$20,497,128,556	$2,089,079,571
2015	$19,134,221,645	$2,187,815,803
2016	$18,116,572,395	$2,357,504,761
2017	$18,753,456,498	$2,591,358,009
2018	$18,053,222,687	$2,583,335,722
2019	$18,799,444,490	$2,735,683,570
2020	$19,955,929,052	$2,457,604,334
2021	$14,259,995,441	$2,768,802,960
2022	$14,497,243,872	$2,898,227,744
2023	$17,152,234,637	$3,019,253,885

Afghanistan and Bhutan economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Bhutan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Bhutan
1970	-	$200.3
1971	-	$207.7
1972	-	$212.4
1973	-	$230.9
1974	-	$262.8
1975	-	$237.4
1976	-	$233.7
1977	-	$249.9
1978	-	$232.2
1979	-	$251.4
1980	-	$296.9
1981	-	$311
1982	-	$306
1983	-	$328
1984	-	$326
1985	-	$321
1986	-	$365
1987	-	$449
1988	-	$489
1989	-	$462
1990	-	$488
1991	-	$401
1992	-	$416
1993	-	$407
1994	-	$467
1995	-	$530
1996	-	$553
1997	-	$630
1998	-	$638
1999	-	$685
2000	$174.9	$772
2001	$138.7	$812
2002	$179	$896
2003	$198.9	$1,022
2004	$221.8	$1,130
2005	$254.2	$1,300
2006	$274.2	$1,406
2007	$376	$1,850
2008	$382	$1,920
2009	$452	$1,918
2010	$561	$2,436
2011	$607	$2,788
2012	$651	$2,751
2013	$637	$2,680
2014	$625	$2,849
2015	$566	$2,954
2016	$522	$3,152
2017	$525	$3,435
2018	$491	$3,400
2019	$497	$3,577
2020	$511	$3,192
2021	$356	$3,571
2022	$357	$3,711
2023	$414	$3,839

Afghanistan vs. Bhutan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Bhutan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Bhutan
1950	28.2	35.3
1951	28.6	35.3
1952	29	35.4
1953	29.5	35.4
1954	29.7	35.4
1955	30.4	35.5
1956	30.8	35.6
1957	31.3	35.7
1958	31.8	35.9
1959	32.3	36.1
1960	32.8	36.4
1961	33.3	36.7
1962	33.8	37
1963	34.2	37.4
1964	34.7	37.8
1965	35.1	38.3
1966	35.6	38.8
1967	36	39.4
1968	36.5	40
1969	37	40.6
1970	37.5	41.2
1971	37.9	41.8
1972	38.4	42.5
1973	39	43.1
1974	39.5	43.8
1975	40	44.5
1976	40.5	45.2
1977	41.1	46
1978	40.1	46.7
1979	38.8	47.4
1980	39.3	48.2
1981	39.4	49
1982	36.1	49.8
1983	36.5	50.6
1984	31.5	51.3
1985	32.1	52
1986	38.4	52.8
1987	38.8	53.6
1988	43.2	54.4
1989	44.5	55.1
1990	45.1	55.8
1991	45.5	56.5
1992	46.6	57.2
1993	51	57.9
1994	51	58.4
1995	52.1	59.3
1996	52.8	60
1997	53.2	60.6
1998	52.5	61.3
1999	54.5	62
2000	55	61.8
2001	55.5	63.3
2002	56.2	64
2003	57.2	64.7
2004	57.8	65.3
2005	58.2	65.9
2006	58.6	66.5
2007	59	67.2
2008	59.7	67.7
2009	60.2	68.2
2010	60.7	68.8
2011	61.3	69.3
2012	61.7	69.8
2013	62.2	70.2
2014	62.3	70.5
2015	62.3	70.8
2016	62.6	71.1
2017	62.4	71.4
2018	62.4	71.7
2019	62.9	72
2020	61.5	72.3
2021	60.4	72.4
2022	65.6	72.8
2023	66	73
2024	66.3	73.3
2025	66.5	73.5

Afghanistan and Bhutan population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Bhutan

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Bhutan
1960	9,035,043	224,084
1961	9,214,083	230,602
1962	9,404,406	237,636
1963	9,604,487	245,156
1964	9,814,318	252,987
1965	10,036,008	261,200
1966	10,266,395	269,820
1967	10,505,959	278,852
1968	10,756,922	288,311
1969	11,017,409	298,214
1970	11,290,128	308,528
1971	11,567,667	319,211
1972	11,853,696	330,264
1973	12,157,999	341,705
1974	12,469,127	353,538
1975	12,773,954	365,791
1976	13,059,851	378,490
1977	13,340,756	391,639
1978	13,611,441	405,243
1979	13,655,567	419,200
1980	13,169,311	433,404
1981	11,937,581	447,836
1982	10,991,378	462,485
1983	10,917,982	477,460
1984	11,190,221	492,784
1985	11,426,852	508,392
1986	11,420,074	524,324
1987	11,387,818	540,557
1988	11,523,298	556,986
1989	11,874,088	573,586
1990	12,045,660	589,287
1991	12,238,879	599,784
1992	13,278,974	577,774
1993	14,943,172	554,673
1994	16,250,794	554,497
1995	17,065,836	547,989
1996	17,763,266	548,784
1997	18,452,091	558,697
1998	19,159,996	569,435
1999	19,887,785	582,579
2000	20,130,327	596,863
2001	20,284,307	610,794
2002	21,378,117	624,409
2003	22,733,049	637,663
2004	23,560,654	650,544
2005	24,404,567	661,865
2006	25,424,094	670,799
2007	25,909,852	678,641
2008	26,482,622	686,351
2009	27,466,101	693,988
2010	28,284,089	701,632
2011	29,347,708	709,377
2012	30,560,034	717,279
2013	31,622,704	725,273
2014	32,792,523	733,139
2015	33,831,764	740,618
2016	34,700,612	747,866
2017	35,688,935	754,335
2018	36,743,039	759,759
2019	37,856,121	764,824
2020	39,068,979	770,006
2021	40,000,412	775,442
2022	40,578,842	780,914
2023	41,454,761	786,385
2024	42,647,492	791,524

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Bhutan

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Bhutan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Bhutan
1960	7.28	6.7
1961	7.28	6.7
1962	7.29	6.69
1963	7.3	6.69
1964	7.3	6.68
1965	7.31	6.68
1966	7.32	6.67
1967	7.34	6.67
1968	7.36	6.66
1969	7.39	6.66
1970	7.4	6.65
1971	7.43	6.64
1972	7.45	6.64
1973	7.49	6.63
1974	7.53	6.62
1975	7.54	6.62
1976	7.56	6.62
1977	7.59	6.61
1978	7.6	6.58
1979	7.61	6.55
1980	7.64	6.51
1981	7.62	6.46
1982	7.6	6.4
1983	7.57	6.34
1984	7.55	6.26
1985	7.55	6.18
1986	7.55	6.1
1987	7.55	6
1988	7.55	5.88
1989	7.56	5.76
1990	7.58	5.6
1991	7.63	5.45
1992	7.7	5.27
1993	7.76	5.07
1994	7.77	4.87
1995	7.77	4.62
1996	7.76	4.37
1997	7.73	4.09
1998	7.69	3.85
1999	7.64	3.61
2000	7.57	3.38
2001	7.45	3.19
2002	7.32	3.01
2003	7.17	2.87
2004	7.02	2.78
2005	6.86	2.73
2006	6.69	2.66
2007	6.51	2.59
2008	6.39	2.48
2009	6.3	2.36
2010	6.2	2.25
2011	6.09	2.15
2012	5.99	2.07
2013	5.88	2
2014	5.77	1.92
2015	5.65	1.84
2016	5.54	1.74
2017	5.43	1.62
2018	5.33	1.52
2019	5.24	1.45
2020	5.15	1.5
2021	5.04	1.49
2022	4.93	1.48
2023	4.84	1.46

Afghanistan and Bhutan demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Bhutan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Bhutan
1960	18.9	18.8
1961	18.9	18.9
1962	18.8	18.9
1963	18.7	19
1964	18.6	19.1
1965	18.6	19.1
1966	18.5	19.2
1967	18.4	19.3
1968	18.3	19.3
1969	18.2	19.3
1970	18.1	19.3
1971	17.9	19.3
1972	17.8	19.3
1973	17.7	19.2
1974	17.6	19.2
1975	17.5	19.1
1976	17.4	19.1
1977	17.3	19
1978	17.2	19
1979	17	18.9
1980	16.9	18.9
1981	16.8	18.8
1982	16.7	18.7
1983	16.6	18.7
1984	16.5	18.6
1985	16.4	18.6
1986	16.3	18.5
1987	16.3	18.5
1988	16.2	18.5
1989	16.1	18.5
1990	16.1	18.6
1991	16	18.6
1992	15.9	18.6
1993	15.8	18.7
1994	15.7	18.8
1995	15.6	18.9
1996	15.5	19.1
1997	15.3	19.3
1998	15.2	19.5
1999	15.1	19.8
2000	15	20
2001	14.9	20.4
2002	14.9	20.8
2003	14.9	21.3
2004	14.9	21.8
2005	15	22.2
2006	15.1	22.6
2007	15.2	22.9
2008	15.3	23.3
2009	15.5	23.7
2010	15.7	24
2011	15.9	24.4
2012	16	24.7
2013	16.2	25.1
2014	16.4	25.6
2015	16.6	26
2016	16.8	26.4
2017	17	26.9
2018	17.1	27.5
2019	17.3	28
2020	17.5	28.6
2021	17.6	29.2
2022	17.8	29.8
2023	18	30.4
2024	18.2	30.9

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