Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 463K in Brunei (ranked 170/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 2,035 sq mi for Brunei (ranked 40th vs. 165th).
By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
44810409
|
469088
|
Population rank | 36/197 | 170/197 |
GDP |
$17.2B
2023 |
$15.5B
2024 |
GDP rank | 137/197 | 142/197 |
GDP per capita |
$414
2023 |
$33,418
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 196/197 | 35/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$2,202
2023 |
$90,007
2024 |
Government debt |
$1.42B
2023 |
$354M
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
8.25%
2023 |
2.21%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$34.2
2023 |
$765
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 185/185 | 151/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$1,632
2025 |
$22,191
2025 |
Land area |
251,827 sq mi
2025 |
2,035 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024 |
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
4.84
2023 |
1.75
2023 |
Median age |
18.2 years
2024 |
33.2 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
66.5 years
2025 |
75.7 years
2025 |
Afghanistan and Brunei: Comparison Charts
Afghanistan and Brunei economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1965 | - | $114,039,501 |
1966 | - | $132,757,528 |
1967 | - | $139,029,537 |
1968 | - | $160,818,236 |
1969 | - | $161,210,236 |
1970 | - | $179,078,929 |
1971 | - | $197,525,768 |
1972 | - | $270,822,782 |
1973 | - | $433,095,527 |
1974 | - | $2,319,576,214 |
1975 | - | $2,496,420,258 |
1976 | - | $3,054,765,590 |
1977 | - | $3,681,242,528 |
1978 | - | $4,100,423,674 |
1979 | - | $6,044,367,628 |
1980 | - | $10,795,432,294 |
1981 | - | $9,367,218,664 |
1982 | - | $8,932,198,186 |
1983 | - | $7,927,590,750 |
1984 | - | $7,632,788,075 |
1985 | - | $6,967,623,884 |
1986 | - | $4,190,280,003 |
1987 | - | $4,918,010,080 |
1988 | - | $4,535,130,305 |
1989 | - | $4,983,622,881 |
1990 | - | $6,039,881,087 |
1991 | - | $6,284,497,300 |
1992 | - | $6,327,966,445 |
1993 | - | $6,203,339,925 |
1994 | - | $6,467,782,521 |
1995 | - | $7,700,144,057 |
1996 | - | $7,663,377,277 |
1997 | - | $7,793,034,390 |
1998 | - | $5,550,846,025 |
1999 | - | $6,309,070,375 |
2000 | $3,521,418,060 | $6,570,999,060 |
2001 | $2,813,571,754 | $6,096,155,748 |
2002 | $3,825,701,439 | $6,333,082,879 |
2003 | $4,520,946,819 | $7,167,725,265 |
2004 | $5,224,896,719 | $8,619,178,799 |
2005 | $6,203,256,539 | $10,547,202,612 |
2006 | $6,971,758,282 | $12,644,616,446 |
2007 | $9,747,886,187 | $13,432,029,496 |
2008 | $10,109,297,048 | $15,926,456,492 |
2009 | $12,416,152,732 | $11,912,904,529 |
2010 | $15,856,668,556 | $13,707,121,031 |
2011 | $17,805,098,206 | $18,524,791,071 |
2012 | $19,907,329,778 | $19,048,443,340 |
2013 | $20,146,416,758 | $18,094,148,099 |
2014 | $20,497,128,556 | $17,097,797,372 |
2015 | $19,134,221,645 | $12,930,296,852 |
2016 | $18,116,572,395 | $11,400,266,055 |
2017 | $18,753,456,498 | $12,128,168,047 |
2018 | $18,053,222,687 | $13,566,908,401 |
2019 | $18,799,444,490 | $13,469,235,348 |
2020 | $19,955,929,052 | $12,005,799,664 |
2021 | $14,259,995,441 | $14,006,496,614 |
2022 | $14,497,243,872 | $16,681,536,443 |
2023 | $17,152,234,637 | $15,095,084,686 |
2024 | - | $15,463,134,387 |
Afghanistan and Brunei economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1965 | - | $1,029 |
1966 | - | $1,146 |
1967 | - | $1,149 |
1968 | - | $1,274 |
1969 | - | $1,226 |
1970 | - | $1,325 |
1971 | - | $1,432 |
1972 | - | $1,905 |
1973 | - | $2,939 |
1974 | - | $15,195 |
1975 | - | $15,793 |
1976 | - | $18,671 |
1977 | - | $21,747 |
1978 | - | $23,447 |
1979 | - | $33,501 |
1980 | - | $58,005 |
1981 | - | $48,793 |
1982 | - | $45,075 |
1983 | - | $38,720 |
1984 | - | $36,061 |
1985 | - | $31,827 |
1986 | - | $18,501 |
1987 | - | $21,030 |
1988 | - | $18,825 |
1989 | - | $20,090 |
1990 | - | $23,659 |
1991 | - | $23,932 |
1992 | - | $23,451 |
1993 | - | $22,397 |
1994 | - | $22,767 |
1995 | - | $26,443 |
1996 | - | $25,692 |
1997 | - | $25,522 |
1998 | - | $17,769 |
1999 | - | $19,752 |
2000 | $174.9 | $20,130 |
2001 | $138.7 | $18,288 |
2002 | $179 | $18,621 |
2003 | $198.9 | $20,678 |
2004 | $221.8 | $24,423 |
2005 | $254.2 | $29,386 |
2006 | $274.2 | $34,675 |
2007 | $376 | $36,217 |
2008 | $382 | $42,157 |
2009 | $452 | $30,946 |
2010 | $561 | $34,938 |
2011 | $607 | $46,383 |
2012 | $651 | $46,969 |
2013 | $637 | $44,003 |
2014 | $625 | $41,027 |
2015 | $566 | $30,625 |
2016 | $522 | $26,663 |
2017 | $525 | $28,024 |
2018 | $491 | $30,988 |
2019 | $497 | $30,427 |
2020 | $511 | $26,834 |
2021 | $356 | $31,007 |
2022 | $357 | $36,633 |
2023 | $414 | $32,891 |
2024 | - | $33,418 |
Afghanistan vs. Brunei life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 28.2 | 50.6 |
1951 | 28.6 | 51.5 |
1952 | 29 | 52.4 |
1953 | 29.5 | 53.3 |
1954 | 29.7 | 54.2 |
1955 | 30.4 | 55 |
1956 | 30.8 | 55.7 |
1957 | 31.3 | 56.5 |
1958 | 31.8 | 57.3 |
1959 | 32.3 | 58 |
1960 | 32.8 | 58.7 |
1961 | 33.3 | 59.4 |
1962 | 33.8 | 58.8 |
1963 | 34.2 | 60.6 |
1964 | 34.7 | 61.3 |
1965 | 35.1 | 61.7 |
1966 | 35.6 | 62.4 |
1967 | 36 | 62.9 |
1968 | 36.5 | 63.5 |
1969 | 37 | 64 |
1970 | 37.5 | 64.5 |
1971 | 37.9 | 65 |
1972 | 38.4 | 65.4 |
1973 | 39 | 66 |
1974 | 39.5 | 66.4 |
1975 | 40 | 67 |
1976 | 40.5 | 67.4 |
1977 | 41.1 | 67.8 |
1978 | 40.1 | 68.3 |
1979 | 38.8 | 68.6 |
1980 | 39.3 | 69 |
1981 | 39.4 | 69.3 |
1982 | 36.1 | 69.7 |
1983 | 36.5 | 70 |
1984 | 31.5 | 70.2 |
1985 | 32.1 | 70.5 |
1986 | 38.4 | 70.8 |
1987 | 38.8 | 71 |
1988 | 43.2 | 71.2 |
1989 | 44.5 | 71.4 |
1990 | 45.1 | 71.6 |
1991 | 45.5 | 71.9 |
1992 | 46.6 | 72.1 |
1993 | 51 | 72.3 |
1994 | 51 | 72.6 |
1995 | 52.1 | 72.8 |
1996 | 52.8 | 73.1 |
1997 | 53.2 | 73.3 |
1998 | 52.5 | 73.6 |
1999 | 54.5 | 73.8 |
2000 | 55 | 74 |
2001 | 55.5 | 74.2 |
2002 | 56.2 | 74.4 |
2003 | 57.2 | 74.5 |
2004 | 57.8 | 74.6 |
2005 | 58.2 | 74.7 |
2006 | 58.6 | 74.8 |
2007 | 59 | 74.8 |
2008 | 59.7 | 74.8 |
2009 | 60.2 | 74.8 |
2010 | 60.7 | 74.8 |
2011 | 61.3 | 74.8 |
2012 | 61.7 | 74.8 |
2013 | 62.2 | 74.9 |
2014 | 62.3 | 74.9 |
2015 | 62.3 | 74.9 |
2016 | 62.6 | 74.9 |
2017 | 62.4 | 74.9 |
2018 | 62.4 | 75 |
2019 | 62.9 | 75 |
2020 | 61.5 | 75.1 |
2021 | 60.4 | 74.9 |
2022 | 65.6 | 72.9 |
2023 | 66 | 75.3 |
2024 | 66.3 | 75.5 |
2025 | 66.5 | 75.7 |
Afghanistan and Brunei population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 9,035,043 | 88,347 |
1961 | 9,214,083 | 92,517 |
1962 | 9,404,406 | 96,719 |
1963 | 9,604,487 | 101,159 |
1964 | 9,814,318 | 105,922 |
1965 | 10,036,008 | 110,838 |
1966 | 10,266,395 | 115,874 |
1967 | 10,505,959 | 121,017 |
1968 | 10,756,922 | 126,222 |
1969 | 11,017,409 | 131,446 |
1970 | 11,290,128 | 135,138 |
1971 | 11,567,667 | 137,921 |
1972 | 11,853,696 | 142,189 |
1973 | 12,157,999 | 147,369 |
1974 | 12,469,127 | 152,656 |
1975 | 12,773,954 | 158,070 |
1976 | 13,059,851 | 163,607 |
1977 | 13,340,756 | 169,277 |
1978 | 13,611,441 | 174,884 |
1979 | 13,655,567 | 180,422 |
1980 | 13,169,311 | 186,111 |
1981 | 11,937,581 | 191,977 |
1982 | 10,991,378 | 198,165 |
1983 | 10,917,982 | 204,741 |
1984 | 11,190,221 | 211,661 |
1985 | 11,426,852 | 218,919 |
1986 | 11,420,074 | 226,495 |
1987 | 11,387,818 | 233,860 |
1988 | 11,523,298 | 240,913 |
1989 | 11,874,088 | 248,064 |
1990 | 12,045,660 | 255,292 |
1991 | 12,238,879 | 262,596 |
1992 | 13,278,974 | 269,839 |
1993 | 14,943,172 | 276,971 |
1994 | 16,250,794 | 284,091 |
1995 | 17,065,836 | 291,195 |
1996 | 17,763,266 | 298,276 |
1997 | 18,452,091 | 305,341 |
1998 | 19,159,996 | 312,385 |
1999 | 19,887,785 | 319,411 |
2000 | 20,130,327 | 326,424 |
2001 | 20,284,307 | 333,345 |
2002 | 21,378,117 | 340,099 |
2003 | 22,733,049 | 346,637 |
2004 | 23,560,654 | 352,911 |
2005 | 24,404,567 | 358,916 |
2006 | 25,424,094 | 364,663 |
2007 | 25,909,852 | 370,873 |
2008 | 26,482,622 | 377,793 |
2009 | 27,466,101 | 384,952 |
2010 | 28,284,089 | 392,332 |
2011 | 29,347,708 | 399,389 |
2012 | 30,560,034 | 405,557 |
2013 | 31,622,704 | 411,202 |
2014 | 32,792,523 | 416,750 |
2015 | 33,831,764 | 422,212 |
2016 | 34,700,612 | 427,564 |
2017 | 35,688,935 | 432,772 |
2018 | 36,743,039 | 437,810 |
2019 | 37,856,121 | 442,680 |
2020 | 39,068,979 | 447,404 |
2021 | 40,000,412 | 451,721 |
2022 | 40,578,842 | 455,370 |
2023 | 41,454,761 | 458,949 |
2024 | 42,647,492 | 462,721 |
Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Brunei
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 7.28 | 7.32 |
1961 | 7.28 | 7.19 |
1962 | 7.29 | 7.03 |
1963 | 7.3 | 6.89 |
1964 | 7.3 | 6.77 |
1965 | 7.31 | 6.65 |
1966 | 7.32 | 6.51 |
1967 | 7.34 | 6.37 |
1968 | 7.36 | 6.2 |
1969 | 7.39 | 6.01 |
1970 | 7.4 | 5.8 |
1971 | 7.43 | 5.62 |
1972 | 7.45 | 5.5 |
1973 | 7.49 | 5.36 |
1974 | 7.53 | 5.18 |
1975 | 7.54 | 4.99 |
1976 | 7.56 | 4.78 |
1977 | 7.59 | 4.58 |
1978 | 7.6 | 4.39 |
1979 | 7.61 | 4.22 |
1980 | 7.64 | 4.07 |
1981 | 7.62 | 3.94 |
1982 | 7.6 | 3.84 |
1983 | 7.57 | 3.75 |
1984 | 7.55 | 3.68 |
1985 | 7.55 | 3.61 |
1986 | 7.55 | 3.55 |
1987 | 7.55 | 3.49 |
1988 | 7.55 | 3.44 |
1989 | 7.56 | 3.36 |
1990 | 7.58 | 3.29 |
1991 | 7.63 | 3.21 |
1992 | 7.7 | 3.11 |
1993 | 7.76 | 3.01 |
1994 | 7.77 | 2.9 |
1995 | 7.77 | 2.79 |
1996 | 7.76 | 2.68 |
1997 | 7.73 | 2.6 |
1998 | 7.69 | 2.53 |
1999 | 7.64 | 2.46 |
2000 | 7.57 | 2.4 |
2001 | 7.45 | 2.34 |
2002 | 7.32 | 2.26 |
2003 | 7.17 | 2.19 |
2004 | 7.02 | 2.1 |
2005 | 6.86 | 2.02 |
2006 | 6.69 | 1.97 |
2007 | 6.51 | 1.93 |
2008 | 6.39 | 1.92 |
2009 | 6.3 | 1.92 |
2010 | 6.2 | 1.94 |
2011 | 6.09 | 1.96 |
2012 | 5.99 | 1.97 |
2013 | 5.88 | 1.98 |
2014 | 5.77 | 1.97 |
2015 | 5.65 | 1.95 |
2016 | 5.54 | 1.92 |
2017 | 5.43 | 1.88 |
2018 | 5.33 | 1.85 |
2019 | 5.24 | 1.82 |
2020 | 5.15 | 1.8 |
2021 | 5.04 | 1.78 |
2022 | 4.93 | 1.76 |
2023 | 4.84 | 1.75 |
Afghanistan and Brunei demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 18.9 | 18.8 |
1961 | 18.9 | 18.1 |
1962 | 18.8 | 17.5 |
1963 | 18.7 | 17.1 |
1964 | 18.6 | 17 |
1965 | 18.6 | 17 |
1966 | 18.5 | 17.2 |
1967 | 18.4 | 17.3 |
1968 | 18.3 | 17.5 |
1969 | 18.2 | 17.7 |
1970 | 18.1 | 17.8 |
1971 | 17.9 | 17.9 |
1972 | 17.8 | 18 |
1973 | 17.7 | 18.2 |
1974 | 17.6 | 18.3 |
1975 | 17.5 | 18.6 |
1976 | 17.4 | 18.8 |
1977 | 17.3 | 19.1 |
1978 | 17.2 | 19.4 |
1979 | 17 | 19.6 |
1980 | 16.9 | 20 |
1981 | 16.8 | 20.3 |
1982 | 16.7 | 20.6 |
1983 | 16.6 | 21 |
1984 | 16.5 | 21.3 |
1985 | 16.4 | 21.7 |
1986 | 16.3 | 22 |
1987 | 16.3 | 22.3 |
1988 | 16.2 | 22.6 |
1989 | 16.1 | 22.8 |
1990 | 16.1 | 23.1 |
1991 | 16 | 23.4 |
1992 | 15.9 | 23.6 |
1993 | 15.8 | 23.8 |
1994 | 15.7 | 24.1 |
1995 | 15.6 | 24.4 |
1996 | 15.5 | 24.7 |
1997 | 15.3 | 24.9 |
1998 | 15.2 | 25.2 |
1999 | 15.1 | 25.5 |
2000 | 15 | 25.8 |
2001 | 14.9 | 26.1 |
2002 | 14.9 | 26.4 |
2003 | 14.9 | 26.8 |
2004 | 14.9 | 27.1 |
2005 | 15 | 27.5 |
2006 | 15.1 | 27.9 |
2007 | 15.2 | 28.1 |
2008 | 15.3 | 28 |
2009 | 15.5 | 28 |
2010 | 15.7 | 28 |
2011 | 15.9 | 28.1 |
2012 | 16 | 28.4 |
2013 | 16.2 | 28.8 |
2014 | 16.4 | 29.1 |
2015 | 16.6 | 29.5 |
2016 | 16.8 | 29.8 |
2017 | 17 | 30.2 |
2018 | 17.1 | 30.6 |
2019 | 17.3 | 31 |
2020 | 17.5 | 31.4 |
2021 | 17.6 | 31.8 |
2022 | 17.8 | 32.3 |
2023 | 18 | 32.8 |
2024 | 18.2 | 33.2 |
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National statistics comparison
Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$15.5B
2023 |
$16.7B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
17%
2023 |
30%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
4.34%
2017 |
4.43%
2016 |
Military expenditure, % of GDP |
1.83%
2021 |
2.97%
2023 |
Armed forces personnel |
165,000
2020 |
8,000
2020 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-1.36%
2023 |
-10.3%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
5.68%
2021 |
5.3%
2023 |
Services, % of GDP |
46.4%
2023 |
38.7%
2024 |
Industry, % of GDP |
13.4%
2023 |
61.7%
2024 |
Economic freedom index |
53
2021 |
67
2025 |
Total reserves including gold |
$9.75B
2020 |
$4.41B
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$320M
2024 |
$1M
2023 |
International tourist arrivals | n/a |
1,071,000
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
5.08%
2020 |
2.7%
2018 |
Banked people share |
9.65%
2021 |
n/a |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita | n/a |
9,537 kg
2022 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use | n/a |
$8.58
2022 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
8.71 megatons
2023 |
9.72 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
0.21 tons
2023 |
21.2 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 |
0.01%
2022 |
Net energy imports use share | n/a |
-172.6%
2022 |
Electric power consumption per capita | n/a |
11,197 kWh
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
78.2%
2021 |
0.02%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
71.7%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
85.3%
2023 |
100%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.52%
2024 |
0.006%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-44,089
2024 |
+0
2024 |
Urban population |
27.3%
2024 |
79.4%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.53 ft
2025 |
5.46 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.12 ft
2025 |
5.08 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
12.4
2025 |
72.3
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
17
2024 |
60
2020 |
Higher education index |
19
2025 |
53
2025 |
Homicides per 100K people |
4.02
2021 |
0.49
2013 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
15.9
2019 |
7.5
2019 |
Visa free countries |
38
2025 |
154
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
37.3%
2021 |
97.6%
2021 |
English speaking |
6%
2023 |
37.8%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
17.7%
2023 |
99%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$80.7
2022 |
$666
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$62.9
2022 |
$51
2022 |
Life expectancy |
66.5 years
2025 |
75.7 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
21.3%
2022 |
0%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.25
2020 |
1.91
2021 |
Age at first childbirth |
19.9 years
2025 |
n/a |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
521
2023 |
36
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
55.5
2023 |
9.4
2023 |
Obesity rate |
19.6%
2022 |
n/a |
Diabetes prevalence |
11.7%
2024 |
13.7%
2024 |
Air quality index |
3
2025 |
62
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
22.7%
2022 |
16.4%
2022 |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.01 liters
2020 |
0.51 liters
2020 |
Territory
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world land |
0.44%
2025 |
0.004%
2025 |
Land area per capita |
5,905 sq mi
2024 |
4,397 sq mi
2024 |
Agricultural land area |
147,167 sq mi
2025 |
51.7 sq mi
2025 |
Forest area |
4,666 sq mi
2025 |
1,467 sq mi
2025 |
Roads length |
21,688 mi
2021 |
1,849 mi
2014 |
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