Afghanistan vs Bulgaria statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 6.44M in Bulgaria (ranked 110/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 41,915 sq mi for Bulgaria (ranked 40th vs. 101st).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Bulgaria ranks 68/197 ($112B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Bulgaria ranks 64/197 ($17,412).

Afghanistan and Bulgaria: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Bulgaria economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Bulgaria

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Bulgaria
1980	-	$19,839,230,769
1981	-	$19,870,000,000
1982	-	$19,342,000,000
1983	-	$16,563,666,667
1984	-	$17,594,944,444
1985	-	$17,155,421,053
1986	-	$20,249,294,118
1987	-	$28,101,000,000
1988	-	$22,555,941,176
1989	-	$21,988,444,444
1990	-	$20,632,090,909
1991	-	$7,628,738,475
1992	-	$8,602,887,623
1993	-	$10,832,064,942
1994	-	$9,709,240,034
1995	-	$18,991,484,420
1996	-	$12,294,964,838
1997	-	$11,316,127,379
1998	-	$15,031,055,047
1999	-	$13,637,098,579
2000	$3,521,418,060	$13,245,990,274
2001	$2,813,571,754	$14,183,446,026
2002	$3,825,701,439	$16,403,043,850
2003	$4,520,946,819	$21,144,957,990
2004	$5,224,896,719	$26,157,743,369
2005	$6,203,256,539	$29,868,657,858
2006	$6,971,758,282	$34,380,536,496
2007	$9,747,886,187	$44,431,257,129
2008	$10,109,297,048	$54,480,684,188
2009	$12,416,152,732	$52,023,801,230
2010	$15,856,668,556	$50,689,051,382
2011	$17,805,098,206	$57,681,293,007
2012	$19,907,329,778	$54,297,052,002
2013	$20,146,416,758	$55,819,262,375
2014	$20,497,128,556	$57,080,897,012
2015	$19,134,221,645	$50,765,918,159
2016	$18,116,572,395	$53,929,397,039
2017	$18,753,456,498	$59,167,647,388
2018	$18,053,222,687	$66,251,582,036
2019	$18,799,444,490	$68,634,004,792
2020	$19,955,929,052	$70,550,652,467
2021	$14,259,995,441	$84,414,122,840
2022	$14,497,243,872	$90,509,236,929
2023	$17,152,234,637	$102,396,840,296
2024	-	$112,211,952,704

Afghanistan and Bulgaria economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Bulgaria

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Bulgaria
1980	-	$2,239
1981	-	$2,235
1982	-	$2,169
1983	-	$1,853
1984	-	$1,964
1985	-	$1,915
1986	-	$2,260
1987	-	$3,132
1988	-	$2,511
1989	-	$2,477
1990	-	$2,367
1991	-	$884
1992	-	$1,007
1993	-	$1,279
1994	-	$1,150
1995	-	$2,259
1996	-	$1,470
1997	-	$1,361
1998	-	$1,820
1999	-	$1,661
2000	$174.9	$1,621
2001	$138.7	$1,771
2002	$179	$2,093
2003	$198.9	$2,719
2004	$221.8	$3,390
2005	$254.2	$3,900
2006	$274.2	$4,523
2007	$376	$5,889
2008	$382	$7,271
2009	$452	$6,988
2010	$561	$6,854
2011	$607	$7,850
2012	$651	$7,432
2013	$637	$7,796
2014	$625	$8,070
2015	$566	$7,269
2016	$522	$7,822
2017	$525	$8,697
2018	$491	$9,872
2019	$497	$10,373
2020	$511	$10,770
2021	$356	$12,972
2022	$357	$14,000
2023	$414	$15,884
2024	-	$17,412

Afghanistan vs. Bulgaria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Bulgaria

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Bulgaria
1950	28.2	61.5
1951	28.6	60.7
1952	29	59.6
1953	29.5	64.2
1954	29.7	64.4
1955	30.4	64.8
1956	30.8	65.2
1957	31.3	66.6
1958	31.8	68.7
1959	32.3	66.6
1960	32.8	69.2
1961	33.3	70.2
1962	33.8	69.5
1963	34.2	70.3
1964	34.7	71.1
1965	35.1	71.3
1966	35.6	71.2
1967	36	70.4
1968	36.5	71.2
1969	37	70.5
1970	37.5	71.3
1971	37.9	70.9
1972	38.4	70.9
1973	39	71.3
1974	39.5	71.2
1975	40	71
1976	40.5	71.4
1977	41.1	70.8
1978	40.1	71.1
1979	38.8	71.2
1980	39.3	71.1
1981	39.4	71.5
1982	36.1	71.1
1983	36.5	71.2
1984	31.5	71.3
1985	32.1	71
1986	38.4	71.6
1987	38.8	71.3
1988	43.2	71.4
1989	44.5	71.5
1990	45.1	71.3
1991	45.5	71.2
1992	46.6	71.2
1993	51	71.2
1994	51	70.9
1995	52.1	71
1996	52.8	70.8
1997	53.2	70.3
1998	52.5	70.9
1999	54.5	71.6
2000	55	71.6
2001	55.5	71.9
2002	56.2	72.1
2003	57.2	72.4
2004	57.8	72.6
2005	58.2	72.6
2006	58.6	72.7
2007	59	73
2008	59.7	73.3
2009	60.2	73.7
2010	60.7	73.8
2011	61.3	74.2
2012	61.7	74.3
2013	62.2	74.8
2014	62.3	74.5
2015	62.3	74.6
2016	62.6	74.8
2017	62.4	74.8
2018	62.4	74.9
2019	62.9	75.1
2020	61.5	73.6
2021	60.4	71.4
2022	65.6	74
2023	66	75.6
2024	66.3	75.8
2025	66.5	76

Afghanistan and Bulgaria population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Bulgaria

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Bulgaria
1960	9,035,043	7,867,374
1961	9,214,083	7,943,118
1962	9,404,406	8,012,946
1963	9,604,487	8,078,145
1964	9,814,318	8,144,340
1965	10,036,008	8,204,168
1966	10,266,395	8,258,057
1967	10,505,959	8,310,226
1968	10,756,922	8,369,603
1969	11,017,409	8,434,172
1970	11,290,128	8,489,574
1971	11,567,667	8,536,395
1972	11,853,696	8,576,200
1973	12,157,999	8,620,967
1974	12,469,127	8,678,745
1975	12,773,954	8,720,742
1976	13,059,851	8,758,599
1977	13,340,756	8,804,183
1978	13,611,441	8,814,032
1979	13,655,567	8,825,940
1980	13,169,311	8,861,535
1981	11,937,581	8,891,117
1982	10,991,378	8,917,457
1983	10,917,982	8,939,738
1984	11,190,221	8,960,679
1985	11,426,852	8,960,547
1986	11,420,074	8,958,171
1987	11,387,818	8,971,359
1988	11,523,298	8,981,446
1989	11,874,088	8,876,972
1990	12,045,660	8,718,289
1991	12,238,879	8,632,367
1992	13,278,974	8,540,164
1993	14,943,172	8,472,313
1994	16,250,794	8,443,591
1995	17,065,836	8,406,067
1996	17,763,266	8,362,826
1997	18,452,091	8,312,068
1998	19,159,996	8,256,786
1999	19,887,785	8,210,624
2000	20,130,327	8,170,172
2001	20,284,307	8,009,142
2002	21,378,117	7,837,161
2003	22,733,049	7,775,327
2004	23,560,654	7,716,860
2005	24,404,567	7,658,972
2006	25,424,094	7,601,022
2007	25,909,852	7,545,338
2008	26,482,622	7,492,561
2009	27,466,101	7,444,443
2010	28,284,089	7,395,599
2011	29,347,708	7,348,328
2012	30,560,034	7,305,888
2013	31,622,704	7,160,005
2014	32,792,523	7,073,572
2015	33,831,764	6,984,225
2016	34,700,612	6,894,139
2017	35,688,935	6,803,468
2018	36,743,039	6,710,798
2019	37,856,121	6,616,726
2020	39,068,979	6,550,696
2021	40,000,412	6,507,301
2022	40,578,842	6,465,097
2023	41,454,761	6,446,596
2024	42,647,492	6,444,366

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Bulgaria

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Bulgaria

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Bulgaria
1960	7.28	2.31
1961	7.28	2.29
1962	7.29	2.24
1963	7.3	2.21
1964	7.3	2.19
1965	7.31	2.09
1966	7.32	2.03
1967	7.34	2.02
1968	7.36	2.27
1969	7.39	2.27
1970	7.4	2.17
1971	7.43	2.1
1972	7.45	2.03
1973	7.49	2.15
1974	7.53	2.29
1975	7.54	2.23
1976	7.56	2.24
1977	7.59	2.21
1978	7.6	2.15
1979	7.61	2.16
1980	7.64	2.05
1981	7.62	2
1982	7.6	2.01
1983	7.57	2.01
1984	7.55	2.01
1985	7.55	1.97
1986	7.55	2.02
1987	7.55	1.96
1988	7.55	1.97
1989	7.56	1.9
1990	7.58	1.82
1991	7.63	1.66
1992	7.7	1.55
1993	7.76	1.46
1994	7.77	1.37
1995	7.77	1.23
1996	7.76	1.23
1997	7.73	1.09
1998	7.69	1.11
1999	7.64	1.23
2000	7.57	1.26
2001	7.45	1.21
2002	7.32	1.23
2003	7.17	1.26
2004	7.02	1.33
2005	6.86	1.37
2006	6.69	1.44
2007	6.51	1.49
2008	6.39	1.56
2009	6.3	1.66
2010	6.2	1.57
2011	6.09	1.51
2012	5.99	1.5
2013	5.88	1.54
2014	5.77	1.62
2015	5.65	1.64
2016	5.54	1.67
2017	5.43	1.71
2018	5.33	1.73
2019	5.24	1.79
2020	5.15	1.77
2021	5.04	1.8
2022	4.93	1.78
2023	4.84	1.81

Afghanistan and Bulgaria demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Bulgaria

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Bulgaria
1960	18.9	30.4
1961	18.9	30.7
1962	18.8	31
1963	18.7	31.3
1964	18.6	31.6
1965	18.6	32
1966	18.5	32.3
1967	18.4	32.6
1968	18.3	32.8
1969	18.2	33
1970	18.1	33.2
1971	17.9	33.3
1972	17.8	33.5
1973	17.7	33.6
1974	17.6	33.6
1975	17.5	33.7
1976	17.4	33.8
1977	17.3	33.9
1978	17.2	34
1979	17	34.1
1980	16.9	34.2
1981	16.8	34.4
1982	16.7	34.6
1983	16.6	34.8
1984	16.5	35
1985	16.4	35.3
1986	16.3	35.6
1987	16.3	35.8
1988	16.2	35.9
1989	16.1	36.2
1990	16.1	36.6
1991	16	37
1992	15.9	37.4
1993	15.8	37.7
1994	15.7	38
1995	15.6	38.3
1996	15.5	38.6
1997	15.3	38.9
1998	15.2	39.1
1999	15.1	39.4
2000	15	39.7
2001	14.9	40
2002	14.9	40.3
2003	14.9	40.6
2004	14.9	40.8
2005	15	41.1
2006	15.1	41.3
2007	15.2	41.5
2008	15.3	41.7
2009	15.5	42
2010	15.7	42.3
2011	15.9	42.5
2012	16	42.8
2013	16.2	43
2014	16.4	43.3
2015	16.6	43.6
2016	16.8	43.8
2017	17	44.1
2018	17.1	44.3
2019	17.3	44.6
2020	17.5	44.9
2021	17.6	45
2022	17.8	45.2
2023	18	45.3
2024	18.2	45.5

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