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Afghanistan vs Cambodia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 17.6M in Cambodia (ranked 73/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 68,155 sq mi for Cambodia (ranked 40th vs. 88th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Cambodia
Population
44810409
18011232
Population rank 36/197 73/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$46.4B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 97/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$2,628
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 145/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$7,970
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$12.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
29.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$700
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 154/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$2,518
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
68,155 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
2.58
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
27 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
71 years
2025

Afghanistan and Cambodia: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Cambodia economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Cambodia
Year GDP
Afghanistan Cambodia
1975 - $749,129,748
1976 - $790,357,255
1977 - $716,261,764
1978 - $766,642,356
1979 - $723,738,503
1980 - $744,384,130
1981 - $815,153,652
1982 - $865,516,040
1983 - $939,291,262
1984 - $1,021,176,059
1985 - $1,102,669,184
1986 - $1,167,630,318
1987 - $1,036,974,910
1988 - $1,662,877,859
1989 - $1,353,137,648
1990 - $1,402,541,177
1991 - $2,054,974,089
1992 - $2,491,486,594
1993 - $2,533,727,592
1994 - $2,791,435,272
1995 - $3,441,205,693
1996 - $3,506,695,720
1997 - $3,443,413,389
1998 - $3,120,425,503
1999 - $3,517,242,477
2000 $3,521,418,060 $3,694,168,979
2001 $2,813,571,754 $4,145,665,970
2002 $3,825,701,439 $4,501,227,627
2003 $4,520,946,819 $5,046,693,484
2004 $5,224,896,719 $5,883,297,160
2005 $6,203,256,539 $7,066,296,463
2006 $6,971,758,282 $8,350,531,017
2007 $9,747,886,187 $10,127,916,460
2008 $10,109,297,048 $12,174,303,999
2009 $12,416,152,732 $12,502,901,170
2010 $15,856,668,556 $13,808,673,288
2011 $17,805,098,206 $16,032,622,024
2012 $19,907,329,778 $17,826,536,700
2013 $20,146,416,758 $19,807,135,253
2014 $20,497,128,556 $22,041,463,968
2015 $19,134,221,645 $24,174,170,369
2016 $18,116,572,395 $26,556,545,153
2017 $18,753,456,498 $29,355,665,910
2018 $18,053,222,687 $33,145,892,169
2019 $18,799,444,490 $36,685,356,408
2020 $19,955,929,052 $34,818,073,901
2021 $14,259,995,441 $36,790,163,687
2022 $14,497,243,872 $39,994,532,960
2023 $17,152,234,637 $42,335,646,896
2024 - $46,352,647,035

Afghanistan and Cambodia economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Cambodia
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Cambodia
1975 - $113.8
1976 - $128.8
1977 - $126.4
1978 - $147.1
1979 - $142.2
1980 - $143.2
1981 - $154.3
1982 - $159.2
1983 - $166.7
1984 - $174.7
1985 - $182.4
1986 - $185.8
1987 - $158.1
1988 - $244.1
1989 - $191.3
1990 - $190.2
1991 - $267.3
1992 - $307
1993 - $294.1
1994 - $302
1995 - $343
1996 - $325
1997 - $297.6
1998 - $258.8
1999 - $286.8
2000 $174.9 $296.4
2001 $138.7 $328
2002 $179 $350
2003 $198.9 $387
2004 $221.8 $444
2005 $254.2 $526
2006 $274.2 $612
2007 $376 $732
2008 $382 $866
2009 $452 $876
2010 $561 $952
2011 $607 $1,089
2012 $651 $1,193
2013 $637 $1,306
2014 $625 $1,432
2015 $566 $1,547
2016 $522 $1,675
2017 $525 $1,826
2018 $491 $2,037
2019 $497 $2,226
2020 $511 $2,082
2021 $356 $2,167
2022 $357 $2,325
2023 $414 $2,430
2024 - $2,628

Afghanistan vs. Cambodia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Cambodia
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Cambodia
1950 28.2 38.9
1951 28.6 39
1952 29 39.3
1953 29.5 39.6
1954 29.7 39.9
1955 30.4 40.3
1956 30.8 40.5
1957 31.3 40.9
1958 31.8 41.2
1959 32.3 41.7
1960 32.8 42.1
1961 33.3 42.6
1962 33.8 43.1
1963 34.2 43.6
1964 34.7 44
1965 35.1 44.5
1966 35.6 44.9
1967 36 45.2
1968 36.5 45.6
1969 37 45.9
1970 37.5 38.6
1971 37.9 38.7
1972 38.4 38.9
1973 39 39.1
1974 39.5 39.3
1975 40 12.8
1976 40.5 11.6
1977 41.1 11.3
1978 40.1 11.6
1979 38.8 41.1
1980 39.3 47.5
1981 39.4 48
1982 36.1 48.8
1983 36.5 49.4
1984 31.5 50.1
1985 32.1 50.8
1986 38.4 51.6
1987 38.8 53.7
1988 43.2 54.4
1989 44.5 54.8
1990 45.1 55.2
1991 45.5 55.6
1992 46.6 55.7
1993 51 56
1994 51 56.2
1995 52.1 56.6
1996 52.8 56.8
1997 53.2 57.3
1998 52.5 57.9
1999 54.5 58.6
2000 55 59.5
2001 55.5 60.5
2002 56.2 61.4
2003 57.2 62.3
2004 57.8 63.3
2005 58.2 64.1
2006 58.6 64.9
2007 59 65.5
2008 59.7 66.1
2009 60.2 66.7
2010 60.7 67.3
2011 61.3 67.9
2012 61.7 68.4
2013 62.2 68.8
2014 62.3 69.1
2015 62.3 69.4
2016 62.6 69.6
2017 62.4 69.8
2018 62.4 70
2019 62.9 70.1
2020 61.5 70.1
2021 60.4 69.3
2022 65.6 70.5
2023 66 70.7
2024 66.3 70.8
2025 66.5 71

Afghanistan and Cambodia population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Cambodia
Year Population
Afghanistan Cambodia
1960 9,035,043 5,449,966
1961 9,214,083 5,571,168
1962 9,404,406 5,697,558
1963 9,604,487 5,823,010
1964 9,814,318 5,946,178
1965 10,036,008 6,072,289
1966 10,266,395 6,201,232
1967 10,505,959 6,332,944
1968 10,756,922 6,467,324
1969 11,017,409 6,604,725
1970 11,290,128 6,639,182
1971 11,567,667 6,620,880
1972 11,853,696 6,673,886
1973 12,157,999 6,739,726
1974 12,469,127 6,783,240
1975 12,773,954 6,581,371
1976 13,059,851 6,134,991
1977 13,340,756 5,668,551
1978 13,611,441 5,211,653
1979 13,655,567 5,088,808
1980 13,169,311 5,199,872
1981 11,937,581 5,284,495
1982 10,991,378 5,436,432
1983 10,917,982 5,636,203
1984 11,190,221 5,845,117
1985 11,426,852 6,043,783
1986 11,420,074 6,285,693
1987 11,387,818 6,557,970
1988 11,523,298 6,812,014
1989 11,874,088 7,073,473
1990 12,045,660 7,374,752
1991 12,238,879 7,686,850
1992 13,278,974 8,113,083
1993 14,943,172 8,616,381
1994 16,250,794 9,239,162
1995 17,065,836 10,018,497
1996 17,763,266 10,801,270
1997 18,452,091 11,570,982
1998 19,159,996 12,058,173
1999 19,887,785 12,265,731
2000 20,130,327 12,462,336
2001 20,284,307 12,658,484
2002 21,378,117 12,855,241
2003 22,733,049 13,050,968
2004 23,560,654 13,244,731
2005 24,404,567 13,439,202
2006 25,424,094 13,639,028
2007 25,909,852 13,841,770
2008 26,482,622 14,053,479
2009 27,466,101 14,276,810
2010 28,284,089 14,500,726
2011 29,347,708 14,722,584
2012 30,560,034 14,945,085
2013 31,622,704 15,170,208
2014 32,792,523 15,396,772
2015 33,831,764 15,623,251
2016 34,700,612 15,852,803
2017 35,688,935 16,073,372
2018 36,743,039 16,274,522
2019 37,856,121 16,481,304
2020 39,068,979 16,725,474
2021 40,000,412 16,974,305
2022 40,578,842 17,201,724
2023 41,454,761 17,423,880
2024 42,647,492 17,638,801

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Cambodia

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Cambodia
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Cambodia
1960 7.28 6.31
1961 7.28 6.3
1962 7.29 6.3
1963 7.3 6.29
1964 7.3 6.29
1965 7.31 6.27
1966 7.32 6.24
1967 7.34 6.2
1968 7.36 6.17
1969 7.39 6.12
1970 7.4 6.07
1971 7.43 6.01
1972 7.45 5.94
1973 7.49 5.56
1974 7.53 4.8
1975 7.54 4.1
1976 7.56 3.41
1977 7.59 2.72
1978 7.6 3.34
1979 7.61 4.56
1980 7.64 5.77
1981 7.62 6.04
1982 7.6 6.19
1983 7.57 6.3
1984 7.55 6.34
1985 7.55 6.31
1986 7.55 6.23
1987 7.55 6.1
1988 7.55 5.94
1989 7.56 5.68
1990 7.58 5.64
1991 7.63 5.59
1992 7.7 5.49
1993 7.76 5.43
1994 7.77 5.28
1995 7.77 5.08
1996 7.76 4.87
1997 7.73 4.39
1998 7.69 4.13
1999 7.64 3.93
2000 7.57 3.79
2001 7.45 3.69
2002 7.32 3.57
2003 7.17 3.43
2004 7.02 3.31
2005 6.86 3.24
2006 6.69 3.18
2007 6.51 3.13
2008 6.39 3.05
2009 6.3 2.97
2010 6.2 2.86
2011 6.09 2.78
2012 5.99 2.75
2013 5.88 2.74
2014 5.77 2.73
2015 5.65 2.73
2016 5.54 2.73
2017 5.43 2.72
2018 5.33 2.72
2019 5.24 2.73
2020 5.15 2.7
2021 5.04 2.66
2022 4.93 2.62
2023 4.84 2.58

Afghanistan and Cambodia demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Cambodia
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Cambodia
1960 18.9 18.1
1961 18.9 18.1
1962 18.8 18.1
1963 18.7 18
1964 18.6 18
1965 18.6 17.9
1966 18.5 17.9
1967 18.4 17.9
1968 18.3 17.8
1969 18.2 17.8
1970 18.1 17.6
1971 17.9 17.3
1972 17.8 17.2
1973 17.7 17.2
1974 17.6 17.2
1975 17.5 17.2
1976 17.4 17.2
1977 17.3 17.3
1978 17.2 17.4
1979 17 17.6
1980 16.9 17.8
1981 16.8 17.7
1982 16.7 17.8
1983 16.6 17.9
1984 16.5 17.9
1985 16.4 17.9
1986 16.3 18
1987 16.3 18.1
1988 16.2 18.1
1989 16.1 18.1
1990 16.1 18.1
1991 16 18
1992 15.9 18.1
1993 15.8 18.4
1994 15.7 18
1995 15.6 17.3
1996 15.5 17.1
1997 15.3 17.2
1998 15.2 17.4
1999 15.1 17.7
2000 15 18.1
2001 14.9 18.5
2002 14.9 18.9
2003 14.9 19.3
2004 14.9 19.7
2005 15 20.1
2006 15.1 20.6
2007 15.2 21.1
2008 15.3 21.6
2009 15.5 22
2010 15.7 22.4
2011 15.9 22.7
2012 16 23.1
2013 16.2 23.5
2014 16.4 23.9
2015 16.6 24.2
2016 16.8 24.6
2017 17 25
2018 17.1 25.5
2019 17.3 25.8
2020 17.5 26.1
2021 17.6 26.3
2022 17.8 26.5
2023 18 26.8
2024 18.2 27

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Cambodia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$44.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
17.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
2.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
2.09%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
191,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-3.23%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
0.26%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
35.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
41.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
58.2
2025
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$22.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$2.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,306,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
5.37%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
39%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Cambodia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
502 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
18 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
1.03 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
54.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
52.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.86%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
58.9%
2021
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
813 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
56.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
57.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
95%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Cambodia
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-32,960
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
26%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
42.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
23
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
1.84
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
19.6
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
83.8%
2022
English speaking
6%
2023
22.2%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
60.7%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Cambodia
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$109.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$67
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
71 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
9.34%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.21
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
137
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
22.9
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
4.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
17.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
6.67 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Cambodia
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
3,864 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
23,762 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
29,349 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
34,175 mi
2014

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