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Afghanistan vs Cayman Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 74.5K in The Cayman Islands (ranked 187/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 92.7 sq mi for The Cayman Islands (ranked 40th vs. 190th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and The Cayman Islands ranks 159/197 ($7.14B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while The Cayman Islands ranks 6/197 ($97,750).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Cayman Islands
Population
44810409
76930
Population rank 36/197 187/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$7.14B
2023
GDP rank 137/197 159/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$97,750
2023
GDP per capita rank 196/197 6/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$86,689
2023
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
n/a
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
n/a
Government debt per person rank 185/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$82,674
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
92.7 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
804 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
39.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
80.7 years
2025

Afghanistan and Cayman Islands: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Cayman Islands economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Cayman Islands
Year GDP
Afghanistan Cayman Islands
2000 $3,521,418,060 -
2001 $2,813,571,754 -
2002 $3,825,701,439 -
2003 $4,520,946,819 -
2004 $5,224,896,719 -
2005 $6,203,256,539 -
2006 $6,971,758,282 $4,200,288,241
2007 $9,747,886,187 $4,466,278,065
2008 $10,109,297,048 $4,585,949,024
2009 $12,416,152,732 $4,281,714,567
2010 $15,856,668,556 $4,156,841,107
2011 $17,805,098,206 $4,186,073,104
2012 $19,907,329,778 $4,291,004,524
2013 $20,146,416,758 $4,405,796,023
2014 $20,497,128,556 $4,562,853,611
2015 $19,134,221,645 $4,708,167,233
2016 $18,116,572,395 $4,909,322,237
2017 $18,753,456,498 $5,166,281,305
2018 $18,053,222,687 $5,530,178,441
2019 $18,799,444,490 $5,941,896,608
2020 $19,955,929,052 $5,655,358,021
2021 $14,259,995,441 $6,060,026,520
2022 $14,497,243,872 $6,600,843,963
2023 $17,152,234,637 $7,139,428,558

Afghanistan and Cayman Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Cayman Islands
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Cayman Islands
2000 $174.9 -
2001 $138.7 -
2002 $179 -
2003 $198.9 -
2004 $221.8 -
2005 $254.2 -
2006 $274.2 $87,085
2007 $376 $89,888
2008 $382 $89,655
2009 $452 $81,374
2010 $561 $76,838
2011 $607 $75,281
2012 $651 $75,102
2013 $637 $75,114
2014 $625 $75,845
2015 $566 $76,379
2016 $522 $77,802
2017 $525 $80,054
2018 $491 $83,866
2019 $497 $88,254
2020 $511 $82,339
2021 $356 $86,438
2022 $357 $92,202
2023 $414 $97,750

Afghanistan vs. Cayman Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Cayman Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Cayman Islands
1950 28.2 54
1951 28.6 54.5
1952 29 55
1953 29.5 55.4
1954 29.7 55.9
1955 30.4 56.4
1956 30.8 56.8
1957 31.3 57.3
1958 31.8 57.7
1959 32.3 58.2
1960 32.8 58.8
1961 33.3 59.4
1962 33.8 60.1
1963 34.2 60.8
1964 34.7 61.4
1965 35.1 62.2
1966 35.6 62.8
1967 36 63.2
1968 36.5 63.6
1969 37 64
1970 37.5 64.4
1971 37.9 64.8
1972 38.4 65.4
1973 39 65.9
1974 39.5 66.5
1975 40 67
1976 40.5 67.5
1977 41.1 68.1
1978 40.1 68.5
1979 38.8 69
1980 39.3 69.5
1981 39.4 70
1982 36.1 70.4
1983 36.5 70.8
1984 31.5 71.2
1985 32.1 71.6
1986 38.4 71.9
1987 38.8 72.1
1988 43.2 72.4
1989 44.5 72.5
1990 45.1 72.7
1991 45.5 72.9
1992 46.6 73.1
1993 51 73.2
1994 51 73.4
1995 52.1 73.6
1996 52.8 73.7
1997 53.2 73.9
1998 52.5 74.1
1999 54.5 74.2
2000 55 74.4
2001 55.5 74.5
2002 56.2 74.6
2003 57.2 74.6
2004 57.8 74.6
2005 58.2 74.9
2006 58.6 75
2007 59 75.2
2008 59.7 75.4
2009 60.2 75.7
2010 60.7 76.1
2011 61.3 76.6
2012 61.7 77.1
2013 62.2 77.7
2014 62.3 77.9
2015 62.3 78.1
2016 62.6 78.4
2017 62.4 78.6
2018 62.4 78.8
2019 62.9 79.1
2020 61.5 79.2
2021 60.4 79.3
2022 65.6 80
2023 66 80.4
2024 66.3 80.5
2025 66.5 80.7

Afghanistan and Cayman Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Cayman Islands
Year Population
Afghanistan Cayman Islands
1960 9,035,043 8,428
1961 9,214,083 8,601
1962 9,404,406 8,781
1963 9,604,487 8,970
1964 9,814,318 9,166
1965 10,036,008 9,361
1966 10,266,395 9,560
1967 10,505,959 9,769
1968 10,756,922 9,971
1969 11,017,409 10,165
1970 11,290,128 10,517
1971 11,567,667 11,098
1972 11,853,696 11,764
1973 12,157,999 12,438
1974 12,469,127 13,114
1975 12,773,954 13,788
1976 13,059,851 14,454
1977 13,340,756 15,105
1978 13,611,441 15,727
1979 13,655,567 16,351
1980 13,169,311 17,079
1981 11,937,581 17,905
1982 10,991,378 18,750
1983 10,917,982 19,598
1984 11,190,221 20,454
1985 11,426,852 21,324
1986 11,420,074 22,197
1987 11,387,818 23,073
1988 11,523,298 23,951
1989 11,874,088 24,874
1990 12,045,660 25,999
1991 12,238,879 27,294
1992 13,278,974 28,621
1993 14,943,172 29,976
1994 16,250,794 31,352
1995 17,065,836 32,743
1996 17,763,266 34,143
1997 18,452,091 35,543
1998 19,159,996 36,922
1999 19,887,785 38,284
2000 20,130,327 39,674
2001 20,284,307 41,089
2002 21,378,117 42,514
2003 22,733,049 43,934
2004 23,560,654 45,352
2005 24,404,567 46,788
2006 25,424,094 48,232
2007 25,909,852 49,687
2008 26,482,622 51,151
2009 27,466,101 52,618
2010 28,284,089 54,099
2011 29,347,708 55,606
2012 30,560,034 57,136
2013 31,622,704 58,655
2014 32,792,523 60,160
2015 33,831,764 61,642
2016 34,700,612 63,100
2017 35,688,935 64,535
2018 36,743,039 65,941
2019 37,856,121 67,327
2020 39,068,979 68,684
2021 40,000,412 70,108
2022 40,578,842 71,591
2023 41,454,761 73,038
2024 42,647,492 74,457

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Cayman Islands

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Cayman Islands
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Cayman Islands
1960 7.28 4.71
1961 7.28 4.78
1962 7.29 4.79
1963 7.3 4.69
1964 7.3 4.41
1965 7.31 4.16
1966 7.32 4.08
1967 7.34 4.05
1968 7.36 3.99
1969 7.39 3.52
1970 7.4 4.66
1971 7.43 3.47
1972 7.45 4.89
1973 7.49 3.56
1974 7.53 2.96
1975 7.54 2.72
1976 7.56 2.53
1977 7.59 2.41
1978 7.6 2.37
1979 7.61 2.37
1980 7.64 2.4
1981 7.62 2.38
1982 7.6 2.01
1983 7.57 1.83
1984 7.55 1.79
1985 7.55 1.75
1986 7.55 1.69
1987 7.55 1.58
1988 7.55 1.63
1989 7.56 1.76
1990 7.58 1.78
1991 7.63 1.85
1992 7.7 1.73
1993 7.76 1.67
1994 7.77 1.66
1995 7.77 1.67
1996 7.76 1.69
1997 7.73 1.7
1998 7.69 1.7
1999 7.64 1.71
2000 7.57 1.71
2001 7.45 1.7
2002 7.32 1.68
2003 7.17 1.67
2004 7.02 1.67
2005 6.86 1.67
2006 6.69 1.67
2007 6.51 1.68
2008 6.39 1.7
2009 6.3 1.72
2010 6.2 1.69
2011 6.09 1.64
2012 5.99 1.53
2013 5.88 1.45
2014 5.77 1.33
2015 5.65 1.27
2016 5.54 1.23
2017 5.43 1.22
2018 5.33 1.28
2019 5.24 1.51
2020 5.15 1.55
2021 5.04 1.55
2022 4.93 1.54
2023 4.84 1.53

Afghanistan and Cayman Islands demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Cayman Islands
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Cayman Islands
1960 18.9 23.5
1961 18.9 23.3
1962 18.8 22.9
1963 18.7 22.6
1964 18.6 22.3
1965 18.6 22.1
1966 18.5 21.8
1967 18.4 21.6
1968 18.3 21.3
1969 18.2 21.2
1970 18.1 21.2
1971 17.9 21.4
1972 17.8 21.8
1973 17.7 22.2
1974 17.6 22.6
1975 17.5 23.1
1976 17.4 23.7
1977 17.3 24.3
1978 17.2 25
1979 17 25.7
1980 16.9 26
1981 16.8 26.1
1982 16.7 26.2
1983 16.6 26.4
1984 16.5 26.8
1985 16.4 27.2
1986 16.3 27.6
1987 16.3 28.1
1988 16.2 28.6
1989 16.1 29.1
1990 16.1 29.5
1991 16 29.6
1992 15.9 29.9
1993 15.8 30.1
1994 15.7 30.5
1995 15.6 30.8
1996 15.5 31.3
1997 15.3 31.8
1998 15.2 32.3
1999 15.1 32.9
2000 15 33.2
2001 14.9 33.3
2002 14.9 33.4
2003 14.9 33.5
2004 14.9 33.7
2005 15 33.9
2006 15.1 34.2
2007 15.2 34.5
2008 15.3 34.8
2009 15.5 35.1
2010 15.7 35.4
2011 15.9 35.7
2012 16 35.8
2013 16.2 35.9
2014 16.4 36.1
2015 16.6 36.3
2016 16.8 36.5
2017 17 36.8
2018 17.1 37.1
2019 17.3 37.4
2020 17.5 37.8
2021 17.6 38.1
2022 17.8 38.5
2023 18 38.9
2024 18.2 39.3

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Finance

Afghanistan Cayman Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$4.42B
2022
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
14%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
1.57%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
4.24%
2015
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
85.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
8.19%
2022
Economic freedom index
53
2021
74
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
4
2020
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$644M
2020
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$234M
2023
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$10.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
660,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
22.9%
2019
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Cayman Islands
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
0.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
4.9 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
2.94%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Cayman Islands
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.0009%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+896
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
76
2025
Higher education index
19
2025
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
4.46
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
14
2025
Visa free countries
38
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
99%
2017
English speaking
6%
2023
76.6%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
81.1%
2017

Health

Afghanistan Cayman Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
80.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.94
1997
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
78
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Afghanistan Cayman Islands
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
1,245 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
10.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
48.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
488 mi
2007

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