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Afghanistan vs Croatia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 3.87M in Croatia (ranked 129/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 21,606 sq mi for Croatia (ranked 40th vs. 123rd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Croatia
Population
44810409
3839202
Population rank 36/197 129/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$92.5B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 74/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$23,931
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 50/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$48,575
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$53.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
55.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$13,796
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 42/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$20,265
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
21,606 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
46 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
78.9 years
2025

Afghanistan and Croatia: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Croatia economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Croatia
Year GDP
Afghanistan Croatia
1990 - $25,650,213,280
1991 - $18,760,386,775
1992 - $10,621,169,291
1993 - $11,259,647,874
1994 - $15,062,911,617
1995 - $22,772,394,547
1996 - $24,150,978,347
1997 - $24,175,764,812
1998 - $25,890,228,430
1999 - $23,777,026,779
2000 $3,521,418,060 $22,134,411,297
2001 $2,813,571,754 $23,066,883,850
2002 $3,825,701,439 $26,757,722,429
2003 $4,520,946,819 $35,245,317,002
2004 $5,224,896,719 $41,836,292,157
2005 $6,203,256,539 $45,013,119,282
2006 $6,971,758,282 $49,590,197,657
2007 $9,747,886,187 $59,298,265,770
2008 $10,109,297,048 $68,478,776,206
2009 $12,416,152,732 $62,321,642,125
2010 $15,856,668,556 $58,981,738,869
2011 $17,805,098,206 $62,903,737,380
2012 $19,907,329,778 $57,551,963,753
2013 $20,146,416,758 $59,852,401,272
2014 $20,497,128,556 $59,612,144,078
2015 $19,134,221,645 $51,005,200,670
2016 $18,116,572,395 $52,654,855,638
2017 $18,753,456,498 $56,186,190,438
2018 $18,053,222,687 $61,668,130,123
2019 $18,799,444,490 $61,467,582,194
2020 $19,955,929,052 $57,963,370,885
2021 $14,259,995,441 $69,006,802,299
2022 $14,497,243,872 $71,198,635,102
2023 $17,152,234,637 $84,393,795,502
2024 - $92,526,176,109

Afghanistan and Croatia economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Croatia
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Croatia
1990 - $5,369
1991 - $4,001
1992 - $2,321
1993 - $2,448
1994 - $3,238
1995 - $4,929
1996 - $5,300
1997 - $5,331
1998 - $5,713
1999 - $5,269
2000 $174.9 $4,954
2001 $138.7 $5,365
2002 $179 $6,220
2003 $198.9 $8,190
2004 $221.8 $9,719
2005 $254.2 $10,444
2006 $274.2 $11,503
2007 $376 $13,758
2008 $382 $15,889
2009 $452 $14,476
2010 $561 $13,731
2011 $607 $14,695
2012 $651 $13,509
2013 $637 $14,136
2014 $625 $14,188
2015 $566 $12,285
2016 $522 $12,821
2017 $525 $13,903
2018 $491 $15,460
2019 $497 $15,564
2020 $511 $14,808
2021 $356 $17,790
2022 $357 $18,466
2023 $414 $21,865
2024 - $23,931

Afghanistan vs. Croatia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Croatia
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Croatia
1950 28.2 58.5
1951 28.6 59
1952 29 59.8
1953 29.5 61.5
1954 29.7 62.2
1955 30.4 63.1
1956 30.8 63.6
1957 31.3 64.4
1958 31.8 65
1959 32.3 65.5
1960 32.8 65.9
1961 33.3 66.5
1962 33.8 67.3
1963 34.2 67.6
1964 34.7 68
1965 35.1 68.5
1966 35.6 68.9
1967 36 69
1968 36.5 68.9
1969 37 69
1970 37.5 69.2
1971 37.9 69.4
1972 38.4 69.8
1973 39 70.1
1974 39.5 70.6
1975 40 71
1976 40.5 71.4
1977 41.1 71.4
1978 40.1 71.3
1979 38.8 71.1
1980 39.3 71
1981 39.4 70.9
1982 36.1 70.7
1983 36.5 70.7
1984 31.5 71
1985 32.1 71.5
1986 38.4 71.8
1987 38.8 71.9
1988 43.2 72.2
1989 44.5 72.5
1990 45.1 72.2
1991 45.5 70.6
1992 46.6 71.7
1993 51 72.3
1994 51 72.6
1995 52.1 72.6
1996 52.8 73
1997 53.2 73
1998 52.5 73.2
1999 54.5 73.6
2000 55 74
2001 55.5 74.4
2002 56.2 74.6
2003 57.2 74.7
2004 57.8 75.3
2005 58.2 75.6
2006 58.6 75.7
2007 59 75.9
2008 59.7 76
2009 60.2 76.3
2010 60.7 76.7
2011 61.3 77
2012 61.7 77.3
2013 62.2 77.5
2014 62.3 77.5
2015 62.3 77.6
2016 62.6 77.6
2017 62.4 77.7
2018 62.4 77.9
2019 62.9 78.2
2020 61.5 77.5
2021 60.4 77.1
2022 65.6 78.3
2023 66 78.6
2024 66.3 78.8
2025 66.5 78.9

Afghanistan and Croatia population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Croatia
Year Population
Afghanistan Croatia
1960 9,035,043 4,140,181
1961 9,214,083 4,167,292
1962 9,404,406 4,196,712
1963 9,604,487 4,225,675
1964 9,814,318 4,252,876
1965 10,036,008 4,280,923
1966 10,266,395 4,310,701
1967 10,505,959 4,338,683
1968 10,756,922 4,365,628
1969 11,017,409 4,391,490
1970 11,290,128 4,412,252
1971 11,567,667 4,431,275
1972 11,853,696 4,450,564
1973 12,157,999 4,470,161
1974 12,469,127 4,490,660
1975 12,773,954 4,512,082
1976 13,059,851 4,535,934
1977 13,340,756 4,559,571
1978 13,611,441 4,581,085
1979 13,655,567 4,594,778
1980 13,169,311 4,599,782
1981 11,937,581 4,611,509
1982 10,991,378 4,634,234
1983 10,917,982 4,658,254
1984 11,190,221 4,680,285
1985 11,426,852 4,701,417
1986 11,420,074 4,721,446
1987 11,387,818 4,739,745
1988 11,523,298 4,755,207
1989 11,874,088 4,767,260
1990 12,045,660 4,777,368
1991 12,238,879 4,689,022
1992 13,278,974 4,575,818
1993 14,943,172 4,600,463
1994 16,250,794 4,652,024
1995 17,065,836 4,620,030
1996 17,763,266 4,557,097
1997 18,452,091 4,534,920
1998 19,159,996 4,532,135
1999 19,887,785 4,512,597
2000 20,130,327 4,468,302
2001 20,284,307 4,299,642
2002 21,378,117 4,302,174
2003 22,733,049 4,303,399
2004 23,560,654 4,304,600
2005 24,404,567 4,310,145
2006 25,424,094 4,311,159
2007 25,909,852 4,310,217
2008 26,482,622 4,309,705
2009 27,466,101 4,305,181
2010 28,284,089 4,295,427
2011 29,347,708 4,280,622
2012 30,560,034 4,260,368
2013 31,622,704 4,233,922
2014 32,792,523 4,201,598
2015 33,831,764 4,151,725
2016 34,700,612 4,106,867
2017 35,688,935 4,041,407
2018 36,743,039 3,988,775
2019 37,856,121 3,949,390
2020 39,068,979 3,914,206
2021 40,000,412 3,878,981
2022 40,578,842 3,855,641
2023 41,454,761 3,859,686
2024 42,647,492 3,866,300

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Croatia

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Croatia
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Croatia
1960 7.28 2.24
1961 7.28 2.22
1962 7.29 2.19
1963 7.3 2.15
1964 7.3 2.14
1965 7.31 2.22
1966 7.32 2.23
1967 7.34 2.1
1968 7.36 2.03
1969 7.39 1.95
1970 7.4 1.88
1971 7.43 1.97
1972 7.45 2.01
1973 7.49 2.01
1974 7.53 1.98
1975 7.54 1.95
1976 7.56 1.94
1977 7.59 1.95
1978 7.6 1.96
1979 7.61 1.95
1980 7.64 1.93
1981 7.62 1.93
1982 7.6 1.9
1983 7.57 1.88
1984 7.55 1.87
1985 7.55 1.82
1986 7.55 1.76
1987 7.55 1.64
1988 7.55 1.79
1989 7.56 1.63
1990 7.58 1.63
1991 7.63 1.53
1992 7.7 1.48
1993 7.76 1.52
1994 7.77 1.47
1995 7.77 1.58
1996 7.76 1.67
1997 7.73 1.69
1998 7.69 1.45
1999 7.64 1.38
2000 7.57 1.39
2001 7.45 1.46
2002 7.32 1.42
2003 7.17 1.41
2004 7.02 1.43
2005 6.86 1.5
2006 6.69 1.47
2007 6.51 1.48
2008 6.39 1.47
2009 6.3 1.5
2010 6.2 1.46
2011 6.09 1.41
2012 5.99 1.52
2013 5.88 1.46
2014 5.77 1.46
2015 5.65 1.41
2016 5.54 1.43
2017 5.43 1.42
2018 5.33 1.47
2019 5.24 1.47
2020 5.15 1.48
2021 5.04 1.62
2022 4.93 1.53
2023 4.84 1.46

Afghanistan and Croatia demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Croatia
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Croatia
1960 18.9 29
1961 18.9 29.4
1962 18.8 29.7
1963 18.7 30
1964 18.6 30.3
1965 18.6 30.6
1966 18.5 30.9
1967 18.4 31.2
1968 18.3 31.5
1969 18.2 31.8
1970 18.1 32.1
1971 17.9 32.3
1972 17.8 32.5
1973 17.7 32.7
1974 17.6 32.8
1975 17.5 33
1976 17.4 33.1
1977 17.3 33.2
1978 17.2 33.3
1979 17 33.4
1980 16.9 33.4
1981 16.8 33.5
1982 16.7 33.6
1983 16.6 33.8
1984 16.5 34
1985 16.4 34.2
1986 16.3 34.4
1987 16.3 34.7
1988 16.2 35
1989 16.1 35.3
1990 16.1 35.6
1991 16 36
1992 15.9 36.4
1993 15.8 36.9
1994 15.7 37.3
1995 15.6 37.8
1996 15.5 38.2
1997 15.3 38.6
1998 15.2 38.9
1999 15.1 39.2
2000 15 39.6
2001 14.9 39.9
2002 14.9 40.2
2003 14.9 40.5
2004 14.9 40.7
2005 15 40.9
2006 15.1 41.2
2007 15.2 41.4
2008 15.3 41.6
2009 15.5 41.8
2010 15.7 41.9
2011 15.9 42.2
2012 16 42.5
2013 16.2 42.7
2014 16.4 43
2015 16.6 43.3
2016 16.8 43.7
2017 17 44.2
2018 17.1 44.6
2019 17.3 45
2020 17.5 45.2
2021 17.6 45.4
2022 17.8 45.6
2023 18 45.8
2024 18.2 46

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Croatia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$85.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
48.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
4.09%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.78%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-2.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
5.03%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
19.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
81
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$27.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$3.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$6.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
21,608,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
23.4%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
92.6%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Croatia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,237 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
17.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
4.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
68%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
34.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,484 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
69.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
47%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Croatia
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-5,186
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
58.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
73
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
47
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
83
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
7.9
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
6%
2023
57.1%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
83.6%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Croatia
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$1,344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$123.5
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
78.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.009%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
3.61
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
29.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
4.6
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
64
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
37%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
7.65 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Croatia
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
5,588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
5,737 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
7,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
16,751 mi
2015

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