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Afghanistan vs Egypt statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 117M in Egypt (ranked 13/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 384,345 sq mi for Egypt (ranked 40th vs. 29th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Egypt ranks 42/197 ($389B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Egypt ranks 137/197 ($3,338).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Egypt
Population
44810409
119759833
Population rank 36/197 13/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$389B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 42/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$3,338
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 137/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$19,094
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$354B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
86.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$3,036
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 99/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$1,826
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
384,345 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
2.75
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
72 years
2025

Afghanistan and Egypt: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Egypt economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Egypt
Year GDP
Afghanistan Egypt
1960 - $4,206,270,352
1961 - $4,494,575,611
1962 - $4,035,462,027
1963 - $4,187,146,232
1964 - $4,709,245,762
1965 - $4,948,667,540
1966 - $5,278,005,612
1967 - $5,605,484,299
1968 - $5,932,242,991
1969 - $6,524,455,206
1970 - $8,042,200,452
1971 - $8,609,283,346
1972 - $9,299,638,056
1973 - $10,098,534,613
1974 - $9,228,963,225
1975 - $11,632,178,869
1976 - $13,315,988,083
1977 - $14,400,806,876
1978 - $14,811,704,063
1979 - $18,020,571,429
1980 - $21,669,908,176
1981 - $22,136,081,081
1982 - $27,655,172,414
1983 - $30,966,239,814
1984 - $33,971,188,992
1985 - $39,053,502,251
1986 - $41,253,507,951
1987 - $40,455,616,654
1988 - $34,980,124,929
1989 - $39,756,299,050
1990 - $42,978,914,311
1991 - $37,387,836,491
1992 - $41,855,986,519
1993 - $46,578,631,453
1994 - $51,897,983,393
1995 - $60,159,245,060
1996 - $67,629,716,981
1997 - $78,436,578,171
1998 - $84,828,807,556
1999 - $90,710,704,807
2000 $3,521,418,060 $99,838,543,960
2001 $2,813,571,754 $96,684,636,119
2002 $3,825,701,439 $85,146,067,416
2003 $4,520,946,819 $80,288,461,538
2004 $5,224,896,719 $78,782,467,532
2005 $6,203,256,539 $89,660,339,660
2006 $6,971,758,282 $107,426,086,957
2007 $9,747,886,187 $130,437,828,371
2008 $10,109,297,048 $162,818,181,818
2009 $12,416,152,732 $189,147,005,445
2010 $15,856,668,556 $218,983,666,062
2011 $17,805,098,206 $235,989,672,978
2012 $19,907,329,778 $279,116,666,667
2013 $20,146,416,758 $288,434,108,527
2014 $20,497,128,556 $305,595,408,895
2015 $19,134,221,645 $329,366,576,819
2016 $18,116,572,395 $332,441,717,791
2017 $18,753,456,498 $248,362,771,739
2018 $18,053,222,687 $262,588,632,527
2019 $18,799,444,490 $318,678,815,490
2020 $19,955,929,052 $383,817,841,547
2021 $14,259,995,441 $424,671,765,456
2022 $14,497,243,872 $476,747,720,365
2023 $17,152,234,637 $395,926,075,163
2024 - $389,059,911,004

Afghanistan and Egypt economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Egypt
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Egypt
1960 - $156.4
1961 - $162.8
1962 - $142.4
1963 - $143.9
1964 - $157.7
1965 - $161.6
1966 - $168.1
1967 - $174.1
1968 - $179.8
1969 - $193
1970 - $232.3
1971 - $243
1972 - $256.5
1973 - $272.2
1974 - $243.1
1975 - $299.2
1976 - $335
1977 - $353
1978 - $355
1979 - $421
1980 - $493
1981 - $490
1982 - $596
1983 - $648
1984 - $690
1985 - $770
1986 - $790
1987 - $754
1988 - $634
1989 - $701
1990 - $736
1991 - $623
1992 - $681
1993 - $740
1994 - $807
1995 - $916
1996 - $1,009
1997 - $1,146
1998 - $1,213
1999 - $1,268
2000 $174.9 $1,366
2001 $138.7 $1,295
2002 $179 $1,117
2003 $198.9 $1,031
2004 $221.8 $991
2005 $254.2 $1,106
2006 $274.2 $1,299
2007 $376 $1,548
2008 $382 $1,896
2009 $452 $2,162
2010 $561 $2,455
2011 $607 $2,591
2012 $651 $2,996
2013 $637 $3,026
2014 $625 $3,133
2015 $566 $3,307
2016 $522 $3,271
2017 $525 $2,395
2018 $491 $2,485
2019 $497 $2,963
2020 $511 $3,511
2021 $356 $3,827
2022 $357 $4,233
2023 $414 $3,457
2024 - $3,338

Afghanistan vs. Egypt life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Egypt
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Egypt
1950 28.2 34
1951 28.6 35.3
1952 29 36.6
1953 29.5 37.9
1954 29.7 39.1
1955 30.4 40.2
1956 30.8 41
1957 31.3 42.1
1958 31.8 42.9
1959 32.3 43.7
1960 32.8 44.4
1961 33.3 45.1
1962 33.8 45.8
1963 34.2 46.5
1964 34.7 47.1
1965 35.1 47.6
1966 35.6 48
1967 36 48.1
1968 36.5 48.6
1969 37 48.7
1970 37.5 49
1971 37.9 49.5
1972 38.4 49.9
1973 39 50.1
1974 39.5 51
1975 40 51.7
1976 40.5 52.5
1977 41.1 53.3
1978 40.1 54.1
1979 38.8 54.9
1980 39.3 55.7
1981 39.4 56.5
1982 36.1 57.2
1983 36.5 58
1984 31.5 58.7
1985 32.1 59.4
1986 38.4 60.1
1987 38.8 60.7
1988 43.2 61.4
1989 44.5 61.9
1990 45.1 62.5
1991 45.5 63.1
1992 46.6 63.6
1993 51 64.1
1994 51 64.7
1995 52.1 65.2
1996 52.8 65.7
1997 53.2 66.2
1998 52.5 66.6
1999 54.5 67
2000 55 67.3
2001 55.5 67.6
2002 56.2 67.8
2003 57.2 68
2004 57.8 68.2
2005 58.2 68.4
2006 58.6 68.5
2007 59 68.6
2008 59.7 68.8
2009 60.2 68.9
2010 60.7 69.1
2011 61.3 69.2
2012 61.7 69.5
2013 62.2 69.6
2014 62.3 69.9
2015 62.3 70.1
2016 62.6 70.4
2017 62.4 70.7
2018 62.4 71
2019 62.9 71.2
2020 61.5 69.8
2021 60.4 69
2022 65.6 71
2023 66 71.6
2024 66.3 71.8
2025 66.5 72

Afghanistan and Egypt population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Egypt
Year Population
Afghanistan Egypt
1960 9,035,043 26,896,479
1961 9,214,083 27,600,898
1962 9,404,406 28,337,013
1963 9,604,487 29,091,869
1964 9,814,318 29,858,922
1965 10,036,008 30,629,174
1966 10,266,395 31,406,541
1967 10,505,959 32,196,360
1968 10,756,922 32,998,319
1969 11,017,409 33,811,615
1970 11,290,128 34,623,990
1971 11,567,667 35,433,368
1972 11,853,696 36,258,328
1973 12,157,999 37,102,043
1974 12,469,127 37,969,667
1975 12,773,954 38,875,327
1976 13,059,851 39,795,557
1977 13,340,756 40,748,870
1978 13,611,441 41,761,431
1979 13,655,567 42,818,628
1980 13,169,311 43,950,413
1981 11,937,581 45,147,224
1982 10,991,378 46,407,611
1983 10,917,982 47,786,402
1984 11,190,221 49,247,334
1985 11,426,852 50,734,968
1986 11,420,074 52,206,295
1987 11,387,818 53,674,435
1988 11,523,298 55,187,681
1989 11,874,088 56,710,642
1990 12,045,660 58,396,618
1991 12,238,879 60,028,997
1992 13,278,974 61,480,660
1993 14,943,172 62,915,681
1994 16,250,794 64,285,589
1995 17,065,836 65,652,622
1996 17,763,266 67,028,048
1997 18,452,091 68,431,740
1998 19,159,996 69,943,294
1999 19,887,785 71,520,954
2000 20,130,327 73,083,284
2001 20,284,307 74,652,029
2002 21,378,117 76,239,137
2003 22,733,049 77,853,548
2004 23,560,654 79,477,443
2005 24,404,567 81,101,004
2006 25,424,094 82,700,403
2007 25,909,852 84,276,225
2008 26,482,622 85,864,789
2009 27,466,101 87,501,636
2010 28,284,089 89,196,072
2011 29,347,708 91,093,059
2012 30,560,034 93,161,001
2013 31,622,704 95,333,553
2014 32,792,523 97,528,654
2015 33,831,764 99,597,342
2016 34,700,612 101,644,589
2017 35,688,935 103,696,057
2018 36,743,039 105,682,094
2019 37,856,121 107,553,158
2020 39,068,979 109,315,124
2021 40,000,412 110,957,008
2022 40,578,842 112,618,250
2023 41,454,761 114,535,772
2024 42,647,492 116,538,258

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Egypt

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Egypt
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Egypt
1960 7.28 6.79
1961 7.28 6.76
1962 7.29 6.71
1963 7.3 6.65
1964 7.3 6.54
1965 7.31 6.39
1966 7.32 6.31
1967 7.34 6.25
1968 7.36 6.19
1969 7.39 6.12
1970 7.4 6.06
1971 7.43 5.99
1972 7.45 5.93
1973 7.49 5.84
1974 7.53 5.78
1975 7.54 5.75
1976 7.56 5.73
1977 7.59 5.68
1978 7.6 5.63
1979 7.61 5.57
1980 7.64 5.49
1981 7.62 5.37
1982 7.6 5.33
1983 7.57 5.31
1984 7.55 5.21
1985 7.55 5.12
1986 7.55 5
1987 7.55 4.91
1988 7.55 4.83
1989 7.56 4.68
1990 7.58 4.51
1991 7.63 4.32
1992 7.7 4.15
1993 7.76 3.99
1994 7.77 3.87
1995 7.77 3.76
1996 7.76 3.7
1997 7.73 3.68
1998 7.69 3.68
1999 7.64 3.6
2000 7.57 3.51
2001 7.45 3.46
2002 7.32 3.41
2003 7.17 3.35
2004 7.02 3.28
2005 6.86 3.25
2006 6.69 3.22
2007 6.51 3.24
2008 6.39 3.24
2009 6.3 3.26
2010 6.2 3.3
2011 6.09 3.31
2012 5.99 3.4
2013 5.88 3.49
2014 5.77 3.49
2015 5.65 3.5
2016 5.54 3.35
2017 5.43 3.31
2018 5.33 3.02
2019 5.24 2.87
2020 5.15 2.85
2021 5.04 2.75
2022 4.93 2.75
2023 4.84 2.75

Afghanistan and Egypt demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Egypt
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Egypt
1960 18.9 19.7
1961 18.9 19.5
1962 18.8 19.3
1963 18.7 19.2
1964 18.6 19.1
1965 18.6 19
1966 18.5 19
1967 18.4 19.1
1968 18.3 19.1
1969 18.2 19.1
1970 18.1 19.2
1971 17.9 19.2
1972 17.8 19.2
1973 17.7 19.2
1974 17.6 19.3
1975 17.5 19.3
1976 17.4 19.3
1977 17.3 19.3
1978 17.2 19.3
1979 17 19.3
1980 16.9 19.3
1981 16.8 19.3
1982 16.7 19.3
1983 16.6 19.3
1984 16.5 19.3
1985 16.4 19.4
1986 16.3 19.4
1987 16.3 19.4
1988 16.2 19.4
1989 16.1 19.4
1990 16.1 19.5
1991 16 19.6
1992 15.9 19.7
1993 15.8 19.9
1994 15.7 20
1995 15.6 20.1
1996 15.5 20.3
1997 15.3 20.5
1998 15.2 20.7
1999 15.1 20.9
2000 15 21.2
2001 14.9 21.4
2002 14.9 21.6
2003 14.9 21.8
2004 14.9 22.1
2005 15 22.3
2006 15.1 22.5
2007 15.2 22.7
2008 15.3 22.9
2009 15.5 23.1
2010 15.7 23.3
2011 15.9 23.4
2012 16 23.6
2013 16.2 23.7
2014 16.4 23.8
2015 16.6 23.9
2016 16.8 24
2017 17 24.1
2018 17.1 24.2
2019 17.3 24.4
2020 17.5 24.5
2021 17.6 24.7
2022 17.8 24.8
2023 18 25
2024 18.2 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Egypt
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$409B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
28.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
3.93%
2015
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
0.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
836,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-12.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
6.75%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
48.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
32.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
4.2%
2021
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
246
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$42.6B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$44.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$29.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
13,026,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
12.2%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
43.1%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Egypt
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
928 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
249.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
2.18 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
94.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
6.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.23%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,493 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
12.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
7.19%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Egypt
% of world population
0.52%
2024
1.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+123,884
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
43.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.73 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
40
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
30
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
1.34
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
10.1
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
79.5%
2022
English speaking
6%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
72.7%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Egypt
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$171
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$92
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
72 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
1.52%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.68
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
17
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
17.5
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
45.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
22.4%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
13
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Egypt
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.67%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
3,298 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
15,668 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
173.7 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
202,101 mi
2024

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