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Afghanistan vs Equatorial Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 1.89M in Equatorial Guinea (ranked 148/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 10,830 sq mi for Equatorial Guinea (ranked 40th vs. 140th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Equatorial Guinea ranks 148/197 ($12.8B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Equatorial Guinea ranks 106/197 ($6,745).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
Population
44810409
1975406
Population rank 36/197 148/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$12.8B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 148/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$6,745
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 106/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$17,567
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$4.62B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
35.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$2,442
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 112/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$4,393
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
10,830 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
174.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
4.08
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
22 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
64.1 years
2025

Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Equatorial Guinea
Year GDP
Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
1962 - $37,253,333
1963 - $44,266,667
1964 - $51,915,000
1965 - $64,748,333
1966 - $69,110,000
1967 - $72,317,447
1968 - $67,514,286
1969 - $67,225,714
1970 - $66,331,429
1971 - $64,946,955
1972 - $65,429,198
1973 - $81,203,227
1974 - $94,159,863
1975 - $104,295,643
1976 - $103,653,050
1977 - $103,987,520
1978 - -
1979 - -
1980 - $50,642,881
1981 - $36,731,423
1982 - $44,294,648
1983 - $44,442,457
1984 - $50,320,914
1985 - $62,118,570
1986 - $76,407,396
1987 - $93,345,860
1988 - $100,534,657
1989 - $88,265,975
1990 - $112,119,411
1991 - $110,906,029
1992 - $134,707,184
1993 - $136,047,906
1994 - $100,807,003
1995 - $141,853,361
1996 - $232,463,023
1997 - $442,337,871
1998 - $370,687,634
1999 - $621,117,886
2000 $3,521,418,060 $1,045,998,496
2001 $2,813,571,754 $1,461,139,022
2002 $3,825,701,439 $1,806,742,742
2003 $4,520,946,819 $2,484,745,935
2004 $5,224,896,719 $4,410,764,339
2005 $6,203,256,539 $8,217,369,093
2006 $6,971,758,282 $10,086,528,699
2007 $9,747,886,187 $13,071,718,759
2008 $10,109,297,048 $19,749,893,536
2009 $12,416,152,732 $15,027,795,173
2010 $15,856,668,556 $16,314,443,436
2011 $17,805,098,206 $21,357,343,669
2012 $19,907,329,778 $22,388,344,144
2013 $20,146,416,758 $21,948,834,284
2014 $20,497,128,556 $21,765,453,082
2015 $19,134,221,645 $13,185,496,881
2016 $18,116,572,395 $11,240,808,848
2017 $18,753,456,498 $12,200,913,879
2018 $18,053,222,687 $13,097,012,134
2019 $18,799,444,490 $11,364,133,550
2020 $19,955,929,052 $9,893,816,008
2021 $14,259,995,441 $12,215,878,033
2022 $14,497,243,872 $13,687,643,436
2023 $17,152,234,637 $12,337,550,584
2024 - $12,765,777,677

Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Equatorial Guinea
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
1962 - $132.9
1963 - $154.8
1964 - $177.8
1965 - $217.1
1966 - $226.7
1967 - $231.9
1968 - $211.7
1969 - $208.4
1970 - $206.8
1971 - $205.6
1972 - $211.4
1973 - $268.6
1974 - $319
1975 - $362
1976 - $369
1977 - $376
1978 - $376
1979 - $372
1980 - $175.5
1981 - $121.1
1982 - $137.5
1983 - $129.4
1984 - $137.9
1985 - $161.1
1986 - $188.8
1987 - $220.9
1988 - $228.7
1989 - $193.2
1990 - $236.4
1991 - $225.3
1992 - $263.7
1993 - $256.7
1994 - $183.2
1995 - $248.3
1996 - $392
1997 - $717
1998 - $578
1999 - $931
2000 $174.9 $1,487
2001 $138.7 $1,949
2002 $179 $2,264
2003 $198.9 $2,931
2004 $221.8 $4,901
2005 $254.2 $8,674
2006 $274.2 $10,185
2007 $376 $12,617
2008 $382 $18,211
2009 $452 $13,233
2010 $561 $13,720
2011 $607 $17,198
2012 $651 $17,309
2013 $637 $16,304
2014 $625 $15,549
2015 $566 $9,069
2016 $522 $7,453
2017 $525 $7,809
2018 $491 $8,102
2019 $497 $6,804
2020 $511 $5,764
2021 $356 $6,946
2022 $357 $7,589
2023 $414 $6,678
2024 - $6,745

Afghanistan vs. Equatorial Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Equatorial Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
1950 28.2 40.1
1951 28.6 40.4
1952 29 40.6
1953 29.5 40.9
1954 29.7 41.1
1955 30.4 41.4
1956 30.8 41.7
1957 31.3 41.9
1958 31.8 42.2
1959 32.3 42.5
1960 32.8 42.7
1961 33.3 43
1962 33.8 43.3
1963 34.2 43.5
1964 34.7 43.8
1965 35.1 44.1
1966 35.6 44.3
1967 36 44.6
1968 36.5 44.9
1969 37 31
1970 37.5 31.1
1971 37.9 37.2
1972 38.4 44.4
1973 39 44.7
1974 39.5 41.5
1975 40 37.3
1976 40.5 30.5
1977 41.1 42
1978 40.1 42.3
1979 38.8 43
1980 39.3 48.8
1981 39.4 49.1
1982 36.1 49.7
1983 36.5 50
1984 31.5 50.2
1985 32.1 50.6
1986 38.4 50.8
1987 38.8 51
1988 43.2 51.2
1989 44.5 51.3
1990 45.1 51.4
1991 45.5 51.5
1992 46.6 51.6
1993 51 51.7
1994 51 51.8
1995 52.1 51.9
1996 52.8 52.1
1997 53.2 52.4
1998 52.5 52.6
1999 54.5 53
2000 55 53.4
2001 55.5 53.8
2002 56.2 54.3
2003 57.2 54.8
2004 57.8 55.3
2005 58.2 55.8
2006 58.6 56.4
2007 59 56.9
2008 59.7 57.4
2009 60.2 57.9
2010 60.7 58.3
2011 61.3 58.8
2012 61.7 59.3
2013 62.2 59.8
2014 62.3 60.2
2015 62.3 60.6
2016 62.6 61.1
2017 62.4 61.5
2018 62.4 61.9
2019 62.9 62.3
2020 61.5 62.1
2021 60.4 62.4
2022 65.6 63.4
2023 66 63.7
2024 66.3 63.9
2025 66.5 64.1

Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Equatorial Guinea
Year Population
Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
1960 9,035,043 269,807
1961 9,214,083 274,896
1962 9,404,406 280,286
1963 9,604,487 285,965
1964 9,814,318 291,942
1965 10,036,008 298,238
1966 10,266,395 304,859
1967 10,505,959 311,805
1968 10,756,922 318,849
1969 11,017,409 322,517
1970 11,290,128 320,803
1971 11,567,667 315,940
1972 11,853,696 309,468
1973 12,157,999 302,281
1974 12,469,127 294,953
1975 12,773,954 287,901
1976 13,059,851 281,031
1977 13,340,756 276,779
1978 13,611,441 276,531
1979 13,655,567 279,846
1980 13,169,311 288,644
1981 11,937,581 303,252
1982 10,991,378 322,216
1983 10,917,982 343,421
1984 11,190,221 364,899
1985 11,426,852 385,547
1986 11,420,074 404,728
1987 11,387,818 422,522
1988 11,523,298 439,651
1989 11,874,088 456,808
1990 12,045,660 474,274
1991 12,238,879 492,217
1992 13,278,974 510,770
1993 14,943,172 530,023
1994 16,250,794 550,138
1995 17,065,836 571,264
1996 17,763,266 593,492
1997 18,452,091 616,893
1998 19,159,996 641,474
1999 19,887,785 667,214
2000 20,130,327 703,279
2001 20,284,307 749,836
2002 21,378,117 797,957
2003 22,733,049 847,862
2004 23,560,654 899,917
2005 24,404,567 947,367
2006 25,424,094 990,343
2007 25,909,852 1,036,044
2008 26,482,622 1,084,530
2009 27,466,101 1,135,673
2010 28,284,089 1,189,085
2011 29,347,708 1,241,835
2012 30,560,034 1,293,483
2013 31,622,704 1,346,218
2014 32,792,523 1,399,828
2015 33,831,764 1,453,923
2016 34,700,612 1,508,186
2017 35,688,935 1,562,396
2018 36,743,039 1,616,422
2019 37,856,121 1,670,177
2020 39,068,979 1,716,468
2021 40,000,412 1,758,786
2022 40,578,842 1,803,545
2023 41,454,761 1,847,549
2024 42,647,492 1,892,516

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Equatorial Guinea
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
1960 7.28 5.65
1961 7.28 5.66
1962 7.29 5.67
1963 7.3 5.69
1964 7.3 5.71
1965 7.31 5.73
1966 7.32 5.76
1967 7.34 5.78
1968 7.36 5.79
1969 7.39 5.8
1970 7.4 5.81
1971 7.43 5.81
1972 7.45 5.81
1973 7.49 5.8
1974 7.53 5.8
1975 7.54 5.79
1976 7.56 5.79
1977 7.59 5.8
1978 7.6 5.8
1979 7.61 5.82
1980 7.64 5.84
1981 7.62 5.86
1982 7.6 5.88
1983 7.57 5.9
1984 7.55 5.93
1985 7.55 5.95
1986 7.55 5.96
1987 7.55 5.97
1988 7.55 5.98
1989 7.56 5.99
1990 7.58 5.99
1991 7.63 5.99
1992 7.7 5.98
1993 7.76 5.98
1994 7.77 5.98
1995 7.77 5.97
1996 7.76 5.96
1997 7.73 5.94
1998 7.69 5.91
1999 7.64 5.88
2000 7.57 5.83
2001 7.45 5.79
2002 7.32 5.73
2003 7.17 5.68
2004 7.02 5.62
2005 6.86 5.56
2006 6.69 5.5
2007 6.51 5.43
2008 6.39 5.36
2009 6.3 5.29
2010 6.2 5.21
2011 6.09 5.13
2012 5.99 5.04
2013 5.88 4.95
2014 5.77 4.86
2015 5.65 4.77
2016 5.54 4.69
2017 5.43 4.6
2018 5.33 4.51
2019 5.24 4.43
2020 5.15 4.35
2021 5.04 4.27
2022 4.93 4.17
2023 4.84 4.08

Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Equatorial Guinea
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
1960 18.9 21.9
1961 18.9 21.7
1962 18.8 21.6
1963 18.7 21.4
1964 18.6 21.3
1965 18.6 21.1
1966 18.5 21
1967 18.4 20.8
1968 18.3 20.7
1969 18.2 20.5
1970 18.1 20.4
1971 17.9 20.2
1972 17.8 20.2
1973 17.7 20.1
1974 17.6 20
1975 17.5 19.9
1976 17.4 19.8
1977 17.3 19.6
1978 17.2 19.5
1979 17 19.4
1980 16.9 19.3
1981 16.8 19.2
1982 16.7 19.1
1983 16.6 19.3
1984 16.5 19.7
1985 16.4 19.9
1986 16.3 20
1987 16.3 20
1988 16.2 19.9
1989 16.1 19.8
1990 16.1 19.7
1991 16 19.5
1992 15.9 19.4
1993 15.8 19.2
1994 15.7 19.1
1995 15.6 19
1996 15.5 19
1997 15.3 18.9
1998 15.2 18.9
1999 15.1 18.9
2000 15 19
2001 14.9 19.1
2002 14.9 19.3
2003 14.9 19.4
2004 14.9 19.7
2005 15 19.9
2006 15.1 20.1
2007 15.2 20.4
2008 15.3 20.7
2009 15.5 20.9
2010 15.7 21.2
2011 15.9 21.3
2012 16 21.5
2013 16.2 21.6
2014 16.4 21.7
2015 16.6 21.9
2016 16.8 21.9
2017 17 22
2018 17.1 22.1
2019 17.3 22.2
2020 17.5 22.1
2021 17.6 22.1
2022 17.8 22.1
2023 18 22.1
2024 18.2 22

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$8.96B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
18.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
2.19%
1998
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
8.6%
2014
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
51.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
45.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
47.7
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
29.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$1.54B
2023
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$0
2023
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
2.22%
1996
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,284 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
3.78 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
2.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
4.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.75%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-423%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
745 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
8.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
31.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
66.9%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+3,891
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
74.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
26.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
13
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
2.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
27.2
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
66
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
94.4%
2010
English speaking
6%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
60.4%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$190.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$133.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
64.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.83%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.14
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
174
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
70.6
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
18.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
8.2%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
27
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
6.56 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
5,723 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
404 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
9,357 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
1,790 mi
2017

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