Afghanistan vs Eritrea statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 40th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Afghanistan and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Eritrea economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Eritrea
1992	-	$477,101,652
1993	-	$467,872,715
1994	-	$531,688,312
1995	-	$578,015,625
1996	-	$693,535,954
1997	-	$686,490,090
1998	-	$745,523,117
1999	-	$688,918,537
2000	$3,521,418,060	$706,370,816
2001	$2,813,571,754	$752,371,689
2002	$3,825,701,439	$729,321,680
2003	$4,520,946,819	$870,248,268
2004	$5,224,896,719	$1,109,054,005
2005	$6,203,256,539	$1,098,424,686
2006	$6,971,758,282	$1,211,161,880
2007	$9,747,886,187	$1,317,974,491
2008	$10,109,297,048	$1,380,188,800
2009	$12,416,152,732	$1,856,695,551
2010	$15,856,668,556	$1,589,515,447
2011	$17,805,098,206	$2,065,001,626
2012	$19,907,329,778	-
2013	$20,146,416,758	-
2014	$20,497,128,556	-
2015	$19,134,221,645	-
2016	$18,116,572,395	-
2017	$18,753,456,498	-
2018	$18,053,222,687	-
2019	$18,799,444,490	-
2020	$19,955,929,052	-
2021	$14,259,995,441	-
2022	$14,497,243,872	-
2023	$17,152,234,637	-

Afghanistan and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Eritrea
1992	-	$265.2
1993	-	$252.1
1994	-	$277.8
1995	-	$285.4
1996	-	$326
1997	-	$319
1998	-	$342
1999	-	$311
2000	$174.9	$314
2001	$138.7	$325
2002	$179	$305
2003	$198.9	$349
2004	$221.8	$427
2005	$254.2	$413
2006	$274.2	$448
2007	$376	$480
2008	$382	$490
2009	$452	$643
2010	$561	$540
2011	$607	$689
2012	$651	-
2013	$637	-
2014	$625	-
2015	$566	-
2016	$522	-
2017	$525	-
2018	$491	-
2019	$497	-
2020	$511	-
2021	$356	-
2022	$357	-
2023	$414	-

Afghanistan vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Eritrea
1950	28.2	33.3
1951	28.6	33.6
1952	29	34
1953	29.5	34.4
1954	29.7	34.8
1955	30.4	35.2
1956	30.8	35.6
1957	31.3	30.4
1958	31.8	30.9
1959	32.3	37
1960	32.8	37.4
1961	33.3	37.9
1962	33.8	38.3
1963	34.2	38.8
1964	34.7	39.2
1965	35.1	39.6
1966	35.6	37.6
1967	36	40.2
1968	36.5	40.5
1969	37	40.8
1970	37.5	41.2
1971	37.9	41.5
1972	38.4	40.7
1973	39	41.1
1974	39.5	39
1975	40	39
1976	40.5	42.6
1977	41.1	43
1978	40.1	43.4
1979	38.8	43.8
1980	39.3	44.6
1981	39.4	45
1982	36.1	44.9
1983	36.5	37.2
1984	31.5	37.7
1985	32.1	38.6
1986	38.4	39.5
1987	38.8	47.4
1988	43.2	48.1
1989	44.5	47.8
1990	45.1	49.7
1991	45.5	50.5
1992	46.6	52.4
1993	51	53.2
1994	51	54
1995	52.1	54.8
1996	52.8	55.5
1997	53.2	56.2
1998	52.5	50
1999	54.5	44.5
2000	55	56.3
2001	55.5	58.4
2002	56.2	58.9
2003	57.2	59.5
2004	57.8	60.1
2005	58.2	60.6
2006	58.6	61.5
2007	59	62
2008	59.7	62.4
2009	60.2	63.2
2010	60.7	63.7
2011	61.3	64.2
2012	61.7	64.7
2013	62.2	65
2014	62.3	65.5
2015	62.3	65.9
2016	62.6	66.2
2017	62.4	66.6
2018	62.4	67
2019	62.9	67.3
2020	61.5	67
2021	60.4	66.9
2022	65.6	67.8
2023	66	68.6
2024	66.3	68.9
2025	66.5	69.2

Afghanistan and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Eritrea
1960	9,035,043	972,547
1961	9,214,083	995,573
1962	9,404,406	1,019,788
1963	9,604,487	1,045,092
1964	9,814,318	1,071,287
1965	10,036,008	1,098,335
1966	10,266,395	1,124,957
1967	10,505,959	1,152,339
1968	10,756,922	1,181,737
1969	11,017,409	1,212,005
1970	11,290,128	1,243,453
1971	11,567,667	1,276,154
1972	11,853,696	1,309,235
1973	12,157,999	1,342,669
1974	12,469,127	1,375,688
1975	12,773,954	1,408,210
1976	13,059,851	1,443,807
1977	13,340,756	1,482,565
1978	13,611,441	1,522,378
1979	13,655,567	1,563,332
1980	13,169,311	1,605,797
1981	11,937,581	1,649,939
1982	10,991,378	1,695,461
1983	10,917,982	1,736,160
1984	11,190,221	1,771,730
1985	11,426,852	1,807,816
1986	11,420,074	1,845,164
1987	11,387,818	1,888,669
1988	11,523,298	1,938,255
1989	11,874,088	1,987,017
1990	12,045,660	2,032,737
1991	12,238,879	1,919,571
1992	13,278,974	1,798,748
1993	14,943,172	1,856,006
1994	16,250,794	1,913,915
1995	17,065,836	2,025,267
1996	17,763,266	2,128,464
1997	18,452,091	2,152,135
1998	19,159,996	2,180,419
1999	19,887,785	2,212,780
2000	20,130,327	2,247,031
2001	20,284,307	2,312,079
2002	21,378,117	2,392,978
2003	22,733,049	2,493,903
2004	23,560,654	2,598,284
2005	24,404,567	2,661,215
2006	25,424,094	2,703,502
2007	25,909,852	2,743,222
2008	26,482,622	2,816,327
2009	27,466,101	2,887,885
2010	28,284,089	2,945,186
2011	29,347,708	2,998,485
2012	30,560,034	3,036,988
2013	31,622,704	3,074,360
2014	32,792,523	3,095,173
2015	33,831,764	3,105,546
2016	34,700,612	3,124,698
2017	35,688,935	3,150,347
2018	36,743,039	3,192,760
2019	37,856,121	3,240,194
2020	39,068,979	3,291,271
2021	40,000,412	3,350,183
2022	40,578,842	3,409,447
2023	41,454,761	3,470,390
2024	42,647,492	3,535,603

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Eritrea

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Eritrea
1960	7.28	6.48
1961	7.28	6.47
1962	7.29	6.5
1963	7.3	6.48
1964	7.3	6.49
1965	7.31	6.49
1966	7.32	6.5
1967	7.34	6.5
1968	7.36	6.5
1969	7.39	6.5
1970	7.4	6.54
1971	7.43	6.54
1972	7.45	6.54
1973	7.49	6.55
1974	7.53	6.57
1975	7.54	6.59
1976	7.56	6.6
1977	7.59	6.61
1978	7.6	6.61
1979	7.61	6.62
1980	7.64	6.61
1981	7.62	6.62
1982	7.6	6.63
1983	7.57	6.65
1984	7.55	6.62
1985	7.55	6.59
1986	7.55	6.56
1987	7.55	6.52
1988	7.55	6.47
1989	7.56	6.41
1990	7.58	6.34
1991	7.63	6.24
1992	7.7	6.16
1993	7.76	6.07
1994	7.77	6.01
1995	7.77	5.94
1996	7.76	5.84
1997	7.73	5.74
1998	7.69	5.63
1999	7.64	5.52
2000	7.57	5.4
2001	7.45	5.31
2002	7.32	5.23
2003	7.17	5.14
2004	7.02	5.04
2005	6.86	4.93
2006	6.69	4.88
2007	6.51	4.81
2008	6.39	4.74
2009	6.3	4.66
2010	6.2	4.57
2011	6.09	4.49
2012	5.99	4.41
2013	5.88	4.34
2014	5.77	4.27
2015	5.65	4.22
2016	5.54	4.16
2017	5.43	4.11
2018	5.33	4.06
2019	5.24	4
2020	5.15	3.93
2021	5.04	3.87
2022	4.93	3.79
2023	4.84	3.71

Afghanistan and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Eritrea

Table

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

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