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Afghanistan vs Greece statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 10.4M in Greece (ranked 94/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 49,769 sq mi for Greece (ranked 40th vs. 95th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Greece ranks 54/197 ($257B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Greece ranks 49/197 ($24,752).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Greece
Population
44810409
10276140
Population rank 36/197 95/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$257B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 54/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$24,752
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 49/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$44,074
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$388B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
142.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$37,349
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 16/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$13,372
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
49,769 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
208.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.32
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
47.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025

Afghanistan and Greece: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Greece economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Greece
Year GDP
Afghanistan Greece
1960 - $4,274,890,307
1961 - $4,892,397,431
1962 - $5,140,542,929
1963 - $5,813,285,627
1964 - $6,576,906,345
1965 - $7,582,209,670
1966 - $8,472,021,467
1967 - $9,146,592,856
1968 - $9,950,331,206
1969 - $11,454,106,327
1970 - $12,957,113,636
1971 - $14,388,806,818
1972 - $16,650,659,091
1973 - $22,037,019,563
1974 - $24,998,715,909
1975 - $28,129,128,587
1976 - $30,719,552,239
1977 - $35,673,080,481
1978 - $43,654,480,519
1979 - $53,724,121,435
1980 - $56,039,256,595
1981 - $51,618,456,335
1982 - $53,858,346,939
1983 - $48,741,397,059
1984 - $47,352,146,312
1985 - $47,155,741,426
1986 - $55,595,445,472
1987 - $64,739,630,096
1988 - $75,200,610,137
1989 - $78,067,933,277
1990 - $96,529,587,274
1991 - $103,680,863,713
1992 - $114,608,178,405
1993 - $107,295,704,518
1994 - $114,980,063,202
1995 - $134,974,613,914
1996 - $142,502,984,145
1997 - $138,766,067,640
1998 - $139,612,812,176
1999 - $137,131,371,955
2000 $3,521,418,060 $125,760,166,225
2001 $2,813,571,754 $132,050,474,720
2002 $3,825,701,439 $150,253,800,086
2003 $4,520,946,819 $196,930,509,813
2004 $5,224,896,719 $234,979,615,898
2005 $6,203,256,539 $242,315,668,619
2006 $6,971,758,282 $269,073,415,334
2007 $9,747,886,187 $314,226,996,944
2008 $10,109,297,048 $351,121,399,546
2009 $12,416,152,732 $326,829,054,686
2010 $15,856,668,556 $296,417,644,404
2011 $17,805,098,206 $283,228,079,776
2012 $19,907,329,778 $238,841,140,018
2013 $20,146,416,758 $236,556,279,641
2014 $20,497,128,556 $233,911,581,521
2015 $19,134,221,645 $194,567,373,678
2016 $18,116,572,395 $193,097,239,006
2017 $18,753,456,498 $200,381,103,984
2018 $18,053,222,687 $213,298,873,494
2019 $18,799,444,490 $207,305,649,887
2020 $19,955,929,052 $191,362,985,555
2021 $14,259,995,441 $218,303,801,895
2022 $14,497,243,872 $218,880,566,444
2023 $17,152,234,637 $243,498,333,238
2024 - $257,144,811,302

Afghanistan and Greece economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Greece
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Greece
1960 - $513
1961 - $583
1962 - $608
1963 - $686
1964 - $773
1965 - $887
1966 - $984
1967 - $1,053
1968 - $1,138
1969 - $1,306
1970 - $1,474
1971 - $1,629
1972 - $1,873
1973 - $2,468
1974 - $2,789
1975 - $3,109
1976 - $3,343
1977 - $3,832
1978 - $4,629
1979 - $5,627
1980 - $5,812
1981 - $5,305
1982 - $5,502
1983 - $4,950
1984 - $4,785
1985 - $4,747
1986 - $5,578
1987 - $6,474
1988 - $7,492
1989 - $7,738
1990 - $9,467
1991 - $10,047
1992 - $11,021
1993 - $10,257
1994 - $10,937
1995 - $12,779
1996 - $13,433
1997 - $13,016
1998 - $13,023
1999 - $12,743
2000 $174.9 $11,638
2001 $138.7 $12,157
2002 $179 $13,782
2003 $198.9 $18,021
2004 $221.8 $21,449
2005 $254.2 $22,054
2006 $274.2 $24,416
2007 $376 $28,441
2008 $382 $31,696
2009 $452 $29,425
2010 $561 $26,653
2011 $607 $25,505
2012 $651 $21,624
2013 $637 $21,573
2014 $625 $21,475
2015 $566 $17,981
2016 $522 $17,919
2017 $525 $18,632
2018 $491 $19,873
2019 $497 $19,335
2020 $511 $17,887
2021 $356 $20,655
2022 $357 $20,972
2023 $414 $23,401
2024 - $24,752

Afghanistan vs. Greece life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Greece
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Greece
1950 28.2 66.2
1951 28.6 66.7
1952 29 67.3
1953 29.5 67.5
1954 29.7 68
1955 30.4 68.6
1956 30.8 68.1
1957 31.3 68.4
1958 31.8 69.7
1959 32.3 69.6
1960 32.8 70.5
1961 33.3 70.4
1962 33.8 70.3
1963 34.2 70.6
1964 34.7 70.5
1965 35.1 71.5
1966 35.6 71.9
1967 36 71.4
1968 36.5 71.5
1969 37 72.1
1970 37.5 72.7
1971 37.9 72.9
1972 38.4 72.7
1973 39 73
1974 39.5 73.5
1975 40 73.5
1976 40.5 73.7
1977 41.1 73.8
1978 40.1 74.4
1979 38.8 74.7
1980 39.3 74.5
1981 39.4 74.9
1982 36.1 75.2
1983 36.5 75.5
1984 31.5 75.8
1985 32.1 76.1
1986 38.4 76.5
1987 38.8 76.1
1988 43.2 77
1989 44.5 77.1
1990 45.1 77.3
1991 45.5 77.4
1992 46.6 77.3
1993 51 77.7
1994 51 77.9
1995 52.1 77.9
1996 52.8 78
1997 53.2 78.4
1998 52.5 78.3
1999 54.5 78.4
2000 55 78.4
2001 55.5 78.9
2002 56.2 79
2003 57.2 79.1
2004 57.8 79.4
2005 58.2 79.7
2006 58.6 79.8
2007 59 79.7
2008 59.7 80.1
2009 60.2 80.4
2010 60.7 80.6
2011 61.3 80.6
2012 61.7 80.4
2013 62.2 81.1
2014 62.3 81.1
2015 62.3 80.8
2016 62.6 81.3
2017 62.4 81
2018 62.4 81.5
2019 62.9 81.3
2020 61.5 81.5
2021 60.4 80.5
2022 65.6 79.9
2023 66 81.9
2024 66.3 82
2025 66.5 82.2

Afghanistan and Greece population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Greece
Year Population
Afghanistan Greece
1960 9,035,043 8,331,725
1961 9,214,083 8,398,050
1962 9,404,406 8,448,233
1963 9,604,487 8,479,625
1964 9,814,318 8,510,429
1965 10,036,008 8,550,333
1966 10,266,395 8,613,651
1967 10,505,959 8,684,088
1968 10,756,922 8,740,765
1969 11,017,409 8,772,764
1970 11,290,128 8,792,806
1971 11,567,667 8,831,036
1972 11,853,696 8,888,628
1973 12,157,999 8,929,086
1974 12,469,127 8,962,022
1975 12,773,954 9,046,541
1976 13,059,851 9,188,150
1977 13,340,756 9,308,479
1978 13,611,441 9,429,959
1979 13,655,567 9,548,258
1980 13,169,311 9,642,505
1981 11,937,581 9,729,350
1982 10,991,378 9,789,513
1983 10,917,982 9,846,627
1984 11,190,221 9,895,801
1985 11,426,852 9,934,300
1986 11,420,074 9,967,213
1987 11,387,818 10,000,595
1988 11,523,298 10,036,983
1989 11,874,088 10,089,498
1990 12,045,660 10,196,792
1991 12,238,879 10,319,927
1992 13,278,974 10,399,061
1993 14,943,172 10,460,415
1994 16,250,794 10,512,922
1995 17,065,836 10,562,153
1996 17,763,266 10,608,800
1997 18,452,091 10,661,259
1998 19,159,996 10,720,509
1999 19,887,785 10,761,698
2000 20,130,327 10,805,808
2001 20,284,307 10,862,132
2002 21,378,117 10,902,022
2003 22,733,049 10,928,070
2004 23,560,654 10,955,141
2005 24,404,567 10,987,314
2006 25,424,094 11,020,362
2007 25,909,852 11,048,473
2008 26,482,622 11,077,841
2009 27,466,101 11,107,017
2010 28,284,089 11,121,341
2011 29,347,708 11,104,899
2012 30,560,034 11,045,011
2013 31,622,704 10,965,211
2014 32,792,523 10,892,413
2015 33,831,764 10,820,883
2016 34,700,612 10,775,971
2017 35,688,935 10,754,679
2018 36,743,039 10,732,882
2019 37,856,121 10,721,582
2020 39,068,979 10,698,599
2021 40,000,412 10,569,207
2022 40,578,842 10,436,882
2023 41,454,761 10,405,588
2024 42,647,492 10,388,805

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Greece

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Greece
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Greece
1960 7.28 2.23
1961 7.28 2.13
1962 7.29 2.16
1963 7.3 2.14
1964 7.3 2.24
1965 7.31 2.25
1966 7.32 2.32
1967 7.34 2.45
1968 7.36 2.42
1969 7.39 2.36
1970 7.4 2.4
1971 7.43 2.32
1972 7.45 2.32
1973 7.49 2.27
1974 7.53 2.38
1975 7.54 2.33
1976 7.56 2.35
1977 7.59 2.27
1978 7.6 2.28
1979 7.61 2.26
1980 7.64 2.23
1981 7.62 2.09
1982 7.6 2.03
1983 7.57 1.94
1984 7.55 1.83
1985 7.55 1.67
1986 7.55 1.6
1987 7.55 1.5
1988 7.55 1.5
1989 7.56 1.4
1990 7.58 1.39
1991 7.63 1.37
1992 7.7 1.36
1993 7.76 1.32
1994 7.77 1.33
1995 7.77 1.28
1996 7.76 1.26
1997 7.73 1.27
1998 7.69 1.24
1999 7.64 1.23
2000 7.57 1.25
2001 7.45 1.25
2002 7.32 1.28
2003 7.17 1.29
2004 7.02 1.31
2005 6.86 1.34
2006 6.69 1.4
2007 6.51 1.41
2008 6.39 1.5
2009 6.3 1.5
2010 6.2 1.48
2011 6.09 1.4
2012 5.99 1.34
2013 5.88 1.29
2014 5.77 1.3
2015 5.65 1.33
2016 5.54 1.38
2017 5.43 1.35
2018 5.33 1.35
2019 5.24 1.34
2020 5.15 1.39
2021 5.04 1.43
2022 4.93 1.32
2023 4.84 1.32

Afghanistan and Greece demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Greece
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Greece
1960 18.9 28.5
1961 18.9 29
1962 18.8 29.3
1963 18.7 29.4
1964 18.6 29.4
1965 18.6 31
1966 18.5 30.9
1967 18.4 31.1
1968 18.3 31.3
1969 18.2 31.6
1970 18.1 33.2
1971 17.9 32.9
1972 17.8 33
1973 17.7 33.3
1974 17.6 33.6
1975 17.5 33.8
1976 17.4 33.8
1977 17.3 33.9
1978 17.2 33.9
1979 17 34
1980 16.9 33.8
1981 16.8 33.7
1982 16.7 33.9
1983 16.6 34.1
1984 16.5 34.3
1985 16.4 34.5
1986 16.3 34.8
1987 16.3 35.1
1988 16.2 35.4
1989 16.1 35.7
1990 16.1 36
1991 16 36.3
1992 15.9 36.5
1993 15.8 36.6
1994 15.7 36.8
1995 15.6 37
1996 15.5 37.2
1997 15.3 37.4
1998 15.2 37.6
1999 15.1 37.8
2000 15 38
2001 14.9 38.2
2002 14.9 38.5
2003 14.9 38.8
2004 14.9 39.1
2005 15 39.4
2006 15.1 39.7
2007 15.2 40.1
2008 15.3 40.5
2009 15.5 40.9
2010 15.7 41.4
2011 15.9 41.8
2012 16 42.2
2013 16.2 42.7
2014 16.4 43.2
2015 16.6 43.7
2016 16.8 44.1
2017 17 44.4
2018 17.1 44.7
2019 17.3 45
2020 17.5 45.3
2021 17.6 45.9
2022 17.8 46.4
2023 18 46.7
2024 18.2 47.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Greece
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$239B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
49.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
3.38%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
3.23%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
147,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-0.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
10%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
68%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
16
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
143
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$83.2B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$15.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$561M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
7,406,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
10.5%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
88.6%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Greece
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,875 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$22
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
51.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
4.97 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
21.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
12.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
89.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,694 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
40.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
8.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Greece
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-122,772
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
81%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.88 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
72.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.84
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
8.3
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
93.9%
2009
English speaking
6%
2023
51%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
86.3%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Greece
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$1,768
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$593
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
82.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
6.37
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
31 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
3.7
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
32.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
5.81 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Greece
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
4,791 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
20,742 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
15,065 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
72,700 mi
2018

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