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Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 2.2M in Guinea-Bissau (ranked 146/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 10,857 sq mi for Guinea-Bissau (ranked 40th vs. 139th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Guinea-Bissau ranks 178/197 ($2.12B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Guinea-Bissau ranks 181/197 ($963).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
Population
44810409
2288306
Population rank 36/197 146/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$2.12B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 178/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$963
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 181/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$3,053
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$1.74B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
79.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$792
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 150/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$1,486
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
10,857 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
202.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
3.84
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
20.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025

Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP
Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $204,670,551
1971 - $204,167,297
1972 - $227,986,203
1973 - $232,331,281
1974 - $256,769,730
1975 - $283,311,997
1976 - $292,152,321
1977 - $298,871,675
1978 - $318,876,550
1979 - $308,143,183
1980 - $287,648,258
1981 - $402,230,865
1982 - $430,284,022
1983 - $425,225,177
1984 - $359,980,491
1985 - $373,959,151
1986 - $338,524,233
1987 - $451,893,375
1988 - $427,514,322
1989 - $554,072,303
1990 - $634,187,269
1991 - $668,470,891
1992 - $588,309,271
1993 - $615,779,519
1994 - $612,502,085
1995 - $660,195,402
1996 - $702,965,148
1997 - $698,107,222
1998 - $591,034,143
1999 - $579,365,780
2000 $3,521,418,060 $391,345,597
2001 $2,813,571,754 $412,610,872
2002 $3,825,701,439 $466,773,711
2003 $4,520,946,819 $553,614,800
2004 $5,224,896,719 $582,169,841
2005 $6,203,256,539 $639,776,041
2006 $6,971,758,282 $634,781,901
2007 $9,747,886,187 $753,162,998
2008 $10,109,297,048 $952,667,544
2009 $12,416,152,732 $890,167,833
2010 $15,856,668,556 $940,112,539
2011 $17,805,098,206 $1,157,074,319
2012 $19,907,329,778 $1,049,412,177
2013 $20,146,416,758 $1,109,682,824
2014 $20,497,128,556 $1,135,250,721
2015 $19,134,221,645 $1,152,384,167
2016 $18,116,572,395 $1,245,074,264
2017 $18,753,456,498 $1,469,978,606
2018 $18,053,222,687 $1,554,133,594
2019 $18,799,444,490 $1,588,767,976
2020 $19,955,929,052 $1,683,619,352
2021 $14,259,995,441 $1,878,659,687
2022 $14,497,243,872 $1,839,048,748
2023 $17,152,234,637 $2,077,816,135
2024 - $2,119,865,935

Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Guinea-Bissau
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
1970 - $350
1971 - $348
1972 - $389
1973 - $392
1974 - $419
1975 - $435
1976 - $421
1977 - $403
1978 - $403
1979 - $376
1980 - $347
1981 - $477
1982 - $503
1983 - $489
1984 - $407
1985 - $417
1986 - $371
1987 - $488
1988 - $454
1989 - $578
1990 - $651
1991 - $672
1992 - $574
1993 - $582
1994 - $561
1995 - $589
1996 - $615
1997 - $599
1998 - $498
1999 - $479
2000 $174.9 $317
2001 $138.7 $327
2002 $179 $362
2003 $198.9 $420
2004 $221.8 $431
2005 $254.2 $463
2006 $274.2 $449
2007 $376 $519
2008 $382 $640
2009 $452 $583
2010 $561 $600
2011 $607 $720
2012 $651 $635
2013 $637 $654
2014 $625 $652
2015 $566 $645
2016 $522 $680
2017 $525 $783
2018 $491 $809
2019 $497 $807
2020 $511 $836
2021 $356 $912
2022 $357 $873
2023 $414 $965
2024 - $963

Afghanistan vs. Guinea-Bissau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Guinea-Bissau
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
1950 28.2 35.7
1951 28.6 35.9
1952 29 36.1
1953 29.5 36.3
1954 29.7 36.4
1955 30.4 36.6
1956 30.8 36.8
1957 31.3 37
1958 31.8 37.1
1959 32.3 37.3
1960 32.8 37.6
1961 33.3 37.8
1962 33.8 38
1963 34.2 35.6
1964 34.7 35.8
1965 35.1 35.9
1966 35.6 36.1
1967 36 36.3
1968 36.5 36.7
1969 37 37
1970 37.5 37.3
1971 37.9 37.5
1972 38.4 37.8
1973 39 38.2
1974 39.5 41.6
1975 40 41.9
1976 40.5 42.3
1977 41.1 42.6
1978 40.1 42.9
1979 38.8 43.2
1980 39.3 43.6
1981 39.4 43.9
1982 36.1 44.3
1983 36.5 44.6
1984 31.5 44.9
1985 32.1 45.3
1986 38.4 45.5
1987 38.8 45.8
1988 43.2 46.3
1989 44.5 46.6
1990 45.1 46.9
1991 45.5 47.2
1992 46.6 47.5
1993 51 47.8
1994 51 47.8
1995 52.1 48.5
1996 52.8 48.8
1997 53.2 48
1998 52.5 48.1
1999 54.5 48.5
2000 55 50.6
2001 55.5 51.1
2002 56.2 51.6
2003 57.2 52.2
2004 57.8 52.8
2005 58.2 52.9
2006 58.6 54.1
2007 59 54.9
2008 59.7 55.3
2009 60.2 56.3
2010 60.7 57
2011 61.3 57.7
2012 61.7 58.3
2013 62.2 58.9
2014 62.3 59.5
2015 62.3 60.1
2016 62.6 60.6
2017 62.4 61.1
2018 62.4 61.7
2019 62.9 62.2
2020 61.5 61.3
2021 60.4 61.7
2022 65.6 63.6
2023 66 64.1
2024 66.3 64.3
2025 66.5 64.4

Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Guinea-Bissau
Year Population
Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
1960 9,035,043 577,633
1961 9,214,083 582,532
1962 9,404,406 589,474
1963 9,604,487 594,418
1964 9,814,318 588,543
1965 10,036,008 575,005
1966 10,266,395 566,908
1967 10,505,959 569,011
1968 10,756,922 578,170
1969 11,017,409 581,610
1970 11,290,128 584,403
1971 11,567,667 586,221
1972 11,853,696 586,620
1973 12,157,999 592,808
1974 12,469,127 613,338
1975 12,773,954 650,966
1976 13,059,851 694,191
1977 13,340,756 741,789
1978 13,611,441 791,694
1979 13,655,567 819,867
1980 13,169,311 829,303
1981 11,937,581 842,432
1982 10,991,378 855,891
1983 10,917,982 869,592
1984 11,190,221 883,519
1985 11,426,852 897,697
1986 11,420,074 912,126
1987 11,387,818 926,862
1988 11,523,298 942,061
1989 11,874,088 957,789
1990 12,045,660 973,669
1991 12,238,879 994,639
1992 13,278,974 1,024,356
1993 14,943,172 1,058,745
1994 16,250,794 1,092,031
1995 17,065,836 1,119,949
1996 17,763,266 1,143,535
1997 18,452,091 1,165,545
1998 19,159,996 1,187,473
1999 19,887,785 1,210,206
2000 20,130,327 1,234,741
2001 20,284,307 1,261,273
2002 21,378,117 1,289,307
2003 22,733,049 1,318,806
2004 23,560,654 1,349,563
2005 24,404,567 1,381,585
2006 25,424,094 1,415,303
2007 25,909,852 1,450,986
2008 26,482,622 1,488,054
2009 27,466,101 1,526,377
2010 28,284,089 1,566,347
2011 29,347,708 1,608,076
2012 30,560,034 1,651,417
2013 31,622,704 1,695,973
2014 32,792,523 1,741,122
2015 33,831,764 1,786,457
2016 34,700,612 1,831,893
2017 35,688,935 1,877,072
2018 36,743,039 1,922,168
2019 37,856,121 1,967,696
2020 39,068,979 2,013,255
2021 40,000,412 2,058,841
2022 40,578,842 2,105,529
2023 41,454,761 2,153,339
2024 42,647,492 2,201,352

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Guinea-Bissau
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
1960 7.28 5.92
1961 7.28 5.93
1962 7.29 5.94
1963 7.3 5.95
1964 7.3 5.96
1965 7.31 5.97
1966 7.32 5.98
1967 7.34 5.99
1968 7.36 6.01
1969 7.39 6.02
1970 7.4 6.04
1971 7.43 6.06
1972 7.45 6.08
1973 7.49 6.1
1974 7.53 6.12
1975 7.54 6.15
1976 7.56 6.19
1977 7.59 6.25
1978 7.6 6.32
1979 7.61 6.4
1980 7.64 6.49
1981 7.62 6.57
1982 7.6 6.64
1983 7.57 6.69
1984 7.55 6.73
1985 7.55 6.74
1986 7.55 6.73
1987 7.55 6.72
1988 7.55 6.69
1989 7.56 6.66
1990 7.58 6.5
1991 7.63 6.47
1992 7.7 6.44
1993 7.76 6.37
1994 7.77 6.3
1995 7.77 6.22
1996 7.76 6.14
1997 7.73 6.06
1998 7.69 5.97
1999 7.64 5.87
2000 7.57 5.79
2001 7.45 5.69
2002 7.32 5.63
2003 7.17 5.58
2004 7.02 5.5
2005 6.86 5.46
2006 6.69 5.41
2007 6.51 5.37
2008 6.39 5.27
2009 6.3 5.18
2010 6.2 5.11
2011 6.09 5.07
2012 5.99 5
2013 5.88 4.93
2014 5.77 4.79
2015 5.65 4.66
2016 5.54 4.52
2017 5.43 4.35
2018 5.33 4.24
2019 5.24 4.15
2020 5.15 4.08
2021 5.04 4
2022 4.93 3.91
2023 4.84 3.84

Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Guinea-Bissau
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
1960 18.9 22.9
1961 18.9 22.9
1962 18.8 22.6
1963 18.7 22.3
1964 18.6 21.7
1965 18.6 20.7
1966 18.5 19.9
1967 18.4 19.6
1968 18.3 19.5
1969 18.2 19.3
1970 18.1 19.1
1971 17.9 19
1972 17.8 18.8
1973 17.7 18.9
1974 17.6 18.9
1975 17.5 18.8
1976 17.4 18.5
1977 17.3 18.2
1978 17.2 17.8
1979 17 17.6
1980 16.9 17.7
1981 16.8 17.6
1982 16.7 17.5
1983 16.6 17.3
1984 16.5 17.2
1985 16.4 17.2
1986 16.3 17.1
1987 16.3 17.1
1988 16.2 17
1989 16.1 17
1990 16.1 17.1
1991 16 17.1
1992 15.9 17.1
1993 15.8 17.1
1994 15.7 17.1
1995 15.6 17.2
1996 15.5 17.2
1997 15.3 17.3
1998 15.2 17.3
1999 15.1 17.4
2000 15 17.4
2001 14.9 17.5
2002 14.9 17.6
2003 14.9 17.6
2004 14.9 17.7
2005 15 17.8
2006 15.1 17.9
2007 15.2 17.9
2008 15.3 18
2009 15.5 18.1
2010 15.7 18.2
2011 15.9 18.3
2012 16 18.3
2013 16.2 18.4
2014 16.4 18.5
2015 16.6 18.6
2016 16.8 18.8
2017 17 18.9
2018 17.1 19.1
2019 17.3 19.2
2020 17.5 19.4
2021 17.6 19.6
2022 17.8 19.8
2023 18 19.9
2024 18.2 20.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
2.01%
2013
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.46%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
2.67%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
16.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
43.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.1%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
n/a
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$206M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
52,400
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
6.48%
2019
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
65.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$19.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
0.35 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
0.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
87.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
7.09%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
40.5%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-1,712
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
45.9%
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
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
16.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
1.12
2017
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
60
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
63.9%
2022
English speaking
6%
2023
2.9%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
32.5%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$66.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$42.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
64.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.21
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
505
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
69.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
3.73 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Guinea-Bissau
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
4,932 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
3,245 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
7,547 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
2,734 mi
2018

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