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Afghanistan vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 40th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Guyana
Population
44810409
839919
Population rank 36/197 162/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

Afghanistan and Guyana: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Guyana economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Guyana
Year GDP
Afghanistan Guyana
1960 - $170,216,241
1961 - $185,849,535
1962 - $194,949,513
1963 - $175,757,894
1964 - $194,774,513
1965 - $213,235,294
1966 - $228,705,882
1967 - $250,176,471
1968 - $229,750,000
1969 - $249,300,000
1970 - $267,800,000
1971 - $282,050,000
1972 - $285,380,952
1973 - $307,047,619
1974 - $433,954,545
1975 - $494,791,667
1976 - $454,440,000
1977 - $449,880,000
1978 - $507,080,000
1979 - $530,440,000
1980 - $603,200,000
1981 - $570,357,107
1982 - $482,000,000
1983 - $489,333,333
1984 - $437,631,605
1985 - $453,488,372
1986 - $504,651,140
1987 - $354,591,847
1988 - $413,799,990
1989 - $379,779,390
1990 - $396,582,263
1991 - $348,533,095
1992 - $373,573,141
1993 - $454,101,382
1994 - $540,874,934
1995 - $621,626,786
1996 - $705,406,001
1997 - $749,138,010
1998 - $717,530,683
1999 - $694,754,988
2000 $3,521,418,060 $712,667,897
2001 $2,813,571,754 $712,167,450
2002 $3,825,701,439 $726,131,435
2003 $4,520,946,819 $743,063,950
2004 $5,224,896,719 $787,814,379
2005 $6,203,256,539 $824,880,550
2006 $6,971,758,282 $2,379,817,991
2007 $9,747,886,187 $2,730,971,595
2008 $10,109,297,048 $3,025,187,433
2009 $12,416,152,732 $3,165,663,153
2010 $15,856,668,556 $3,432,912,517
2011 $17,805,098,206 $3,691,384,318
2012 $19,907,329,778 $4,063,088,536
2013 $20,146,416,758 $4,167,800,929
2014 $20,497,128,556 $4,127,660,152
2015 $19,134,221,645 $4,279,840,194
2016 $18,116,572,395 $4,482,697,337
2017 $18,753,456,498 $4,748,174,334
2018 $18,053,222,687 $4,787,636,998
2019 $18,799,444,490 $5,173,760,192
2020 $19,955,929,052 $5,471,256,595
2021 $14,259,995,441 $8,041,362,110
2022 $14,497,243,872 $14,718,388,489
2023 $17,152,234,637 $16,918,503,597
2024 - $24,835,899,826

Afghanistan and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Guyana
1960 - $299.1
1961 - $319
1962 - $327
1963 - $288.8
1964 - $313
1965 - $336
1966 - $353
1967 - $378
1968 - $340
1969 - $361
1970 - $381
1971 - $396
1972 - $395
1973 - $421
1974 - $588
1975 - $664
1976 - $604
1977 - $593
1978 - $663
1979 - $689
1980 - $779
1981 - $735
1982 - $621
1983 - $631
1984 - $565
1985 - $588
1986 - $657
1987 - $464
1988 - $545
1989 - $503
1990 - $529
1991 - $466
1992 - $498
1993 - $603
1994 - $716
1995 - $820
1996 - $928
1997 - $983
1998 - $940
1999 - $909
2000 $174.9 $932
2001 $138.7 $932
2002 $179 $951
2003 $198.9 $974
2004 $221.8 $1,033
2005 $254.2 $1,084
2006 $274.2 $3,136
2007 $376 $3,608
2008 $382 $4,009
2009 $452 $4,209
2010 $561 $4,582
2011 $607 $4,947
2012 $651 $5,444
2013 $637 $5,557
2014 $625 $5,473
2015 $566 $5,640
2016 $522 $5,871
2017 $525 $6,179
2018 $491 $6,048
2019 $497 $6,406
2020 $511 $6,776
2021 $356 $9,861
2022 $357 $17,913
2023 $414 $20,474
2024 - $29,884

Afghanistan vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Guyana
1950 28.2 49.2
1951 28.6 50.2
1952 29 51.3
1953 29.5 52.4
1954 29.7 53.3
1955 30.4 54.1
1956 30.8 55.2
1957 31.3 56.1
1958 31.8 56.4
1959 32.3 57
1960 32.8 57.5
1961 33.3 57.9
1962 33.8 58.3
1963 34.2 58.6
1964 34.7 59
1965 35.1 59.1
1966 35.6 59.3
1967 36 59.5
1968 36.5 59.7
1969 37 59.8
1970 37.5 60
1971 37.9 60.1
1972 38.4 60.1
1973 39 60.2
1974 39.5 60.3
1975 40 60.4
1976 40.5 60.4
1977 41.1 60.6
1978 40.1 60.6
1979 38.8 60.7
1980 39.3 60.8
1981 39.4 60.9
1982 36.1 61
1983 36.5 61.2
1984 31.5 61.3
1985 32.1 61.4
1986 38.4 61.5
1987 38.8 61.7
1988 43.2 61.8
1989 44.5 62.1
1990 45.1 62.3
1991 45.5 62.5
1992 46.6 62.8
1993 51 63
1994 51 63
1995 52.1 62.7
1996 52.8 62.7
1997 53.2 62.9
1998 52.5 63.4
1999 54.5 63.8
2000 55 64.1
2001 55.5 64.4
2002 56.2 64.2
2003 57.2 64.1
2004 57.8 64.2
2005 58.2 64.4
2006 58.6 64.8
2007 59 65.5
2008 59.7 65.7
2009 60.2 66
2010 60.7 66.2
2011 61.3 66.5
2012 61.7 66.4
2013 62.2 66.7
2014 62.3 67.3
2015 62.3 67.7
2016 62.6 68.1
2017 62.4 68.5
2018 62.4 68.8
2019 62.9 69.1
2020 61.5 67.8
2021 60.4 64.3
2022 65.6 69.9
2023 66 70.2
2024 66.3 70.3
2025 66.5 70.4

Afghanistan and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Guyana
Year Population
Afghanistan Guyana
1960 9,035,043 569,143
1961 9,214,083 582,568
1962 9,404,406 595,461
1963 9,604,487 608,537
1964 9,814,318 621,764
1965 10,036,008 635,128
1966 10,266,395 648,646
1967 10,505,959 662,311
1968 10,756,922 676,160
1969 11,017,409 690,223
1970 11,290,128 702,705
1971 11,567,667 712,662
1972 11,853,696 721,617
1973 12,157,999 730,138
1974 12,469,127 738,057
1975 12,773,954 745,393
1976 13,059,851 752,253
1977 13,340,756 758,654
1978 13,611,441 764,586
1979 13,655,567 770,062
1980 13,169,311 774,367
1981 11,937,581 776,453
1982 10,991,378 776,712
1983 10,917,982 775,891
1984 11,190,221 774,111
1985 11,426,852 771,477
1986 11,420,074 768,098
1987 11,387,818 764,120
1988 11,523,298 759,663
1989 11,874,088 754,865
1990 12,045,660 749,894
1991 12,238,879 747,861
1992 13,278,974 749,911
1993 14,943,172 752,965
1994 16,250,794 755,822
1995 17,065,836 758,388
1996 17,763,266 760,526
1997 18,452,091 762,245
1998 19,159,996 763,586
1999 19,887,785 764,483
2000 20,130,327 764,832
2001 20,284,307 764,477
2002 21,378,117 763,652
2003 22,733,049 763,101
2004 23,560,654 762,418
2005 24,404,567 760,914
2006 25,424,094 758,966
2007 25,909,852 756,861
2008 26,482,622 754,606
2009 27,466,101 752,094
2010 28,284,089 749,256
2011 29,347,708 746,153
2012 30,560,034 746,288
2013 31,622,704 750,021
2014 32,792,523 754,229
2015 33,831,764 758,781
2016 34,700,612 763,548
2017 35,688,935 768,479
2018 36,743,039 791,556
2019 37,856,121 807,665
2020 39,068,979 807,481
2021 40,000,412 815,482
2022 40,578,842 821,637
2023 41,454,761 826,353
2024 42,647,492 831,087

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Guyana

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Guyana
1960 7.28 6.33
1961 7.28 6.34
1962 7.29 6.33
1963 7.3 6.31
1964 7.3 6.23
1965 7.31 6.14
1966 7.32 6.02
1967 7.34 5.89
1968 7.36 5.75
1969 7.39 5.58
1970 7.4 5.41
1971 7.43 5.26
1972 7.45 5.08
1973 7.49 4.87
1974 7.53 4.64
1975 7.54 4.45
1976 7.56 4.28
1977 7.59 4.12
1978 7.6 3.97
1979 7.61 3.86
1980 7.64 3.77
1981 7.62 3.72
1982 7.6 3.68
1983 7.57 3.64
1984 7.55 3.54
1985 7.55 3.47
1986 7.55 3.38
1987 7.55 3.31
1988 7.55 3.23
1989 7.56 3.19
1990 7.58 3.18
1991 7.63 3.18
1992 7.7 3.19
1993 7.76 3.2
1994 7.77 3.23
1995 7.77 3.24
1996 7.76 3.23
1997 7.73 3.22
1998 7.69 3.18
1999 7.64 3.13
2000 7.57 3.06
2001 7.45 2.96
2002 7.32 2.84
2003 7.17 2.75
2004 7.02 2.68
2005 6.86 2.65
2006 6.69 2.66
2007 6.51 2.68
2008 6.39 2.7
2009 6.3 2.69
2010 6.2 2.68
2011 6.09 2.69
2012 5.99 2.7
2013 5.88 2.71
2014 5.77 2.7
2015 5.65 2.67
2016 5.54 2.63
2017 5.43 2.59
2018 5.33 2.55
2019 5.24 2.52
2020 5.15 2.49
2021 5.04 2.46
2022 4.93 2.44
2023 4.84 2.41

Afghanistan and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Guyana
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Guyana
1960 18.9 16.7
1961 18.9 16.6
1962 18.8 16.4
1963 18.7 16.3
1964 18.6 16.2
1965 18.6 16.1
1966 18.5 16.1
1967 18.4 16.2
1968 18.3 16.2
1969 18.2 16.4
1970 18.1 16.5
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 17.8 16.7
1973 17.7 16.8
1974 17.6 17
1975 17.5 17.2
1976 17.4 17.4
1977 17.3 17.6
1978 17.2 17.8
1979 17 18
1980 16.9 18.2
1981 16.8 18.4
1982 16.7 18.7
1983 16.6 19
1984 16.5 19.3
1985 16.4 19.6
1986 16.3 19.9
1987 16.3 20.2
1988 16.2 20.5
1989 16.1 20.7
1990 16.1 20.9
1991 16 21.1
1992 15.9 21.3
1993 15.8 21.4
1994 15.7 21.5
1995 15.6 21.7
1996 15.5 21.8
1997 15.3 21.9
1998 15.2 22
1999 15.1 22.1
2000 15 22.2
2001 14.9 22.4
2002 14.9 22.5
2003 14.9 22.7
2004 14.9 22.9
2005 15 23.2
2006 15.1 23.4
2007 15.2 23.6
2008 15.3 23.8
2009 15.5 24
2010 15.7 24.2
2011 15.9 24.4
2012 16 24.5
2013 16.2 24.6
2014 16.4 24.6
2015 16.6 24.7
2016 16.8 24.9
2017 17 25
2018 17.1 25.4
2019 17.3 25.7
2020 17.5 25.9
2021 17.6 26.1
2022 17.8 26.4
2023 18 26.7
2024 18.2 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
4.21%
2003
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
12.1%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Guyana
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
90%
2022
English speaking
6%
2023
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Guyana
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
2,482 mi
2019

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