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Afghanistan vs Indonesia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 283M in Indonesia (ranked 4/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 730,720 sq mi for Indonesia (ranked 40th vs. 14th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Indonesia ranks 16/197 ($1.4T). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Indonesia ranks 119/197 ($4,925).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Indonesia
Population
44810409
287460768
Population rank 36/197 4/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$1.4T
2024
GDP rank 137/197 16/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$4,925
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 119/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$16,448
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$561B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
41%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$1,979
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 120/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$3,538
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
730,720 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
388 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
2.13
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
31.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
71.4 years
2025

Afghanistan and Indonesia: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Indonesia economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Indonesia
Year GDP
Afghanistan Indonesia
1967 - $5,667,756,628
1968 - $7,076,465,300
1969 - $8,337,423,313
1970 - $9,150,684,932
1971 - $9,333,536,370
1972 - $10,997,590,361
1973 - $16,273,253,012
1974 - $25,802,409,639
1975 - $30,463,855,422
1976 - $37,269,156,627
1977 - $45,808,915,663
1978 - $51,455,719,076
1979 - $51,400,186,343
1980 - $72,482,337,397
1981 - $85,518,233,419
1982 - $90,158,449,295
1983 - $81,052,283,384
1984 - $84,853,700,028
1985 - $85,289,488,375
1986 - $79,954,072,545
1987 - $75,929,617,558
1988 - $84,300,174,486
1989 - $94,451,427,877
1990 - $106,140,727,334
1991 - $116,621,996,217
1992 - $128,026,966,580
1993 - $158,006,700,302
1994 - $176,892,143,932
1995 - $202,132,028,723
1996 - $227,369,679,375
1997 - $215,748,998,610
1998 - $95,445,547,873
1999 - $140,001,351,215
2000 $3,521,418,060 $165,021,012,078
2001 $2,813,571,754 $160,446,947,785
2002 $3,825,701,439 $195,660,611,165
2003 $4,520,946,819 $234,772,463,824
2004 $5,224,896,719 $256,836,875,295
2005 $6,203,256,539 $285,868,619,196
2006 $6,971,758,282 $364,570,515,618
2007 $9,747,886,187 $432,216,737,775
2008 $10,109,297,048 $510,228,634,992
2009 $12,416,152,732 $539,580,085,612
2010 $15,856,668,556 $755,094,157,622
2011 $17,805,098,206 $892,969,104,563
2012 $19,907,329,778 $917,869,913,333
2013 $20,146,416,758 $912,524,136,718
2014 $20,497,128,556 $890,814,755,534
2015 $19,134,221,645 $860,854,232,686
2016 $18,116,572,395 $931,877,364,038
2017 $18,753,456,498 $1,015,618,744,160
2018 $18,053,222,687 $1,042,271,532,989
2019 $18,799,444,490 $1,119,099,871,350
2020 $19,955,929,052 $1,059,054,842,698
2021 $14,259,995,441 $1,186,509,691,087
2022 $14,497,243,872 $1,319,101,183,380
2023 $17,152,234,637 $1,371,169,301,564
2024 - $1,396,300,098,191

Afghanistan and Indonesia economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Indonesia
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Indonesia
1967 - $53.2
1968 - $64.7
1969 - $74.1
1970 - $79.1
1971 - $78.5
1972 - $90.1
1973 - $129.9
1974 - $200.7
1975 - $231.1
1976 - $275.7
1977 - $331
1978 - $362
1979 - $353
1980 - $487
1981 - $561
1982 - $578
1983 - $508
1984 - $520
1985 - $511
1986 - $470
1987 - $438
1988 - $477
1989 - $524
1990 - $578
1991 - $624
1992 - $674
1993 - $817
1994 - $900
1995 - $1,011
1996 - $1,119
1997 - $1,045
1998 - $455
1999 - $657
2000 $174.9 $764
2001 $138.7 $732
2002 $179 $881
2003 $198.9 $1,043
2004 $221.8 $1,127
2005 $254.2 $1,238
2006 $274.2 $1,558
2007 $376 $1,823
2008 $382 $2,125
2009 $452 $2,218
2010 $561 $3,066
2011 $607 $3,579
2012 $651 $3,632
2013 $637 $3,567
2014 $625 $3,441
2015 $566 $3,288
2016 $522 $3,521
2017 $525 $3,799
2018 $491 $3,861
2019 $497 $4,107
2020 $511 $3,854
2021 $356 $4,287
2022 $357 $4,731
2023 $414 $4,876
2024 - $4,925

Afghanistan vs. Indonesia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Indonesia
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Indonesia
1950 28.2 40.2
1951 28.6 40.8
1952 29 41.5
1953 29.5 42.2
1954 29.7 42.9
1955 30.4 43.6
1956 30.8 44.3
1957 31.3 45
1958 31.8 45.4
1959 32.3 46.2
1960 32.8 46.8
1961 33.3 47.4
1962 33.8 48.1
1963 34.2 48.7
1964 34.7 49.4
1965 35.1 42.8
1966 35.6 48.4
1967 36 51.3
1968 36.5 51.9
1969 37 52.6
1970 37.5 53.3
1971 37.9 53.8
1972 38.4 54.4
1973 39 54.9
1974 39.5 55.4
1975 40 56
1976 40.5 56.4
1977 41.1 57.1
1978 40.1 57.6
1979 38.8 58.2
1980 39.3 58.7
1981 39.4 59.1
1982 36.1 59.7
1983 36.5 60.3
1984 31.5 60.9
1985 32.1 61.4
1986 38.4 61.7
1987 38.8 62.1
1988 43.2 62.4
1989 44.5 62.9
1990 45.1 63.2
1991 45.5 63.7
1992 46.6 64.2
1993 51 64.9
1994 51 65
1995 52.1 65.3
1996 52.8 65.5
1997 53.2 65.8
1998 52.5 65.9
1999 54.5 66
2000 55 66.3
2001 55.5 66.6
2002 56.2 67
2003 57.2 67.1
2004 57.8 65.5
2005 58.2 67.5
2006 58.6 67.7
2007 59 67.9
2008 59.7 68.1
2009 60.2 68.3
2010 60.7 68.4
2011 61.3 68.6
2012 61.7 68.9
2013 62.2 69.1
2014 62.3 69.3
2015 62.3 69.5
2016 62.6 69.7
2017 62.4 70
2018 62.4 70.1
2019 62.9 70.3
2020 61.5 68.8
2021 60.4 67.5
2022 65.6 70.9
2023 66 71.1
2024 66.3 71.3
2025 66.5 71.4

Afghanistan and Indonesia population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Indonesia
Year Population
Afghanistan Indonesia
1960 9,035,043 88,296,070
1961 9,214,083 90,791,249
1962 9,404,406 93,375,850
1963 9,604,487 96,051,424
1964 9,814,318 98,833,749
1965 10,036,008 101,365,130
1966 10,266,395 103,792,754
1967 10,505,959 106,526,393
1968 10,756,922 109,450,006
1969 11,017,409 112,517,639
1970 11,290,128 115,657,495
1971 11,567,667 118,833,702
1972 11,853,696 122,039,841
1973 12,157,999 125,288,515
1974 12,469,127 128,555,045
1975 12,773,954 131,843,848
1976 13,059,851 135,173,655
1977 13,340,756 138,533,541
1978 13,611,441 141,953,163
1979 13,655,567 145,434,834
1980 13,169,311 148,950,540
1981 11,937,581 152,485,035
1982 10,991,378 156,052,152
1983 10,917,982 159,651,381
1984 11,190,221 163,251,124
1985 11,426,852 166,776,185
1986 11,420,074 170,175,065
1987 11,387,818 173,511,154
1988 11,523,298 176,855,065
1989 11,874,088 180,201,630
1990 12,045,660 183,501,098
1991 12,238,879 186,778,238
1992 13,278,974 190,043,744
1993 14,943,172 193,305,168
1994 16,250,794 196,591,828
1995 17,065,836 199,888,057
1996 17,763,266 203,204,348
1997 18,452,091 206,536,095
1998 19,159,996 209,826,788
1999 19,887,785 213,004,668
2000 20,130,327 216,077,790
2001 20,284,307 219,097,902
2002 21,378,117 222,088,495
2003 22,733,049 225,048,008
2004 23,560,654 227,926,649
2005 24,404,567 230,871,650
2006 25,424,094 233,951,652
2007 25,909,852 237,062,337
2008 26,482,622 240,157,903
2009 27,466,101 243,220,028
2010 28,284,089 246,305,322
2011 29,347,708 249,470,032
2012 30,560,034 252,698,525
2013 31,622,704 255,852,467
2014 32,792,523 258,877,399
2015 33,831,764 261,799,249
2016 34,700,612 264,627,418
2017 35,688,935 267,346,658
2018 36,743,039 269,951,846
2019 37,856,121 272,489,381
2020 39,068,979 274,814,866
2021 40,000,412 276,758,053
2022 40,578,842 278,830,529
2023 41,454,761 281,190,067
2024 42,647,492 283,487,931

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Indonesia

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Indonesia
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Indonesia
1960 7.28 5.51
1961 7.28 5.52
1962 7.29 5.53
1963 7.3 5.55
1964 7.3 5.57
1965 7.31 5.59
1966 7.32 5.59
1967 7.34 5.58
1968 7.36 5.57
1969 7.39 5.55
1970 7.4 5.49
1971 7.43 5.4
1972 7.45 5.32
1973 7.49 5.25
1974 7.53 5.09
1975 7.54 5.03
1976 7.56 4.92
1977 7.59 4.81
1978 7.6 4.73
1979 7.61 4.63
1980 7.64 4.5
1981 7.62 4.36
1982 7.6 4.25
1983 7.57 4.11
1984 7.55 3.96
1985 7.55 3.73
1986 7.55 3.53
1987 7.55 3.42
1988 7.55 3.35
1989 7.56 3.25
1990 7.58 3.11
1991 7.63 3.06
1992 7.7 2.95
1993 7.76 2.9
1994 7.77 2.85
1995 7.77 2.81
1996 7.76 2.78
1997 7.73 2.74
1998 7.69 2.66
1999 7.64 2.57
2000 7.57 2.5
2001 7.45 2.47
2002 7.32 2.44
2003 7.17 2.41
2004 7.02 2.42
2005 6.86 2.45
2006 6.69 2.46
2007 6.51 2.48
2008 6.39 2.44
2009 6.3 2.44
2010 6.2 2.46
2011 6.09 2.52
2012 5.99 2.51
2013 5.88 2.44
2014 5.77 2.39
2015 5.65 2.35
2016 5.54 2.31
2017 5.43 2.25
2018 5.33 2.22
2019 5.24 2.21
2020 5.15 2.19
2021 5.04 2.17
2022 4.93 2.15
2023 4.84 2.13

Afghanistan and Indonesia demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Indonesia
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Indonesia
1960 18.9 20.1
1961 18.9 20.1
1962 18.8 20.1
1963 18.7 20
1964 18.6 19.9
1965 18.6 19.8
1966 18.5 19.6
1967 18.4 19.4
1968 18.3 19.3
1969 18.2 19.1
1970 18.1 19
1971 17.9 18.9
1972 17.8 18.8
1973 17.7 18.8
1974 17.6 18.9
1975 17.5 18.9
1976 17.4 19
1977 17.3 19.1
1978 17.2 19.2
1979 17 19.3
1980 16.9 19.4
1981 16.8 19.6
1982 16.7 19.7
1983 16.6 19.9
1984 16.5 20.1
1985 16.4 20.3
1986 16.3 20.6
1987 16.3 20.9
1988 16.2 21.1
1989 16.1 21.4
1990 16.1 21.7
1991 16 22
1992 15.9 22.3
1993 15.8 22.6
1994 15.7 22.9
1995 15.6 23.2
1996 15.5 23.5
1997 15.3 23.7
1998 15.2 24
1999 15.1 24.3
2000 15 24.6
2001 14.9 24.9
2002 14.9 25.2
2003 14.9 25.6
2004 14.9 25.9
2005 15 26.2
2006 15.1 26.5
2007 15.2 26.8
2008 15.3 27.1
2009 15.5 27.3
2010 15.7 27.6
2011 15.9 27.9
2012 16 28.1
2013 16.2 28.3
2014 16.4 28.6
2015 16.6 28.9
2016 16.8 29.1
2017 17 29.4
2018 17.1 29.6
2019 17.3 29.9
2020 17.5 30.1
2021 17.6 30.3
2022 17.8 30.6
2023 18 30.8
2024 18.2 31.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Indonesia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$1.39T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
1.28%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
0.68%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
676,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-2.59%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
3.31%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
43.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
39.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.8%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.5%
2024
Number of millionaires n/a
178,605
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.09%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
33
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
903
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$758B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$156B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
4,053,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
1.98%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
56.3%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Indonesia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
977 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
675 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
2.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
77.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
20.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-89.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,445 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
15.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
5.67%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
99.4%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Indonesia
% of world population
0.52%
2024
3.48%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-38,469
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.07 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
37
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
73
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.31
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
92
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
96%
2020
English speaking
6%
2023
30.8%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
72.8%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Indonesia
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$127.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$42
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
71.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.98%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.69
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
22.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
140
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
11.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
11.3%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
17
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
38.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
0.07 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Indonesia
% of world land
0.44%
2025
1.27%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
2,578 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
212,828 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
348,714 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
340,572 mi
2022

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