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Afghanistan vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 40th vs. 121st).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Latvia
Population
44810409
1844219
Population rank 36/197 149/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Afghanistan and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Latvia
Year GDP
Afghanistan Latvia
1995 - $5,608,208,785
1996 - $5,799,465,288
1997 - $6,349,481,007
1998 - $6,974,112,951
1999 - $7,324,192,890
2000 $3,521,418,060 $7,761,252,607
2001 $2,813,571,754 $8,190,888,740
2002 $3,825,701,439 $9,249,030,241
2003 $4,520,946,819 $11,244,337,720
2004 $5,224,896,719 $13,827,070,379
2005 $6,203,256,539 $16,306,935,905
2006 $6,971,758,282 $20,434,922,247
2007 $9,747,886,187 $29,420,499,248
2008 $10,109,297,048 $34,135,200,994
2009 $12,416,152,732 $25,691,530,442
2010 $15,856,668,556 $23,468,324,572
2011 $17,805,098,206 $26,575,547,901
2012 $19,907,329,778 $27,116,149,949
2013 $20,146,416,758 $29,152,128,168
2014 $20,497,128,556 $30,277,203,767
2015 $19,134,221,645 $26,344,565,877
2016 $18,116,572,395 $27,117,105,060
2017 $18,753,456,498 $29,391,059,767
2018 $18,053,222,687 $33,247,935,477
2019 $18,799,444,490 $33,099,503,951
2020 $19,955,929,052 $33,379,927,435
2021 $14,259,995,441 $38,183,326,785
2022 $14,497,243,872 $38,014,713,596
2023 $17,152,234,637 $42,572,151,720
2024 - $43,520,773,851

Afghanistan and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Latvia
1995 - $2,257
1996 - $2,360
1997 - $2,610
1998 - $2,894
1999 - $3,064
2000 $174.9 $3,278
2001 $138.7 $3,505
2002 $179 $4,004
2003 $198.9 $4,915
2004 $221.8 $6,110
2005 $254.2 $7,284
2006 $274.2 $9,212
2007 $376 $13,371
2008 $382 $15,678
2009 $452 $11,996
2010 $561 $11,188
2011 $607 $12,903
2012 $651 $13,329
2013 $637 $14,484
2014 $625 $15,186
2015 $566 $13,322
2016 $522 $13,839
2017 $525 $15,132
2018 $491 $17,252
2019 $497 $17,295
2020 $511 $17,564
2021 $356 $20,262
2022 $357 $20,227
2023 $414 $22,676
2024 - $23,368

Afghanistan vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Latvia
1950 28.2 64.6
1951 28.6 65.2
1952 29 65.7
1953 29.5 66.2
1954 29.7 66.7
1955 30.4 67.1
1956 30.8 67.6
1957 31.3 68.3
1958 31.8 68.9
1959 32.3 69.5
1960 32.8 70.3
1961 33.3 70.5
1962 33.8 69.9
1963 34.2 70.3
1964 34.7 71.5
1965 35.1 71.2
1966 35.6 71.2
1967 36 70.9
1968 36.5 70.5
1969 37 70.2
1970 37.5 70.2
1971 37.9 70.6
1972 38.4 70.3
1973 39 70.2
1974 39.5 70.1
1975 40 69.3
1976 40.5 69.4
1977 41.1 69.4
1978 40.1 69.3
1979 38.8 68.8
1980 39.3 69.1
1981 39.4 69.1
1982 36.1 69.6
1983 36.5 69.4
1984 31.5 69.4
1985 32.1 69.6
1986 38.4 71
1987 38.8 71
1988 43.2 70.9
1989 44.5 70.4
1990 45.1 69.5
1991 45.5 69.2
1992 46.6 68.5
1993 51 66.6
1994 51 65.2
1995 52.1 66
1996 52.8 68.6
1997 53.2 69.2
1998 52.5 68.9
1999 54.5 69.6
2000 55 70.2
2001 55.5 69.9
2002 56.2 70.2
2003 57.2 70.6
2004 57.8 70.9
2005 58.2 70.6
2006 58.6 70.6
2007 59 70.8
2008 59.7 72
2009 60.2 72.7
2010 60.7 73
2011 61.3 73.7
2012 61.7 73.9
2013 62.2 74.2
2014 62.3 74.3
2015 62.3 74.7
2016 62.6 74.8
2017 62.4 74.8
2018 62.4 75
2019 62.9 75.6
2020 61.5 75.5
2021 60.4 73.2
2022 65.6 74.9
2023 66 76.2
2024 66.3 76.3
2025 66.5 76.5

Afghanistan and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Latvia
Year Population
Afghanistan Latvia
1960 9,035,043 2,120,979
1961 9,214,083 2,152,681
1962 9,404,406 2,181,586
1963 9,604,487 2,210,919
1964 9,814,318 2,240,623
1965 10,036,008 2,265,919
1966 10,266,395 2,283,217
1967 10,505,959 2,301,220
1968 10,756,922 2,323,619
1969 11,017,409 2,343,173
1970 11,290,128 2,359,164
1971 11,567,667 2,376,389
1972 11,853,696 2,395,674
1973 12,157,999 2,415,819
1974 12,469,127 2,437,186
1975 12,773,954 2,456,130
1976 13,059,851 2,470,989
1977 13,340,756 2,485,073
1978 13,611,441 2,497,921
1979 13,655,567 2,505,953
1980 13,169,311 2,511,701
1981 11,937,581 2,519,421
1982 10,991,378 2,531,080
1983 10,917,982 2,546,011
1984 11,190,221 2,562,047
1985 11,426,852 2,578,873
1986 11,420,074 2,599,892
1987 11,387,818 2,626,583
1988 11,523,298 2,653,434
1989 11,874,088 2,666,955
1990 12,045,660 2,663,151
1991 12,238,879 2,650,581
1992 13,278,974 2,614,338
1993 14,943,172 2,563,290
1994 16,250,794 2,520,742
1995 17,065,836 2,485,056
1996 17,763,266 2,457,222
1997 18,452,091 2,432,851
1998 19,159,996 2,410,019
1999 19,887,785 2,390,482
2000 20,130,327 2,367,550
2001 20,284,307 2,337,170
2002 21,378,117 2,310,173
2003 22,733,049 2,287,955
2004 23,560,654 2,263,122
2005 24,404,567 2,238,799
2006 25,424,094 2,218,357
2007 25,909,852 2,200,325
2008 26,482,622 2,177,322
2009 27,466,101 2,141,669
2010 28,284,089 2,097,555
2011 29,347,708 2,059,709
2012 30,560,034 2,034,319
2013 31,622,704 2,012,647
2014 32,792,523 1,993,782
2015 33,831,764 1,977,527
2016 34,700,612 1,959,537
2017 35,688,935 1,942,248
2018 36,743,039 1,927,174
2019 37,856,121 1,913,822
2020 39,068,979 1,900,449
2021 40,000,412 1,884,490
2022 40,578,842 1,879,383
2023 41,454,761 1,877,445
2024 42,647,492 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Latvia

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Latvia
1960 7.28 1.94
1961 7.28 1.94
1962 7.29 1.91
1963 7.3 1.85
1964 7.3 1.79
1965 7.31 1.74
1966 7.32 1.76
1967 7.34 1.8
1968 7.36 1.83
1969 7.39 1.88
1970 7.4 1.96
1971 7.43 2
1972 7.45 2
1973 7.49 1.98
1974 7.53 1.97
1975 7.54 1.96
1976 7.56 1.93
1977 7.59 1.89
1978 7.6 1.87
1979 7.61 1.87
1980 7.64 1.86
1981 7.62 1.88
1982 7.6 1.97
1983 7.57 2.07
1984 7.55 2.09
1985 7.55 2.08
1986 7.55 2.12
1987 7.55 2.15
1988 7.55 2.11
1989 7.56 2.05
1990 7.58 2.02
1991 7.63 1.86
1992 7.7 1.73
1993 7.76 1.51
1994 7.77 1.39
1995 7.77 1.25
1996 7.76 1.16
1997 7.73 1.11
1998 7.69 1.09
1999 7.64 1.16
2000 7.57 1.25
2001 7.45 1.22
2002 7.32 1.26
2003 7.17 1.32
2004 7.02 1.29
2005 6.86 1.39
2006 6.69 1.46
2007 6.51 1.54
2008 6.39 1.58
2009 6.3 1.46
2010 6.2 1.36
2011 6.09 1.33
2012 5.99 1.44
2013 5.88 1.52
2014 5.77 1.65
2015 5.65 1.7
2016 5.54 1.74
2017 5.43 1.69
2018 5.33 1.6
2019 5.24 1.61
2020 5.15 1.55
2021 5.04 1.57
2022 4.93 1.47
2023 4.84 1.36

Afghanistan and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Latvia
1960 18.9 32.3
1961 18.9 32.4
1962 18.8 32.6
1963 18.7 32.8
1964 18.6 33
1965 18.6 33.2
1966 18.5 33.5
1967 18.4 33.8
1968 18.3 34
1969 18.2 34.1
1970 18.1 34.2
1971 17.9 34.3
1972 17.8 34.5
1973 17.7 34.6
1974 17.6 34.7
1975 17.5 34.9
1976 17.4 35
1977 17.3 35.1
1978 17.2 35.1
1979 17 35.1
1980 16.9 34.9
1981 16.8 34.8
1982 16.7 34.7
1983 16.6 34.6
1984 16.5 34.7
1985 16.4 34.7
1986 16.3 34.7
1987 16.3 34.6
1988 16.2 34.6
1989 16.1 34.5
1990 16.1 34.6
1991 16 34.8
1992 15.9 35.2
1993 15.8 35.6
1994 15.7 36
1995 15.6 36.2
1996 15.5 36.6
1997 15.3 36.9
1998 15.2 37.3
1999 15.1 37.6
2000 15 37.9
2001 14.9 38.3
2002 14.9 38.6
2003 14.9 38.9
2004 14.9 39.2
2005 15 39.4
2006 15.1 39.7
2007 15.2 39.9
2008 15.3 40.1
2009 15.5 40.5
2010 15.7 41.1
2011 15.9 41.6
2012 16 42
2013 16.2 42.3
2014 16.4 42.5
2015 16.6 42.8
2016 16.8 43
2017 17 43.2
2018 17.1 43.4
2019 17.3 43.6
2020 17.5 43.8
2021 17.6 43.9
2022 17.8 44
2023 18 44.1
2024 18.2 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
95%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Latvia
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
6%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Latvia
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
n/a

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