Skip to content

Afghanistan vs Luxembourg statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 678K in Luxembourg (ranked 164/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 994 sq mi for Luxembourg (ranked 40th vs. 169th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Luxembourg ranks 73/197 ($93.2B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Luxembourg ranks 3/197 ($137,517).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Luxembourg
Population
44810409
690832
Population rank 36/197 164/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$93.2B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 73/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$137,517
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 3/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$150,772
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$24.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
26.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$35,728
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 20/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$64,450
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
994 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
682 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.25
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
40.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
82.5 years
2025

Afghanistan and Luxembourg: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Luxembourg
Year GDP
Afghanistan Luxembourg
1960 - $709,941,874
1961 - $710,163,719
1962 - $747,846,862
1963 - $797,902,154
1964 - $910,877,686
1965 - $929,477,285
1966 - $976,717,015
1967 - $983,052,315
1968 - $1,075,561,623
1969 - $1,245,432,991
1970 - $1,457,768,455
1971 - $1,518,773,421
1972 - $1,901,697,370
1973 - $2,609,875,802
1974 - $3,183,637,117
1975 - $3,123,333,333
1976 - $3,423,586,207
1977 - $3,789,321,328
1978 - $4,718,539,772
1979 - $5,516,982,664
1980 - $6,019,805,490
1981 - $5,053,665,797
1982 - $4,602,316,793
1983 - $4,524,217,751
1984 - $4,438,435,493
1985 - $4,577,211,767
1986 - $6,685,595,088
1987 - $8,320,902,215
1988 - $9,418,167,855
1989 - $10,037,674,038
1990 - $12,778,792,854
1991 - $13,834,219,728
1992 - $15,518,702,635
1993 - $15,925,521,222
1994 - $17,701,798,891
1995 - $20,853,093,870
1996 - $20,895,314,658
1997 - $19,563,836,265
1998 - $20,150,053,345
1999 - $21,899,317,599
2000 $3,521,418,060 $21,230,182,989
2001 $2,813,571,754 $21,387,533,703
2002 $3,825,701,439 $23,649,833,332
2003 $4,520,946,819 $29,667,268,248
2004 $5,224,896,719 $35,064,843,793
2005 $6,203,256,539 $37,672,280,120
2006 $6,971,758,282 $42,910,146,296
2007 $9,747,886,187 $51,587,401,416
2008 $10,109,297,048 $58,844,277,702
2009 $12,416,152,732 $54,467,289,898
2010 $15,856,668,556 $56,213,985,987
2011 $17,805,098,206 $61,696,281,326
2012 $19,907,329,778 $59,776,383,527
2013 $20,146,416,758 $65,203,276,467
2014 $20,497,128,556 $68,804,811,898
2015 $19,134,221,645 $60,071,584,216
2016 $18,116,572,395 $62,216,885,436
2017 $18,753,456,498 $65,712,180,343
2018 $18,053,222,687 $71,085,623,495
2019 $18,799,444,490 $69,872,035,114
2020 $19,955,929,052 $73,670,782,100
2021 $14,259,995,441 $86,386,759,695
2022 $14,497,243,872 $80,801,680,397
2023 $17,152,234,637 $87,574,021,092
2024 - $93,197,329,012

Afghanistan and Luxembourg economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Luxembourg
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Luxembourg
1960 - $2,261
1961 - $2,241
1962 - $2,332
1963 - $2,462
1964 - $2,779
1965 - $2,804
1966 - $2,925
1967 - $2,935
1968 - $3,203
1969 - $3,690
1970 - $4,298
1971 - $4,435
1972 - $5,487
1973 - $7,447
1974 - $8,967
1975 - $8,701
1976 - $9,491
1977 - $10,486
1978 - $13,034
1979 - $15,204
1980 - $16,531
1981 - $13,837
1982 - $12,591
1983 - $12,374
1984 - $12,127
1985 - $12,482
1986 - $18,150
1987 - $22,443
1988 - $25,219
1989 - $26,618
1990 - $33,465
1991 - $35,747
1992 - $39,571
1993 - $40,067
1994 - $43,933
1995 - $51,032
1996 - $50,444
1997 - $46,642
1998 - $47,445
1999 - $50,872
2000 $174.9 $48,660
2001 $138.7 $48,440
2002 $179 $53,006
2003 $198.9 $65,689
2004 $221.8 $76,545
2005 $254.2 $80,988
2006 $274.2 $90,789
2007 $376 $107,475
2008 $382 $120,422
2009 $452 $109,420
2010 $561 $110,886
2011 $607 $119,025
2012 $651 $112,585
2013 $637 $120,000
2014 $625 $123,679
2015 $566 $105,462
2016 $522 $106,899
2017 $525 $110,193
2018 $491 $116,927
2019 $497 $112,697
2020 $511 $116,860
2021 $356 $134,966
2022 $357 $123,720
2023 $414 $131,408
2024 - $137,517

Afghanistan vs. Luxembourg life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Luxembourg
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Luxembourg
1950 28.2 65.5
1951 28.6 65.9
1952 29 66.1
1953 29.5 66.4
1954 29.7 66.7
1955 30.4 67.4
1956 30.8 67.1
1957 31.3 66.9
1958 31.8 68.4
1959 32.3 68.4
1960 32.8 68.8
1961 33.3 69.1
1962 33.8 68.4
1963 34.2 68.7
1964 34.7 68.8
1965 35.1 69.2
1966 35.6 68.9
1967 36 69.5
1968 36.5 70
1969 37 69.7
1970 37.5 69.2
1971 37.9 69.2
1972 38.4 70.5
1973 39 70.3
1974 39.5 70.2
1975 40 70.3
1976 40.5 70.2
1977 41.1 71.5
1978 40.1 71.5
1979 38.8 72.3
1980 39.3 72.4
1981 39.4 72.1
1982 36.1 72.2
1983 36.5 73
1984 31.5 72.7
1985 32.1 73.3
1986 38.4 74.1
1987 38.8 73.9
1988 43.2 74.3
1989 44.5 74.3
1990 45.1 75
1991 45.5 75
1992 46.6 74.7
1993 51 75.4
1994 51 75.9
1995 52.1 75.9
1996 52.8 76.2
1997 53.2 76.4
1998 52.5 76.6
1999 54.5 77
2000 55 77.3
2001 55.5 77.5
2002 56.2 77.6
2003 57.2 77.3
2004 57.8 78.7
2005 58.2 78.9
2006 58.6 78.8
2007 59 79.1
2008 59.7 80.1
2009 60.2 79.9
2010 60.7 80.1
2011 61.3 80.3
2012 61.7 80.4
2013 62.2 80.9
2014 62.3 81.2
2015 62.3 81.3
2016 62.6 81.6
2017 62.4 81.1
2018 62.4 81.5
2019 62.9 81.6
2020 61.5 81.4
2021 60.4 81.8
2022 65.6 82.2
2023 66 82.2
2024 66.3 82.4
2025 66.5 82.5

Afghanistan and Luxembourg population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Luxembourg
Year Population
Afghanistan Luxembourg
1960 9,035,043 313,970
1961 9,214,083 316,845
1962 9,404,406 320,750
1963 9,604,487 324,100
1964 9,814,318 327,750
1965 10,036,008 331,500
1966 10,266,395 333,895
1967 10,505,959 334,995
1968 10,756,922 335,850
1969 11,017,409 337,500
1970 11,290,128 339,171
1971 11,567,667 342,421
1972 11,853,696 346,600
1973 12,157,999 350,450
1974 12,469,127 355,050
1975 12,773,954 358,950
1976 13,059,851 360,731
1977 13,340,756 361,358
1978 13,611,441 362,007
1979 13,655,567 362,856
1980 13,169,311 364,150
1981 11,937,581 365,225
1982 10,991,378 365,525
1983 10,917,982 365,622
1984 11,190,221 365,998
1985 11,426,852 366,706
1986 11,420,074 368,355
1987 11,387,818 370,750
1988 11,523,298 373,450
1989 11,874,088 377,100
1990 12,045,660 381,850
1991 12,238,879 387,000
1992 13,278,974 392,175
1993 14,943,172 397,475
1994 16,250,794 402,925
1995 17,065,836 408,625
1996 17,763,266 414,225
1997 18,452,091 419,450
1998 19,159,996 424,700
1999 19,887,785 430,475
2000 20,130,327 436,300
2001 20,284,307 441,525
2002 21,378,117 446,175
2003 22,733,049 451,630
2004 23,560,654 458,095
2005 24,404,567 465,158
2006 25,424,094 472,637
2007 25,909,852 479,993
2008 26,482,622 488,650
2009 27,466,101 497,783
2010 28,284,089 506,953
2011 29,347,708 518,347
2012 30,560,034 530,946
2013 31,622,704 543,360
2014 32,792,523 556,319
2015 33,831,764 569,604
2016 34,700,612 582,014
2017 35,688,935 596,336
2018 36,743,039 607,950
2019 37,856,121 620,001
2020 39,068,979 630,419
2021 40,000,412 640,064
2022 40,578,842 653,103
2023 41,454,761 666,430
2024 42,647,492 677,717

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Luxembourg

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Luxembourg
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Luxembourg
1960 7.28 2.29
1961 7.28 -
1962 7.29 2.37
1963 7.3 -
1964 7.3 2.34
1965 7.31 2.42
1966 7.32 2.34
1967 7.34 2.24
1968 7.36 2.12
1969 7.39 2.02
1970 7.4 1.97
1971 7.43 1.95
1972 7.45 1.75
1973 7.49 1.58
1974 7.53 1.58
1975 7.54 1.55
1976 7.56 1.48
1977 7.59 1.5
1978 7.6 1.48
1979 7.61 1.48
1980 7.64 1.5
1981 7.62 1.55
1982 7.6 1.49
1983 7.57 1.43
1984 7.55 1.42
1985 7.55 1.38
1986 7.55 1.43
1987 7.55 1.4
1988 7.55 1.51
1989 7.56 1.52
1990 7.58 1.6
1991 7.63 1.6
1992 7.7 1.64
1993 7.76 1.7
1994 7.77 1.72
1995 7.77 1.7
1996 7.76 1.77
1997 7.73 1.71
1998 7.69 1.68
1999 7.64 1.74
2000 7.57 1.76
2001 7.45 1.66
2002 7.32 1.63
2003 7.17 1.62
2004 7.02 1.66
2005 6.86 1.63
2006 6.69 1.65
2007 6.51 1.61
2008 6.39 1.61
2009 6.3 1.59
2010 6.2 1.63
2011 6.09 1.52
2012 5.99 1.57
2013 5.88 1.55
2014 5.77 1.5
2015 5.65 1.47
2016 5.54 1.41
2017 5.43 1.39
2018 5.33 1.38
2019 5.24 1.34
2020 5.15 1.36
2021 5.04 1.38
2022 4.93 1.31
2023 4.84 1.25

Afghanistan and Luxembourg demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Luxembourg
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Luxembourg
1960 18.9 35.1
1961 18.9 35.1
1962 18.8 35.1
1963 18.7 35.1
1964 18.6 35.2
1965 18.6 35.2
1966 18.5 35.2
1967 18.4 35.2
1968 18.3 35.3
1969 18.2 35.3
1970 18.1 35.3
1971 17.9 35.3
1972 17.8 35.1
1973 17.7 35.1
1974 17.6 35
1975 17.5 35
1976 17.4 34.9
1977 17.3 34.8
1978 17.2 34.8
1979 17 34.8
1980 16.9 34.9
1981 16.8 35
1982 16.7 35.2
1983 16.6 35.4
1984 16.5 35.6
1985 16.4 35.8
1986 16.3 36
1987 16.3 36.1
1988 16.2 36.2
1989 16.1 36.3
1990 16.1 36.4
1991 16 36.4
1992 15.9 36.5
1993 15.8 36.5
1994 15.7 36.6
1995 15.6 36.7
1996 15.5 36.8
1997 15.3 37
1998 15.2 37.1
1999 15.1 37.3
2000 15 37.3
2001 14.9 37.3
2002 14.9 37.6
2003 14.9 37.8
2004 14.9 38
2005 15 38.2
2006 15.1 38.4
2007 15.2 38.5
2008 15.3 38.7
2009 15.5 38.8
2010 15.7 38.9
2011 15.9 39
2012 16 39.1
2013 16.2 39.1
2014 16.4 39.2
2015 16.6 39.3
2016 16.8 39.3
2017 17 39.4
2018 17.1 39.5
2019 17.3 39.5
2020 17.5 39.6
2021 17.6 39.7
2022 17.8 39.7
2023 18 39.9
2024 18.2 40.2

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Afghanistan and Luxembourg.

GDP per capita

GDP

Life expectancy

Population

Population density

Fertility rate

Median age

Land area

National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Luxembourg
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$62B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
48.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
3.71%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
0.75%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
1,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-0.78%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
6.42%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
81.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
9.01%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
79.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.8%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
28
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$41.9B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$2.79B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$2.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
525,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
2.98%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
98.8%
2017

Energy

Afghanistan Luxembourg
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
4,592 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$31
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
7.01 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
10.5 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
70.4%
2023
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
20.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
2.55%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
109.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
11,428 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
89%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
48.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Luxembourg
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.008%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+5,677
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
92.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.86 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
93.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
81
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
1.54
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
100%
2000
English speaking
6%
2023
57%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
98.8%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Luxembourg
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$7,505
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$654
2023
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
82.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
1.07%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
2.99
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
31.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
2.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
18.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
23%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
10.8 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Luxembourg
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
1,467 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
342 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
1,786 mi
2019

In-depth comparisons

Facts comparisons

Facts vs Afghanistan vs Luxembourg
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Serbia Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Korea Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare