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Afghanistan vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 40th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Maldives
Population
44810409
531152
Population rank 36/197 168/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Afghanistan and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Maldives
Year GDP
Afghanistan Maldives
1970 - $19,328,038
1971 - $21,566,404
1972 - $25,177,138
1973 - $30,862,042
1974 - $39,120,171
1975 - $24,540,878
1976 - $22,399,467
1977 - $20,853,789
1978 - $24,369,109
1979 - $38,523,364
1980 - $42,463,576
1981 - $44,781,457
1982 - $47,911,340
1983 - $57,829,787
1984 - $109,503,546
1985 - $127,190,758
1986 - $141,882,254
1987 - $141,223,029
1988 - $168,514,513
1989 - $189,514,434
1990 - $215,043,970
1991 - $244,396,762
1992 - $284,875,809
1993 - $322,417,837
1994 - $356,014,932
1995 - $398,988,955
1996 - $450,382,328
1997 - $508,223,602
1998 - $540,096,398
1999 - $589,239,754
2000 $3,521,418,060 $624,337,145
2001 $2,813,571,754 $870,031,677
2002 $3,825,701,439 $897,031,250
2003 $4,520,946,819 $1,052,121,055
2004 $5,224,896,719 $1,226,829,563
2005 $6,203,256,539 $1,163,362,438
2006 $6,971,758,282 $1,575,200,391
2007 $9,747,886,187 $1,868,383,461
2008 $10,109,297,048 $2,271,646,188
2009 $12,416,152,732 $2,345,294,875
2010 $15,856,668,556 $2,588,176,055
2011 $17,805,098,206 $2,774,350,240
2012 $19,907,329,778 $2,886,163,997
2013 $20,146,416,758 $3,295,009,238
2014 $20,497,128,556 $3,697,353,039
2015 $19,134,221,645 $4,129,505,319
2016 $18,116,572,395 $4,409,942,624
2017 $18,753,456,498 $4,816,426,257
2018 $18,053,222,687 $5,404,344,163
2019 $18,799,444,490 $5,726,094,799
2020 $19,955,929,052 $3,712,604,583
2021 $14,259,995,441 $5,252,457,370
2022 $14,497,243,872 $6,177,118,114
2023 $17,152,234,637 $6,590,894,302
2024 - $6,975,146,349

Afghanistan and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Maldives
1970 - $156.9
1971 - $169.8
1972 - $192.2
1973 - $228.7
1974 - $281.5
1975 - $171.4
1976 - $151.8
1977 - $137.3
1978 - $156.1
1979 - $240.2
1980 - $257.6
1981 - $264.1
1982 - $274.8
1983 - $323
1984 - $594
1985 - $669
1986 - $720
1987 - $692
1988 - $799
1989 - $870
1990 - $957
1991 - $1,054
1992 - $1,194
1993 - $1,317
1994 - $1,419
1995 - $1,555
1996 - $1,717
1997 - $1,898
1998 - $1,980
1999 - $2,124
2000 $174.9 $2,214
2001 $138.7 $3,034
2002 $179 $3,076
2003 $198.9 $3,549
2004 $221.8 $4,070
2005 $254.2 $3,797
2006 $274.2 $5,019
2007 $376 $5,758
2008 $382 $6,757
2009 $452 $6,734
2010 $561 $7,174
2011 $607 $7,425
2012 $651 $7,461
2013 $637 $8,236
2014 $625 $8,939
2015 $566 $9,645
2016 $522 $9,948
2017 $525 $10,510
2018 $491 $11,423
2019 $497 $11,740
2020 $511 $7,394
2021 $356 $10,176
2022 $357 $11,786
2023 $414 $12,530
2024 - $13,216

Afghanistan vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Maldives
1950 28.2 36.5
1951 28.6 37.1
1952 29 37
1953 29.5 36.9
1954 29.7 36.9
1955 30.4 37
1956 30.8 37.1
1957 31.3 37.3
1958 31.8 37.6
1959 32.3 37.9
1960 32.8 38.2
1961 33.3 38.6
1962 33.8 39.1
1963 34.2 39.6
1964 34.7 40.2
1965 35.1 40.8
1966 35.6 41.4
1967 36 42.1
1968 36.5 42.9
1969 37 43.7
1970 37.5 44.5
1971 37.9 45.5
1972 38.4 46.4
1973 39 47.5
1974 39.5 48.5
1975 40 49.6
1976 40.5 50.8
1977 41.1 51.8
1978 40.1 50.4
1979 38.8 53.9
1980 39.3 54.8
1981 39.4 55.7
1982 36.1 56.6
1983 36.5 57.5
1984 31.5 58.3
1985 32.1 59.2
1986 38.4 60
1987 38.8 60.8
1988 43.2 61.6
1989 44.5 62.4
1990 45.1 63.1
1991 45.5 63.9
1992 46.6 64.7
1993 51 65.4
1994 51 66.2
1995 52.1 67
1996 52.8 67.7
1997 53.2 68.5
1998 52.5 69.3
1999 54.5 70.2
2000 55 70.9
2001 55.5 71.7
2002 56.2 72.4
2003 57.2 73.3
2004 57.8 73
2005 58.2 74.8
2006 58.6 75.3
2007 59 75.7
2008 59.7 76
2009 60.2 76.4
2010 60.7 76.8
2011 61.3 77.1
2012 61.7 77.5
2013 62.2 77.8
2014 62.3 78.2
2015 62.3 78.6
2016 62.6 78.9
2017 62.4 79.2
2018 62.4 79.4
2019 62.9 79.7
2020 61.5 78.7
2021 60.4 78.1
2022 65.6 80.8
2023 66 81
2024 66.3 81.3
2025 66.5 81.5

Afghanistan and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Maldives
Year Population
Afghanistan Maldives
1960 9,035,043 91,189
1961 9,214,083 93,450
1962 9,404,406 95,802
1963 9,604,487 98,222
1964 9,814,318 100,662
1965 10,036,008 104,102
1966 10,266,395 108,507
1967 10,505,959 112,528
1968 10,756,922 116,075
1969 11,017,409 119,564
1970 11,290,128 123,219
1971 11,567,667 127,035
1972 11,853,696 130,968
1973 12,157,999 134,952
1974 12,469,127 138,978
1975 12,773,954 143,158
1976 13,059,851 147,525
1977 13,340,756 151,930
1978 13,611,441 156,159
1979 13,655,567 160,360
1980 13,169,311 164,835
1981 11,937,581 169,532
1982 10,991,378 174,333
1983 10,917,982 179,128
1984 11,190,221 184,198
1985 11,426,852 190,169
1986 11,420,074 196,935
1987 11,387,818 203,944
1988 11,523,298 210,885
1989 11,874,088 217,738
1990 12,045,660 224,762
1991 12,238,879 231,802
1992 13,278,974 238,543
1993 14,943,172 244,884
1994 16,250,794 250,822
1995 17,065,836 256,649
1996 17,763,266 262,347
1997 18,452,091 267,707
1998 19,159,996 272,723
1999 19,887,785 277,412
2000 20,130,327 282,019
2001 20,284,307 286,767
2002 21,378,117 291,616
2003 22,733,049 296,491
2004 23,560,654 301,413
2005 24,404,567 306,429
2006 25,424,094 313,851
2007 25,909,852 324,479
2008 26,482,622 336,170
2009 27,466,101 348,275
2010 28,284,089 360,792
2011 29,347,708 373,674
2012 30,560,034 386,818
2013 31,622,704 400,070
2014 32,792,523 413,617
2015 33,831,764 428,154
2016 34,700,612 443,308
2017 35,688,935 458,287
2018 36,743,039 473,099
2019 37,856,121 487,731
2020 39,068,979 502,118
2021 40,000,412 516,154
2022 40,578,842 524,106
2023 41,454,761 525,994
2024 42,647,492 527,799

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Maldives

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Maldives
1960 7.28 6.71
1961 7.28 6.79
1962 7.29 6.89
1963 7.3 6.94
1964 7.3 7
1965 7.31 7.07
1966 7.32 7.15
1967 7.34 7.23
1968 7.36 7.28
1969 7.39 7.33
1970 7.4 7.39
1971 7.43 7.38
1972 7.45 7.37
1973 7.49 7.4
1974 7.53 7.38
1975 7.54 7.32
1976 7.56 7.29
1977 7.59 7.27
1978 7.6 7.23
1979 7.61 7.23
1980 7.64 7.23
1981 7.62 7.19
1982 7.6 7.15
1983 7.57 7.09
1984 7.55 7.03
1985 7.55 6.94
1986 7.55 6.85
1987 7.55 6.73
1988 7.55 6.58
1989 7.56 6.39
1990 7.58 6.13
1991 7.63 5.8
1992 7.7 5.44
1993 7.76 5.06
1994 7.77 4.69
1995 7.77 4.29
1996 7.76 3.86
1997 7.73 3.48
1998 7.69 3.17
1999 7.64 2.9
2000 7.57 2.69
2001 7.45 2.53
2002 7.32 2.42
2003 7.17 2.34
2004 7.02 2.26
2005 6.86 2.2
2006 6.69 2.2
2007 6.51 2.29
2008 6.39 2.37
2009 6.3 2.39
2010 6.2 2.35
2011 6.09 2.31
2012 5.99 2.25
2013 5.88 2.17
2014 5.77 2.09
2015 5.65 2
2016 5.54 1.9
2017 5.43 1.8
2018 5.33 1.71
2019 5.24 1.64
2020 5.15 1.61
2021 5.04 1.6
2022 4.93 1.58
2023 4.84 1.58

Afghanistan and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Maldives
1960 18.9 20.6
1961 18.9 20.6
1962 18.8 20.6
1963 18.7 20.6
1964 18.6 20.5
1965 18.6 19.9
1966 18.5 18.9
1967 18.4 18.2
1968 18.3 17.8
1969 18.2 17.6
1970 18.1 17.4
1971 17.9 17.3
1972 17.8 17.2
1973 17.7 17.2
1974 17.6 17.2
1975 17.5 17.1
1976 17.4 17
1977 17.3 17
1978 17.2 17
1979 17 16.9
1980 16.9 16.8
1981 16.8 16.8
1982 16.7 16.9
1983 16.6 16.9
1984 16.5 17
1985 16.4 17
1986 16.3 16.9
1987 16.3 16.7
1988 16.2 16.6
1989 16.1 16.5
1990 16.1 16.4
1991 16 16.4
1992 15.9 16.4
1993 15.8 16.5
1994 15.7 16.7
1995 15.6 16.9
1996 15.5 17.3
1997 15.3 17.6
1998 15.2 18
1999 15.1 18.4
2000 15 18.9
2001 14.9 19.3
2002 14.9 19.8
2003 14.9 20.3
2004 14.9 20.9
2005 15 21.5
2006 15.1 22.1
2007 15.2 22.7
2008 15.3 23.2
2009 15.5 23.8
2010 15.7 24.4
2011 15.9 25.1
2012 16 25.8
2013 16.2 26.5
2014 16.4 27.1
2015 16.6 27.6
2016 16.8 28
2017 17 28.5
2018 17.1 29
2019 17.3 29.5
2020 17.5 30.1
2021 17.6 30.7
2022 17.8 31.4
2023 18 32.1
2024 18.2 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
79.5%
2017

Energy

Afghanistan Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
1.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Maldives
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
97.9%
2021
English speaking
6%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Maldives
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
57.8 mi
2018

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