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Afghanistan vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 40th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Nauru
Population
44810409
12088
Population rank 36/197 195/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$160M
2024
GDP rank 137/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Afghanistan and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Nauru
Year GDP
Afghanistan Nauru
1970 - $17,570,366
1971 - $19,009,433
1972 - $21,734,269
1973 - $26,529,817
1974 - $35,994,511
1975 - $40,106,776
1976 - $40,287,427
1977 - $40,444,702
1978 - $41,754,147
1979 - $44,431,330
1980 - $46,947,124
1981 - $51,689,637
1982 - $52,877,742
1983 - $48,439,093
1984 - $47,363,231
1985 - $41,548,741
1986 - $39,939,391
1987 - $40,118,410
1988 - $45,931,134
1989 - $53,736,786
1990 - $55,572,376
1991 - $52,533,789
1992 - $51,133,123
1993 - $43,542,088
1994 - $39,742,511
1995 - $39,969,706
1996 - $37,458,801
1997 - $37,331,507
1998 - $29,664,451
1999 - $27,328,613
2000 $3,521,418,060 $26,930,980
2001 $2,813,571,754 $22,613,288
2002 $3,825,701,439 $21,017,424
2003 $4,520,946,819 $24,778,160
2004 $5,224,896,719 $30,587,566
2005 $6,203,256,539 $30,282,840
2006 $6,971,758,282 $29,183,627
2007 $9,747,886,187 $23,068,623
2008 $10,109,297,048 $37,184,925
2009 $12,416,152,732 $44,024,970
2010 $15,856,668,556 $47,442,299
2011 $17,805,098,206 $65,444,174
2012 $19,907,329,778 $100,794,925
2013 $20,146,416,758 $94,385,015
2014 $20,497,128,556 $98,752,257
2015 $19,134,221,645 $84,383,389
2016 $18,116,572,395 $97,276,023
2017 $18,753,456,498 $108,862,279
2018 $18,053,222,687 $130,937,590
2019 $18,799,444,490 $124,871,111
2020 $19,955,929,052 $124,530,027
2021 $14,259,995,441 $175,513,985
2022 $14,497,243,872 $152,190,819
2023 $17,152,234,637 $151,455,968
2024 - $160,350,640

Afghanistan and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Nauru
1970 - $2,619
1971 - $2,811
1972 - $3,191
1973 - $3,864
1974 - $5,199
1975 - $5,740
1976 - $5,703
1977 - $5,646
1978 - $5,721
1979 - $5,950
1980 - $6,138
1981 - $6,594
1982 - $6,577
1983 - $5,896
1984 - $5,654
1985 - $4,859
1986 - $4,569
1987 - $4,485
1988 - $5,012
1989 - $5,723
1990 - $5,776
1991 - $5,333
1992 - $5,103
1993 - $4,310
1994 - $3,921
1995 - $3,932
1996 - $3,679
1997 - $3,661
1998 - $2,909
1999 - $2,683
2000 $174.9 $2,649
2001 $138.7 $2,232
2002 $179 $2,085
2003 $198.9 $2,463
2004 $221.8 $3,041
2005 $254.2 $3,014
2006 $274.2 $2,908
2007 $376 $2,302
2008 $382 $3,715
2009 $452 $4,395
2010 $561 $4,724
2011 $607 $6,481
2012 $651 $9,817
2013 $637 $8,975
2014 $625 $9,193
2015 $566 $7,703
2016 $522 $8,724
2017 $525 $9,613
2018 $491 $11,409
2019 $497 $10,777
2020 $511 $10,696
2021 $356 $14,990
2022 $357 $12,896
2023 $414 $12,754
2024 - $13,422

Afghanistan vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Nauru
1950 28.2 56.6
1951 28.6 56.8
1952 29 57
1953 29.5 57.2
1954 29.7 57.4
1955 30.4 57.5
1956 30.8 57.6
1957 31.3 57.7
1958 31.8 57.8
1959 32.3 57.9
1960 32.8 57.9
1961 33.3 58
1962 33.8 58
1963 34.2 58.1
1964 34.7 58.2
1965 35.1 58.3
1966 35.6 58.4
1967 36 58.6
1968 36.5 58.6
1969 37 58.4
1970 37.5 58.4
1971 37.9 58.4
1972 38.4 58.4
1973 39 58.4
1974 39.5 58.3
1975 40 58.3
1976 40.5 58.2
1977 41.1 58.1
1978 40.1 58.3
1979 38.8 58.4
1980 39.3 58.5
1981 39.4 58.6
1982 36.1 58.6
1983 36.5 58.7
1984 31.5 58.7
1985 32.1 58.6
1986 38.4 58.6
1987 38.8 58.6
1988 43.2 58.7
1989 44.5 58.9
1990 45.1 59.1
1991 45.5 59.3
1992 46.6 59.5
1993 51 59.8
1994 51 60
1995 52.1 60.1
1996 52.8 60.1
1997 53.2 60
1998 52.5 59.9
1999 54.5 59.7
2000 55 59.6
2001 55.5 59.5
2002 56.2 59.4
2003 57.2 59.4
2004 57.8 59.3
2005 58.2 59.4
2006 58.6 59.4
2007 59 59.5
2008 59.7 59.7
2009 60.2 59.9
2010 60.7 60.1
2011 61.3 60.3
2012 61.7 60.5
2013 62.2 60.7
2014 62.3 60.8
2015 62.3 60.9
2016 62.6 61
2017 62.4 61.1
2018 62.4 61.2
2019 62.9 61.4
2020 61.5 61.5
2021 60.4 61.3
2022 65.6 61.9
2023 66 62.1
2024 66.3 62.3
2025 66.5 62.4

Afghanistan and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Nauru
Year Population
Afghanistan Nauru
1960 9,035,043 4,607
1961 9,214,083 4,774
1962 9,404,406 4,979
1963 9,604,487 5,226
1964 9,814,318 5,515
1965 10,036,008 5,832
1966 10,266,395 6,043
1967 10,505,959 6,135
1968 10,756,922 6,328
1969 11,017,409 6,581
1970 11,290,128 6,710
1971 11,567,667 6,762
1972 11,853,696 6,812
1973 12,157,999 6,866
1974 12,469,127 6,923
1975 12,773,954 6,987
1976 13,059,851 7,064
1977 13,340,756 7,163
1978 13,611,441 7,298
1979 13,655,567 7,468
1980 13,169,311 7,649
1981 11,937,581 7,839
1982 10,991,378 8,040
1983 10,917,982 8,216
1984 11,190,221 8,377
1985 11,426,852 8,551
1986 11,420,074 8,742
1987 11,387,818 8,946
1988 11,523,298 9,165
1989 11,874,088 9,390
1990 12,045,660 9,622
1991 12,238,879 9,850
1992 13,278,974 10,021
1993 14,943,172 10,102
1994 16,250,794 10,137
1995 17,065,836 10,165
1996 17,763,266 10,183
1997 18,452,091 10,197
1998 19,159,996 10,198
1999 19,887,785 10,187
2000 20,130,327 10,168
2001 20,284,307 10,130
2002 21,378,117 10,082
2003 22,733,049 10,059
2004 23,560,654 10,060
2005 24,404,567 10,049
2006 25,424,094 10,034
2007 25,909,852 10,020
2008 26,482,622 10,009
2009 27,466,101 10,016
2010 28,284,089 10,043
2011 29,347,708 10,098
2012 30,560,034 10,267
2013 31,622,704 10,517
2014 32,792,523 10,742
2015 33,831,764 10,954
2016 34,700,612 11,150
2017 35,688,935 11,324
2018 36,743,039 11,477
2019 37,856,121 11,587
2020 39,068,979 11,643
2021 40,000,412 11,709
2022 40,578,842 11,801
2023 41,454,761 11,875
2024 42,647,492 11,947

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Nauru

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Nauru
1960 7.28 5.34
1961 7.28 5.38
1962 7.29 5.42
1963 7.3 5.44
1964 7.3 5.47
1965 7.31 5.48
1966 7.32 5.41
1967 7.34 5.29
1968 7.36 5.14
1969 7.39 4.94
1970 7.4 4.74
1971 7.43 4.54
1972 7.45 4.36
1973 7.49 4.19
1974 7.53 4.07
1975 7.54 3.97
1976 7.56 3.9
1977 7.59 3.86
1978 7.6 3.84
1979 7.61 3.85
1980 7.64 3.88
1981 7.62 3.94
1982 7.6 3.99
1983 7.57 4.06
1984 7.55 4.11
1985 7.55 4.14
1986 7.55 4.15
1987 7.55 4.14
1988 7.55 4.11
1989 7.56 4.07
1990 7.58 4.02
1991 7.63 3.99
1992 7.7 3.95
1993 7.76 3.89
1994 7.77 3.84
1995 7.77 3.81
1996 7.76 3.78
1997 7.73 3.74
1998 7.69 3.68
1999 7.64 3.64
2000 7.57 3.54
2001 7.45 3.46
2002 7.32 3.4
2003 7.17 3.39
2004 7.02 3.38
2005 6.86 3.38
2006 6.69 3.4
2007 6.51 3.5
2008 6.39 3.67
2009 6.3 3.85
2010 6.2 4.02
2011 6.09 4.12
2012 5.99 4.12
2013 5.88 4.1
2014 5.77 4.09
2015 5.65 4.08
2016 5.54 4.03
2017 5.43 3.88
2018 5.33 3.68
2019 5.24 3.53
2020 5.15 3.47
2021 5.04 3.43
2022 4.93 3.38
2023 4.84 3.33

Afghanistan and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Nauru
1960 18.9 23.8
1961 18.9 24
1962 18.8 23.9
1963 18.7 23.7
1964 18.6 23.4
1965 18.6 23.1
1966 18.5 22.9
1967 18.4 22.9
1968 18.3 21.2
1969 18.2 18.9
1970 18.1 18.7
1971 17.9 19.1
1972 17.8 19.4
1973 17.7 19.8
1974 17.6 20.4
1975 17.5 21
1976 17.4 21.5
1977 17.3 22.1
1978 17.2 22.9
1979 17 23.6
1980 16.9 24.2
1981 16.8 24.7
1982 16.7 25.1
1983 16.6 25.2
1984 16.5 24.5
1985 16.4 23.7
1986 16.3 22.8
1987 16.3 22.1
1988 16.2 21.4
1989 16.1 20.8
1990 16.1 20.2
1991 16 19.7
1992 15.9 19.4
1993 15.8 19.3
1994 15.7 19.3
1995 15.6 19.3
1996 15.5 19.4
1997 15.3 19.5
1998 15.2 19.6
1999 15.1 19.8
2000 15 20.1
2001 14.9 20.4
2002 14.9 20.6
2003 14.9 20.8
2004 14.9 21
2005 15 21.2
2006 15.1 21.3
2007 15.2 21.5
2008 15.3 21.7
2009 15.5 21.8
2010 15.7 21.8
2011 15.9 21.8
2012 16 21.7
2013 16.2 21.6
2014 16.4 21.5
2015 16.6 21.4
2016 16.8 21.5
2017 17 21.6
2018 17.1 21.8
2019 17.3 21.9
2020 17.5 21.8
2021 17.6 21.7
2022 17.8 21.6
2023 18 21.5
2024 18.2 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
53
2021
60
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
n/a
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Nauru
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Nauru
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
19
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
38
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
96.6%
2023
English speaking
6%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Afghanistan Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Nauru
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
18.6 mi
2002

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