Afghanistan vs New Zealand statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 40th vs. 74th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Afghanistan and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and New Zealand economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

New Zealand

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	New Zealand
1960	-	$5,536,098,360
1961	-	$5,721,994,864
1962	-	$6,133,158,532
1963	-	$6,699,741,645
1964	-	$7,340,766,415
1965	-	$5,706,251,400
1966	-	$5,917,437,693
1967	-	$6,016,017,227
1968	-	$5,228,045,415
1969	-	$5,814,357,709
1970	-	$6,495,605,331
1971	-	$7,911,136,757
1972	-	$9,567,331,065
1973	-	$12,802,281,898
1974	-	$13,940,981,798
1975	-	$12,861,983,284
1976	-	$13,604,832,424
1977	-	$15,446,825,318
1978	-	$18,530,518,395
1979	-	$20,731,243,113
1980	-	$23,244,547,385
1981	-	$24,417,617,184
1982	-	$24,164,603,059
1983	-	$24,309,279,706
1984	-	$21,665,975,319
1985	-	$24,679,795,396
1986	-	$30,604,668,357
1987	-	$40,376,354,070
1988	-	$45,176,811,594
1989	-	$43,920,222,525
1990	-	$45,495,129,385
1991	-	$42,745,329,732
1992	-	$41,649,829,860
1993	-	$46,775,620,817
1994	-	$55,314,732,279
1995	-	$63,918,703,507
1996	-	$70,140,835,299
1997	-	$66,075,143,415
1998	-	$56,227,169,851
1999	-	$58,762,260,626
2000	$3,521,418,060	$52,623,281,957
2001	$2,813,571,754	$53,872,425,917
2002	$3,825,701,439	$66,627,729,311
2003	$4,520,946,819	$88,250,885,550
2004	$5,224,896,719	$103,905,210,084
2005	$6,203,256,539	$114,720,129,550
2006	$6,971,758,282	$111,538,810,713
2007	$9,747,886,187	$137,188,946,866
2008	$10,109,297,048	$133,437,126,590
2009	$12,416,152,732	$121,663,439,315
2010	$15,856,668,556	$146,887,902,524
2011	$17,805,098,206	$168,484,908,960
2012	$19,907,329,778	$176,560,711,239
2013	$20,146,416,758	$191,012,364,177
2014	$20,497,128,556	$201,518,402,787
2015	$19,134,221,645	$178,224,167,088
2016	$18,116,572,395	$189,100,085,275
2017	$18,753,456,498	$206,745,969,246
2018	$18,053,222,687	$211,985,631,173
2019	$18,799,444,490	$213,006,341,102
2020	$19,955,929,052	$213,029,554,654
2021	$14,259,995,441	$253,977,931,815
2022	$14,497,243,872	$249,509,991,440
2023	$17,152,234,637	$255,194,972,673
2024	-	$260,235,932,559

Afghanistan and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

New Zealand

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	New Zealand
1960	-	$2,334
1961	-	$2,365
1962	-	$2,471
1963	-	$2,646
1964	-	$2,839
1965	-	$2,171
1966	-	$2,211
1967	-	$2,208
1968	-	$1,902
1969	-	$2,097
1970	-	$2,311
1971	-	$2,773
1972	-	$3,295
1973	-	$4,323
1974	-	$4,611
1975	-	$4,172
1976	-	$4,374
1977	-	$4,951
1978	-	$5,937
1979	-	$6,668
1980	-	$7,467
1981	-	$7,814
1982	-	$7,656
1983	-	$7,598
1984	-	$6,714
1985	-	$7,601
1986	-	$9,428
1987	-	$12,331
1988	-	$13,759
1989	-	$13,312
1990	-	$13,663
1991	-	$12,230
1992	-	$11,793
1993	-	$13,094
1994	-	$15,280
1995	-	$17,400
1996	-	$18,794
1997	-	$17,474
1998	-	$14,738
1999	-	$15,322
2000	$174.9	$13,641
2001	$138.7	$13,883
2002	$179	$16,874
2003	$198.9	$21,914
2004	$221.8	$25,420
2005	$254.2	$27,751
2006	$274.2	$26,655
2007	$376	$32,480
2008	$382	$31,325
2009	$452	$28,277
2010	$561	$33,762
2011	$607	$38,432
2012	$651	$40,054
2013	$637	$43,000
2014	$625	$44,618
2015	$566	$38,665
2016	$522	$40,114
2017	$525	$42,950
2018	$491	$43,257
2019	$497	$42,779
2020	$511	$41,851
2021	$356	$49,689
2022	$357	$48,760
2023	$414	$48,655
2024	-	$48,747

Afghanistan vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

New Zealand

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	New Zealand
1950	28.2	69.3
1951	28.6	69.1
1952	29	69.4
1953	29.5	70.2
1954	29.7	70.3
1955	30.4	70.5
1956	30.8	70.7
1957	31.3	70.3
1958	31.8	70.9
1959	32.3	70.8
1960	32.8	71.2
1961	33.3	70.9
1962	33.8	71.2
1963	34.2	71.3
1964	34.7	71.3
1965	35.1	71.2
1966	35.6	71.1
1967	36	71.4
1968	36.5	71.1
1969	37	71.5
1970	37.5	71.2
1971	37.9	71.7
1972	38.4	71.8
1973	39	71.7
1974	39.5	71.9
1975	40	72.2
1976	40.5	72.4
1977	41.1	72.1
1978	40.1	73
1979	38.8	73.1
1980	39.3	72.9
1981	39.4	73.6
1982	36.1	73.7
1983	36.5	73.8
1984	31.5	74.4
1985	32.1	73.9
1986	38.4	74.1
1987	38.8	74.2
1988	43.2	74.5
1989	44.5	74.9
1990	45.1	75.4
1991	45.5	76.1
1992	46.6	76.2
1993	51	76.5
1994	51	76.9
1995	52.1	76.8
1996	52.8	76.8
1997	53.2	77.3
1998	52.5	78.2
1999	54.5	77.9
2000	55	78.7
2001	55.5	78.7
2002	56.2	78.9
2003	57.2	79.1
2004	57.8	79.4
2005	58.2	80
2006	58.6	80
2007	59	80.1
2008	59.7	80.2
2009	60.2	80.5
2010	60.7	81.1
2011	61.3	80.8
2012	61.7	81.2
2013	62.2	81.6
2014	62.3	81.4
2015	62.3	81.6
2016	62.6	82
2017	62.4	81.6
2018	62.4	81.9
2019	62.9	81.8
2020	61.5	82.7
2021	60.4	82.3
2022	65.6	81
2023	66	82.1
2024	66.3	82.2
2025	66.5	82.4

Afghanistan and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

New Zealand

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	New Zealand
1960	9,035,043	2,371,800
1961	9,214,083	2,419,700
1962	9,404,406	2,482,000
1963	9,604,487	2,531,800
1964	9,814,318	2,585,400
1965	10,036,008	2,628,400
1966	10,266,395	2,675,900
1967	10,505,959	2,724,100
1968	10,756,922	2,748,100
1969	11,017,409	2,772,800
1970	11,290,128	2,810,700
1971	11,567,667	2,853,000
1972	11,853,696	2,903,900
1973	12,157,999	2,961,300
1974	12,469,127	3,023,700
1975	12,773,954	3,083,100
1976	13,059,851	3,110,500
1977	13,340,756	3,120,200
1978	13,611,441	3,121,200
1979	13,655,567	3,109,000
1980	13,169,311	3,112,900
1981	11,937,581	3,124,900
1982	10,991,378	3,156,100
1983	10,917,982	3,199,300
1984	11,190,221	3,227,100
1985	11,426,852	3,247,100
1986	11,420,074	3,246,300
1987	11,387,818	3,274,400
1988	11,523,298	3,283,400
1989	11,874,088	3,299,200
1990	12,045,660	3,329,800
1991	12,238,879	3,495,100
1992	13,278,974	3,531,700
1993	14,943,172	3,572,200
1994	16,250,794	3,620,000
1995	17,065,836	3,673,400
1996	17,763,266	3,732,000
1997	18,452,091	3,781,300
1998	19,159,996	3,815,000
1999	19,887,785	3,835,100
2000	20,130,327	3,857,700
2001	20,284,307	3,880,500
2002	21,378,117	3,948,500
2003	22,733,049	4,027,200
2004	23,560,654	4,087,500
2005	24,404,567	4,133,900
2006	25,424,094	4,184,600
2007	25,909,852	4,223,800
2008	26,482,622	4,259,800
2009	27,466,101	4,302,600
2010	28,284,089	4,350,700
2011	29,347,708	4,384,000
2012	30,560,034	4,408,100
2013	31,622,704	4,442,100
2014	32,792,523	4,516,500
2015	33,831,764	4,609,400
2016	34,700,612	4,714,100
2017	35,688,935	4,813,600
2018	36,743,039	4,900,600
2019	37,856,121	4,979,200
2020	39,068,979	5,090,200
2021	40,000,412	5,111,300
2022	40,578,842	5,117,100
2023	41,454,761	5,245,000
2024	42,647,492	5,338,500

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and New Zealand

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

New Zealand

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	New Zealand
1960	7.28	4.24
1961	7.28	4.31
1962	7.29	4.19
1963	7.3	4.05
1964	7.3	3.8
1965	7.31	3.54
1966	7.32	3.41
1967	7.34	3.35
1968	7.36	3.34
1969	7.39	3.28
1970	7.4	3.17
1971	7.43	3.18
1972	7.45	3
1973	7.49	2.76
1974	7.53	2.58
1975	7.54	2.37
1976	7.56	2.27
1977	7.59	2.21
1978	7.6	2.07
1979	7.61	2.12
1980	7.64	2.03
1981	7.62	2.01
1982	7.6	1.95
1983	7.57	1.92
1984	7.55	1.93
1985	7.55	1.93
1986	7.55	1.96
1987	7.55	2.03
1988	7.55	2.1
1989	7.56	2.12
1990	7.58	2.18
1991	7.63	2.09
1992	7.7	2.06
1993	7.76	2.04
1994	7.77	1.98
1995	7.77	1.98
1996	7.76	1.96
1997	7.73	1.96
1998	7.69	1.89
1999	7.64	1.97
2000	7.57	1.98
2001	7.45	1.97
2002	7.32	1.89
2003	7.17	1.93
2004	7.02	1.98
2005	6.86	1.97
2006	6.69	2.01
2007	6.51	2.18
2008	6.39	2.19
2009	6.3	2.13
2010	6.2	2.17
2011	6.09	2.09
2012	5.99	2.1
2013	5.88	2.01
2014	5.77	1.92
2015	5.65	1.99
2016	5.54	1.87
2017	5.43	1.81
2018	5.33	1.71
2019	5.24	1.72
2020	5.15	1.61
2021	5.04	1.64
2022	4.93	1.66
2023	4.84	1.56

Afghanistan and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

New Zealand

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	New Zealand
1960	18.9	27.5
1961	18.9	27.1
1962	18.8	26.8
1963	18.7	26.4
1964	18.6	26.2
1965	18.6	26
1966	18.5	25.9
1967	18.4	25.8
1968	18.3	25.7
1969	18.2	25.7
1970	18.1	25.6
1971	17.9	25.7
1972	17.8	25.9
1973	17.7	26
1974	17.6	26.2
1975	17.5	26.3
1976	17.4	26.5
1977	17.3	26.8
1978	17.2	27.1
1979	17	27.5
1980	16.9	27.9
1981	16.8	28.2
1982	16.7	28.5
1983	16.6	28.8
1984	16.5	29.1
1985	16.4	29.4
1986	16.3	29.8
1987	16.3	30.1
1988	16.2	30.4
1989	16.1	30.8
1990	16.1	31.1
1991	16	31.4
1992	15.9	31.7
1993	15.8	32
1994	15.7	32.3
1995	15.6	32.6
1996	15.5	32.8
1997	15.3	33.2
1998	15.2	33.6
1999	15.1	34
2000	15	34.3
2001	14.9	34.6
2002	14.9	34.8
2003	14.9	35
2004	14.9	35.2
2005	15	35.5
2006	15.1	35.8
2007	15.2	36.1
2008	15.3	36.4
2009	15.5	36.6
2010	15.7	36.8
2011	15.9	37
2012	16	37.2
2013	16.2	37.4
2014	16.4	37.5
2015	16.6	37.4
2016	16.8	37.3
2017	17	37.2
2018	17.1	37.3
2019	17.3	37.3
2020	17.5	37.5
2021	17.6	37.8
2022	17.8	38.1
2023	18	38.3
2024	18.2	38.6

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