Afghanistan vs North Korea statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 40th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Afghanistan and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	North Korea
2000	$3,521,418,060	-
2001	$2,813,571,754	-
2002	$3,825,701,439	-
2003	$4,520,946,819	-
2004	$5,224,896,719	-
2005	$6,203,256,539	-
2006	$6,971,758,282	-
2007	$9,747,886,187	-
2008	$10,109,297,048	-
2009	$12,416,152,732	$23,356,470,000
2010	$15,856,668,556	$25,995,513,000
2011	$17,805,098,206	$29,005,020,000
2012	$19,907,329,778	$29,890,710,000
2013	$20,146,416,758	$30,588,922,000
2014	$20,497,128,556	$30,554,460,000
2015	$19,134,221,645	$30,723,030,000
2016	$18,116,572,395	$28,882,640,000
2017	$18,753,456,498	$29,105,440,000
2018	$18,053,222,687	$28,536,400,000
2019	$18,799,444,490	$28,222,880,000
2020	$19,955,929,052	$27,728,240,000
2021	$14,259,995,441	$32,301,720,000
2022	$14,497,243,872	$28,971,360,000
2023	$17,152,234,637	$32,155,360,000
2024	-	$34,943,120,000

Afghanistan and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	North Korea
2000	$174.9	-
2001	$138.7	-
2002	$179	-
2003	$198.9	-
2004	$221.8	-
2005	$254.2	-
2006	$274.2	-
2007	$376	-
2008	$382	-
2009	$452	$939
2010	$561	$1,040
2011	$607	$1,156
2012	$651	$1,186
2013	$637	$1,208
2014	$625	$1,201
2015	$566	$1,201
2016	$522	$1,124
2017	$525	$1,127
2018	$491	$1,100
2019	$497	$1,084
2020	$511	$1,061
2021	$356	$1,231
2022	$357	$1,100
2023	$414	$1,217
2024	-	$1,319

Afghanistan vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	North Korea
1950	28.2	14.2
1951	28.6	17.7
1952	29	32.8
1953	29.5	40.3
1954	29.7	50.6
1955	30.4	51.8
1956	30.8	52.8
1957	31.3	53.7
1958	31.8	54.5
1959	32.3	55.2
1960	32.8	55.8
1961	33.3	56.4
1962	33.8	57
1963	34.2	57.6
1964	34.7	58.2
1965	35.1	58.8
1966	35.6	59.4
1967	36	60.1
1968	36.5	60.8
1969	37	61.4
1970	37.5	62
1971	37.9	62.7
1972	38.4	63.3
1973	39	63.8
1974	39.5	64.3
1975	40	64.8
1976	40.5	65.3
1977	41.1	65.8
1978	40.1	66.3
1979	38.8	66.7
1980	39.3	67.2
1981	39.4	67.7
1982	36.1	68.1
1983	36.5	68.5
1984	31.5	68.9
1985	32.1	69.2
1986	38.4	69.5
1987	38.8	69.8
1988	43.2	70.1
1989	44.5	70.3
1990	45.1	70.5
1991	45.5	70.7
1992	46.6	71
1993	51	70.8
1994	51	70.5
1995	52.1	60.8
1996	52.8	60.8
1997	53.2	60.9
1998	52.5	60.9
1999	54.5	60.9
2000	55	60.9
2001	55.5	60.9
2002	56.2	60.9
2003	57.2	69.4
2004	57.8	69.3
2005	58.2	69.2
2006	58.6	69.1
2007	59	69
2008	59.7	69.3
2009	60.2	69.7
2010	60.7	70.2
2011	61.3	70.8
2012	61.7	71.3
2013	62.2	71.9
2014	62.3	72.5
2015	62.3	72.8
2016	62.6	73
2017	62.4	73
2018	62.4	73
2019	62.9	72.9
2020	61.5	72.8
2021	60.4	73.4
2022	65.6	73.6
2023	66	73.6
2024	66.3	73.7
2025	66.5	73.9

Afghanistan and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	North Korea
1960	9,035,043	11,722,953
1961	9,214,083	11,990,713
1962	9,404,406	12,262,882
1963	9,604,487	12,567,057
1964	9,814,318	12,889,770
1965	10,036,008	13,219,369
1966	10,266,395	13,569,094
1967	10,505,959	13,958,350
1968	10,756,922	14,365,596
1969	11,017,409	14,767,615
1970	11,290,128	15,172,775
1971	11,567,667	15,572,457
1972	11,853,696	15,975,069
1973	12,157,999	16,350,367
1974	12,469,127	16,673,121
1975	12,773,954	16,971,055
1976	13,059,851	17,243,450
1977	13,340,756	17,492,798
1978	13,611,441	17,735,995
1979	13,655,567	17,983,470
1980	13,169,311	18,236,786
1981	11,937,581	18,501,295
1982	10,991,378	18,776,357
1983	10,917,982	19,054,034
1984	11,190,221	19,335,043
1985	11,426,852	19,620,388
1986	11,420,074	19,910,855
1987	11,387,818	20,205,483
1988	11,523,298	20,503,161
1989	11,874,088	20,804,367
1990	12,045,660	21,112,137
1991	12,238,879	21,428,638
1992	13,278,974	21,750,911
1993	14,943,172	22,073,352
1994	16,250,794	22,393,975
1995	17,065,836	22,669,304
1996	17,763,266	22,895,746
1997	18,452,091	23,110,830
1998	19,159,996	23,311,564
1999	19,887,785	23,497,599
2000	20,130,327	23,665,910
2001	20,284,307	23,815,358
2002	21,378,117	23,943,973
2003	22,733,049	24,090,380
2004	23,560,654	24,254,943
2005	24,404,567	24,396,433
2006	25,424,094	24,524,507
2007	25,909,852	24,646,383
2008	26,482,622	24,764,618
2009	27,466,101	24,878,332
2010	28,284,089	24,987,258
2011	29,347,708	25,097,874
2012	30,560,034	25,211,728
2013	31,622,704	25,329,451
2014	32,792,523	25,451,262
2015	33,831,764	25,575,350
2016	34,700,612	25,698,326
2017	35,688,935	25,817,709
2018	36,743,039	25,931,147
2019	37,856,121	26,037,632
2020	39,068,979	26,136,312
2021	40,000,412	26,232,534
2022	40,578,842	26,328,845
2023	41,454,761	26,418,204
2024	42,647,492	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and North Korea

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	North Korea
1960	7.28	3.57
1961	7.28	3.26
1962	7.29	3.41
1963	7.3	3.63
1964	7.3	3.55
1965	7.31	3.56
1966	7.32	3.71
1967	7.34	4.05
1968	7.36	3.87
1969	7.39	3.86
1970	7.4	3.85
1971	7.43	3.74
1972	7.45	3.89
1973	7.49	3.35
1974	7.53	3.14
1975	7.54	3.05
1976	7.56	2.84
1977	7.59	2.77
1978	7.6	2.79
1979	7.61	2.85
1980	7.64	2.84
1981	7.62	2.92
1982	7.6	2.85
1983	7.57	2.78
1984	7.55	2.71
1985	7.55	2.65
1986	7.55	2.59
1987	7.55	2.53
1988	7.55	2.47
1989	7.56	2.41
1990	7.58	2.39
1991	7.63	2.35
1992	7.7	2.29
1993	7.76	2.22
1994	7.77	2.18
1995	7.77	2.15
1996	7.76	2.09
1997	7.73	2.03
1998	7.69	1.99
1999	7.64	1.97
2000	7.57	1.94
2001	7.45	1.94
2002	7.32	1.92
2003	7.17	1.91
2004	7.02	1.9
2005	6.86	1.87
2006	6.69	1.94
2007	6.51	1.94
2008	6.39	1.97
2009	6.3	1.91
2010	6.2	1.89
2011	6.09	1.88
2012	5.99	1.88
2013	5.88	1.88
2014	5.77	1.87
2015	5.65	1.86
2016	5.54	1.86
2017	5.43	1.85
2018	5.33	1.83
2019	5.24	1.83
2020	5.15	1.82
2021	5.04	1.81
2022	4.93	1.8
2023	4.84	1.78

Afghanistan and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	North Korea
1960	18.9	19.9
1961	18.9	20.2
1962	18.8	20.6
1963	18.7	20.8
1964	18.6	21
1965	18.6	21.2
1966	18.5	21.3
1967	18.4	21.4
1968	18.3	21.4
1969	18.2	21.4
1970	18.1	21.4
1971	17.9	21.2
1972	17.8	20.9
1973	17.7	20.7
1974	17.6	20.7
1975	17.5	20.9
1976	17.4	21.1
1977	17.3	21.4
1978	17.2	21.8
1979	17	22.2
1980	16.9	22.5
1981	16.8	22.8
1982	16.7	23.1
1983	16.6	23.5
1984	16.5	23.9
1985	16.4	24.2
1986	16.3	24.5
1987	16.3	24.8
1988	16.2	25.1
1989	16.1	25.6
1990	16.1	26
1991	16	26.4
1992	15.9	26.8
1993	15.8	27.2
1994	15.7	27.6
1995	15.6	28
1996	15.5	28.3
1997	15.3	28.8
1998	15.2	29.2
1999	15.1	29.6
2000	15	30.1
2001	14.9	30.5
2002	14.9	31
2003	14.9	31.4
2004	14.9	31.8
2005	15	32.1
2006	15.1	32.5
2007	15.2	32.9
2008	15.3	33.3
2009	15.5	33.7
2010	15.7	34
2011	15.9	34.3
2012	16	34.5
2013	16.2	34.7
2014	16.4	35
2015	16.6	35.2
2016	16.8	35.4
2017	17	35.7
2018	17.1	35.9
2019	17.3	36.2
2020	17.5	36.4
2021	17.6	36.6
2022	17.8	36.8
2023	18	37.1
2024	18.2	37.3

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