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Afghanistan vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 40th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Oman
Population
44810409
5636678
Population rank 36/197 120/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$107B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Afghanistan and Oman: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Oman economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Oman
Year GDP
Afghanistan Oman
1960 - $44,234,656
1961 - $45,634,487
1962 - $56,273,202
1963 - $59,912,763
1964 - $61,872,526
1965 - $63,279,975
1966 - $67,759,973
1967 - $107,151,832
1968 - $188,879,849
1969 - $239,999,808
1970 - $256,319,795
1971 - $301,010,587
1972 - $366,883,548
1973 - $483,066,991
1974 - $1,645,917,776
1975 - $2,096,699,189
1976 - $2,560,220,035
1977 - $2,741,169,948
1978 - $2,740,301,390
1979 - $3,733,352,635
1980 - $5,981,760,278
1981 - $7,259,120,151
1982 - $7,554,719,456
1983 - $7,932,541,691
1984 - $8,821,443,151
1985 - $10,005,645,420
1986 - $7,324,167,369
1987 - $7,811,183,095
1988 - $8,386,215,865
1989 - $9,372,171,651
1990 - $13,310,273,082
1991 - $12,918,335,501
1992 - $14,183,615,085
1993 - $14,230,429,129
1994 - $14,715,214,564
1995 - $15,722,236,671
1996 - $17,402,080,624
1997 - $18,039,791,938
1998 - $16,044,213,264
1999 - $17,832,769,831
2000 $3,521,418,060 $22,259,557,867
2001 $2,813,571,754 $22,205,721,717
2002 $3,825,701,439 $23,065,539,662
2003 $4,520,946,819 $24,733,680,104
2004 $5,224,896,719 $28,378,933,680
2005 $6,203,256,539 $35,506,892,068
2006 $6,971,758,282 $42,577,633,290
2007 $9,747,886,187 $48,300,390,117
2008 $10,109,297,048 $69,804,681,404
2009 $12,416,152,732 $55,454,096,229
2010 $15,856,668,556 $64,993,498,049
2011 $17,805,098,206 $77,497,529,259
2012 $19,907,329,778 $87,408,842,653
2013 $20,146,416,758 $89,936,020,806
2014 $20,497,128,556 $92,699,089,727
2015 $19,134,221,645 $78,710,793,238
2016 $18,116,572,395 $75,128,738,622
2017 $18,753,456,498 $80,856,697,009
2018 $18,053,222,687 $91,505,851,756
2019 $18,799,444,490 $88,060,858,257
2020 $19,955,929,052 $75,909,492,848
2021 $14,259,995,441 $87,323,797,139
2022 $14,497,243,872 $109,852,795,839
2023 $17,152,234,637 $105,895,708,713
2024 - $106,942,782,835

Afghanistan and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Oman
1960 - $83.4
1961 - $84.5
1962 - $102.3
1963 - $106.8
1964 - $108.1
1965 - $108.1
1966 - $113.2
1967 - $174.7
1968 - $300
1969 - $372
1970 - $387
1971 - $442
1972 - $524
1973 - $670
1974 - $2,203
1975 - $2,692
1976 - $3,143
1977 - $3,205
1978 - $3,044
1979 - $3,934
1980 - $5,974
1981 - $6,866
1982 - $6,759
1983 - $6,714
1984 - $7,070
1985 - $7,549
1986 - $5,182
1987 - $5,204
1988 - $5,279
1989 - $5,591
1990 - $7,546
1991 - $6,977
1992 - $7,318
1993 - $7,039
1994 - $7,068
1995 - $7,414
1996 - $8,068
1997 - $8,235
1998 - $7,219
1999 - $7,915
2000 $174.9 $9,754
2001 $138.7 $9,612
2002 $179 $9,869
2003 $198.9 $10,464
2004 $221.8 $11,801
2005 $254.2 $14,435
2006 $274.2 $16,931
2007 $376 $18,793
2008 $382 $26,577
2009 $452 $20,656
2010 $561 $23,570
2011 $607 $25,188
2012 $651 $24,642
2013 $637 $23,458
2014 $625 $23,161
2015 $566 $18,808
2016 $522 $17,110
2017 $525 $17,820
2018 $491 $19,902
2019 $497 $19,180
2020 $511 $16,785
2021 $356 $19,403
2022 $357 $23,224
2023 $414 $20,972
2024 - $20,248

Afghanistan vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Oman
1950 28.2 29.3
1951 28.6 29.8
1952 29 30.2
1953 29.5 30.7
1954 29.7 31.2
1955 30.4 31.8
1956 30.8 32.4
1957 31.3 33
1958 31.8 33.8
1959 32.3 34.6
1960 32.8 35.4
1961 33.3 36.4
1962 33.8 37.4
1963 34.2 38.5
1964 34.7 39.6
1965 35.1 40.8
1966 35.6 42
1967 36 43.2
1968 36.5 44.4
1969 37 45.6
1970 37.5 46.6
1971 37.9 47.9
1972 38.4 48.7
1973 39 50
1974 39.5 51.2
1975 40 52.5
1976 40.5 54.4
1977 41.1 55.5
1978 40.1 57
1979 38.8 58.3
1980 39.3 59.6
1981 39.4 60.8
1982 36.1 62
1983 36.5 63.2
1984 31.5 64.3
1985 32.1 65.3
1986 38.4 66.2
1987 38.8 67
1988 43.2 67.7
1989 44.5 68.4
1990 45.1 69
1991 45.5 69.6
1992 46.6 70.1
1993 51 70.6
1994 51 71.1
1995 52.1 71.6
1996 52.8 72
1997 53.2 72.5
1998 52.5 72.9
1999 54.5 73.3
2000 55 73.6
2001 55.5 74
2002 56.2 74.3
2003 57.2 74.5
2004 57.8 74.8
2005 58.2 75.1
2006 58.6 75.4
2007 59 75.6
2008 59.7 76.1
2009 60.2 76.6
2010 60.7 77.2
2011 61.3 77.7
2012 61.7 78.2
2013 62.2 78.6
2014 62.3 79
2015 62.3 79.3
2016 62.6 79.6
2017 62.4 79.7
2018 62.4 79.9
2019 62.9 79.9
2020 61.5 77.8
2021 60.4 76
2022 65.6 77.9
2023 66 80
2024 66.3 80.2
2025 66.5 80.5

Afghanistan and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Oman
Year Population
Afghanistan Oman
1960 9,035,043 530,485
1961 9,214,083 539,854
1962 9,404,406 549,941
1963 9,604,487 560,827
1964 9,814,318 572,577
1965 10,036,008 585,236
1966 10,266,395 598,804
1967 10,505,959 613,318
1968 10,756,922 628,798
1969 11,017,409 645,255
1970 11,290,128 662,680
1971 11,567,667 681,119
1972 11,853,696 700,593
1973 12,157,999 721,179
1974 12,469,127 746,988
1975 12,773,954 778,864
1976 13,059,851 814,701
1977 13,340,756 855,314
1978 13,611,441 900,304
1979 13,655,567 949,116
1980 13,169,311 1,001,248
1981 11,937,581 1,057,320
1982 10,991,378 1,117,678
1983 10,917,982 1,181,459
1984 11,190,221 1,247,716
1985 11,426,852 1,325,480
1986 11,420,074 1,413,419
1987 11,387,818 1,500,996
1988 11,523,298 1,588,568
1989 11,874,088 1,676,228
1990 12,045,660 1,763,954
1991 12,238,879 1,851,473
1992 13,278,974 1,938,238
1993 14,943,172 2,021,675
1994 16,250,794 2,081,834
1995 17,065,836 2,120,528
1996 17,763,266 2,156,926
1997 18,452,091 2,190,720
1998 19,159,996 2,222,489
1999 19,887,785 2,252,909
2000 20,130,327 2,282,131
2001 20,284,307 2,310,217
2002 21,378,117 2,337,140
2003 22,733,049 2,363,796
2004 23,560,654 2,404,821
2005 24,404,567 2,459,802
2006 25,424,094 2,514,795
2007 25,909,852 2,570,174
2008 26,482,622 2,626,529
2009 27,466,101 2,684,659
2010 28,284,089 2,757,446
2011 29,347,708 3,076,763
2012 30,560,034 3,547,106
2013 31,622,704 3,833,913
2014 32,792,523 4,002,439
2015 33,831,764 4,184,895
2016 34,700,612 4,390,877
2017 35,688,935 4,537,396
2018 36,743,039 4,597,877
2019 37,856,121 4,591,241
2020 39,068,979 4,522,497
2021 40,000,412 4,500,424
2022 40,578,842 4,730,226
2023 41,454,761 5,049,269
2024 42,647,492 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Oman

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Oman
1960 7.28 7.28
1961 7.28 7.29
1962 7.29 7.32
1963 7.3 7.33
1964 7.3 7.37
1965 7.31 7.39
1966 7.32 7.41
1967 7.34 7.44
1968 7.36 7.46
1969 7.39 7.49
1970 7.4 7.52
1971 7.43 7.56
1972 7.45 7.59
1973 7.49 7.63
1974 7.53 7.67
1975 7.54 7.71
1976 7.56 7.74
1977 7.59 7.78
1978 7.6 7.82
1979 7.61 7.85
1980 7.64 7.89
1981 7.62 7.9
1982 7.6 7.84
1983 7.57 7.75
1984 7.55 7.64
1985 7.55 7.51
1986 7.55 7.35
1987 7.55 7.18
1988 7.55 6.95
1989 7.56 6.72
1990 7.58 6.46
1991 7.63 6.2
1992 7.7 5.92
1993 7.76 5.64
1994 7.77 5.36
1995 7.77 5.07
1996 7.76 4.79
1997 7.73 4.52
1998 7.69 4.27
1999 7.64 4.06
2000 7.57 3.85
2001 7.45 3.66
2002 7.32 3.51
2003 7.17 3.37
2004 7.02 3.2
2005 6.86 3.03
2006 6.69 2.88
2007 6.51 2.76
2008 6.39 2.76
2009 6.3 2.83
2010 6.2 2.97
2011 6.09 2.96
2012 5.99 2.93
2013 5.88 2.95
2014 5.77 2.97
2015 5.65 2.97
2016 5.54 2.95
2017 5.43 2.92
2018 5.33 2.81
2019 5.24 2.7
2020 5.15 2.64
2021 5.04 2.59
2022 4.93 2.45
2023 4.84 2.53

Afghanistan and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Oman
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Oman
1960 18.9 18.9
1961 18.9 18.8
1962 18.8 18.7
1963 18.7 18.6
1964 18.6 18.5
1965 18.6 18.4
1966 18.5 18.2
1967 18.4 18
1968 18.3 17.8
1969 18.2 17.5
1970 18.1 17.2
1971 17.9 16.9
1972 17.8 16.7
1973 17.7 16.4
1974 17.6 16.3
1975 17.5 16.2
1976 17.4 16.3
1977 17.3 16.3
1978 17.2 16.4
1979 17 16.4
1980 16.9 16.4
1981 16.8 16.5
1982 16.7 16.5
1983 16.6 16.5
1984 16.5 16.5
1985 16.4 16.6
1986 16.3 16.8
1987 16.3 17.1
1988 16.2 17.5
1989 16.1 17.9
1990 16.1 18.4
1991 16 18.8
1992 15.9 19.4
1993 15.8 19.9
1994 15.7 20.1
1995 15.6 20.1
1996 15.5 20.1
1997 15.3 20.2
1998 15.2 20.4
1999 15.1 20.6
2000 15 20.9
2001 14.9 21.3
2002 14.9 21.6
2003 14.9 22
2004 14.9 22.3
2005 15 22.7
2006 15.1 23.1
2007 15.2 23.5
2008 15.3 24
2009 15.5 24.6
2010 15.7 25.2
2011 15.9 26.5
2012 16 27.7
2013 16.2 28.2
2014 16.4 28.5
2015 16.6 28.8
2016 16.8 29.1
2017 17 29.4
2018 17.1 29.7
2019 17.3 29.9
2020 17.5 29.7
2021 17.6 29.7
2022 17.8 30
2023 18 30.3
2024 18.2 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
65.4
2025
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
69.5%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Oman
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
97.3%
2022
English speaking
6%
2023
22%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
2.06
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Oman
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
n/a

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