Afghanistan vs Palau statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 17.7K in Palau (ranked 194/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for Palau (ranked 40th vs. 180th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Palau ranks 193/197 ($282M). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Palau ranks 67/197 ($15,899).

Afghanistan and Palau: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Palau economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Palau

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Palau
1970	-	$11,563,041
1971	-	$12,706,874
1972	-	$13,956,474
1973	-	$15,331,889
1974	-	$16,848,759
1975	-	$18,521,112
1976	-	$20,364,420
1977	-	$22,308,104
1978	-	$24,530,015
1979	-	$27,004,251
1980	-	$29,728,054
1981	-	$32,726,594
1982	-	$36,027,583
1983	-	$39,661,530
1984	-	$44,814,259
1985	-	$51,030,637
1986	-	$58,109,314
1987	-	$66,169,905
1988	-	$75,348,615
1989	-	$85,800,543
1990	-	$97,702,303
1991	-	$106,555,300
1992	-	$104,771,300
1993	-	$96,455,700
1994	-	$106,138,500
1995	-	$121,018,500
1996	-	$137,494,600
1997	-	$143,860,800
1998	-	$149,079,600
1999	-	$144,206,500
2000	$3,521,418,060	$149,535,800
2001	$2,813,571,754	$159,453,500
2002	$3,825,701,439	$162,665,500
2003	$4,520,946,819	$154,559,900
2004	$5,224,896,719	$166,391,600
2005	$6,203,256,539	$191,048,400
2006	$6,971,758,282	$193,679,700
2007	$9,747,886,187	$200,903,600
2008	$10,109,297,048	$201,167,300
2009	$12,416,152,732	$189,998,000
2010	$15,856,668,556	$188,174,300
2011	$17,805,098,206	$198,873,900
2012	$19,907,329,778	$215,762,400
2013	$20,146,416,758	$225,345,700
2014	$20,497,128,556	$243,156,500
2015	$19,134,221,645	$278,824,800
2016	$18,116,572,395	$298,323,500
2017	$18,753,456,498	$285,600,000
2018	$18,053,222,687	$288,546,300
2019	$18,799,444,490	$281,941,600
2020	$19,955,929,052	$258,990,800
2021	$14,259,995,441	$235,752,900
2022	$14,497,243,872	$255,591,100
2023	$17,152,234,637	$281,849,100

Afghanistan and Palau economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Palau

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Palau
1970	-	$1,017
1971	-	$1,081
1972	-	$1,145
1973	-	$1,221
1974	-	$1,328
1975	-	$1,464
1976	-	$1,616
1977	-	$1,781
1978	-	$1,972
1979	-	$2,189
1980	-	$2,423
1981	-	$2,639
1982	-	$2,838
1983	-	$3,049
1984	-	$3,360
1985	-	$3,728
1986	-	$4,144
1987	-	$4,616
1988	-	$5,145
1989	-	$5,741
1990	-	$6,403
1991	-	$6,824
1992	-	$6,553
1993	-	$5,892
1994	-	$6,329
1995	-	$7,038
1996	-	$7,788
1997	-	$7,945
1998	-	$8,048
1999	-	$7,630
2000	$174.9	$7,797
2001	$138.7	$8,240
2002	$179	$8,341
2003	$198.9	$7,862
2004	$221.8	$8,395
2005	$254.2	$9,640
2006	$274.2	$9,885
2007	$376	$10,408
2008	$382	$10,583
2009	$452	$10,155
2010	$561	$10,229
2011	$607	$11,001
2012	$651	$12,145
2013	$637	$12,769
2014	$625	$13,726
2015	$566	$15,691
2016	$522	$16,763
2017	$525	$16,034
2018	$491	$16,198
2019	$497	$15,841
2020	$511	$14,557
2021	$356	$13,257
2022	$357	$14,392
2023	$414	$15,899

Afghanistan vs. Palau life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Palau

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Palau
1950	28.2	52.7
1951	28.6	52.9
1952	29	53.1
1953	29.5	53.3
1954	29.7	53.5
1955	30.4	53.7
1956	30.8	53.9
1957	31.3	54.1
1958	31.8	54.4
1959	32.3	54.6
1960	32.8	54.9
1961	33.3	55.1
1962	33.8	55.4
1963	34.2	55.6
1964	34.7	55.8
1965	35.1	55.9
1966	35.6	56.2
1967	36	56.5
1968	36.5	56.9
1969	37	57.3
1970	37.5	57.7
1971	37.9	58.1
1972	38.4	58.6
1973	39	59
1974	39.5	59.5
1975	40	60
1976	40.5	60.5
1977	41.1	60.9
1978	40.1	61.3
1979	38.8	61.6
1980	39.3	61.9
1981	39.4	62.1
1982	36.1	62.3
1983	36.5	62.5
1984	31.5	62.6
1985	32.1	62.7
1986	38.4	62.8
1987	38.8	62.8
1988	43.2	62.8
1989	44.5	62.8
1990	45.1	62.8
1991	45.5	62.8
1992	46.6	62.9
1993	51	63
1994	51	63.1
1995	52.1	63.3
1996	52.8	63.5
1997	53.2	63.7
1998	52.5	64
1999	54.5	64.2
2000	55	64.5
2001	55.5	64.8
2002	56.2	65.1
2003	57.2	65.4
2004	57.8	65.8
2005	58.2	66.2
2006	58.6	66.6
2007	59	67.1
2008	59.7	67.6
2009	60.2	68
2010	60.7	68.3
2011	61.3	68.6
2012	61.7	68.9
2013	62.2	69
2014	62.3	69.1
2015	62.3	69.1
2016	62.6	69
2017	62.4	69
2018	62.4	69
2019	62.9	69
2020	61.5	68.7
2021	60.4	68.6
2022	65.6	68.9
2023	66	69.3
2024	66.3	69.4
2025	66.5	69.5

Afghanistan and Palau population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Palau

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Palau
1960	9,035,043	9,328
1961	9,214,083	9,555
1962	9,404,406	9,793
1963	9,604,487	10,037
1964	9,814,318	10,292
1965	10,036,008	10,547
1966	10,266,395	10,805
1967	10,505,959	10,988
1968	10,756,922	11,080
1969	11,017,409	11,159
1970	11,290,128	11,368
1971	11,567,667	11,759
1972	11,853,696	12,194
1973	12,157,999	12,552
1974	12,469,127	12,687
1975	12,773,954	12,655
1976	13,059,851	12,598
1977	13,340,756	12,525
1978	13,611,441	12,440
1979	13,655,567	12,337
1980	13,169,311	12,271
1981	11,937,581	12,402
1982	10,991,378	12,694
1983	10,917,982	13,006
1984	11,190,221	13,337
1985	11,426,852	13,688
1986	11,420,074	14,024
1987	11,387,818	14,334
1988	11,523,298	14,645
1989	11,874,088	14,945
1990	12,045,660	15,259
1991	12,238,879	15,614
1992	13,278,974	15,989
1993	14,943,172	16,372
1994	16,250,794	16,770
1995	17,065,836	17,195
1996	17,763,266	17,654
1997	18,452,091	18,108
1998	19,159,996	18,524
1999	19,887,785	18,901
2000	20,130,327	19,178
2001	20,284,307	19,352
2002	21,378,117	19,503
2003	22,733,049	19,659
2004	23,560,654	19,820
2005	24,404,567	19,819
2006	25,424,094	19,593
2007	25,909,852	19,302
2008	26,482,622	19,009
2009	27,466,101	18,709
2010	28,284,089	18,396
2011	29,347,708	18,078
2012	30,560,034	17,765
2013	31,622,704	17,648
2014	32,792,523	17,715
2015	33,831,764	17,770
2016	34,700,612	17,797
2017	35,688,935	17,812
2018	36,743,039	17,814
2019	37,856,121	17,798
2020	39,068,979	17,792
2021	40,000,412	17,783
2022	40,578,842	17,759
2023	41,454,761	17,727
2024	42,647,492	17,695

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Palau

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Palau

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Palau
1960	7.28	7.19
1961	7.28	7.17
1962	7.29	7.15
1963	7.3	7.12
1964	7.3	7.08
1965	7.31	7.01
1966	7.32	6.93
1967	7.34	6.84
1968	7.36	6.71
1969	7.39	6.58
1970	7.4	6.39
1971	7.43	6.16
1972	7.45	5.9
1973	7.49	5.59
1974	7.53	5.26
1975	7.54	4.9
1976	7.56	4.53
1977	7.59	4.09
1978	7.6	3.74
1979	7.61	3.49
1980	7.64	3.35
1981	7.62	3.28
1982	7.6	3.22
1983	7.57	3.14
1984	7.55	3.08
1985	7.55	3.01
1986	7.55	2.98
1987	7.55	2.93
1988	7.55	2.91
1989	7.56	2.92
1990	7.58	2.88
1991	7.63	2.74
1992	7.7	2.71
1993	7.76	2.73
1994	7.77	2.66
1995	7.77	2.55
1996	7.76	2.39
1997	7.73	2.19
1998	7.69	2.01
1999	7.64	1.91
2000	7.57	1.82
2001	7.45	1.87
2002	7.32	1.92
2003	7.17	1.96
2004	7.02	1.99
2005	6.86	2.02
2006	6.69	2
2007	6.51	1.97
2008	6.39	1.95
2009	6.3	1.94
2010	6.2	1.94
2011	6.09	1.97
2012	5.99	2.01
2013	5.88	2.05
2014	5.77	2.03
2015	5.65	2
2016	5.54	2.06
2017	5.43	2.02
2018	5.33	1.97
2019	5.24	1.98
2020	5.15	1.97
2021	5.04	1.95
2022	4.93	1.93
2023	4.84	1.91

Afghanistan and Palau demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Palau

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Palau
1960	18.9	16.7
1961	18.9	16.1
1962	18.8	15.5
1963	18.7	15.1
1964	18.6	15
1965	18.6	14.9
1966	18.5	14.9
1967	18.4	15.2
1968	18.3	15.7
1969	18.2	16.1
1970	18.1	16.5
1971	17.9	16.6
1972	17.8	16.6
1973	17.7	16.8
1974	17.6	17.1
1975	17.5	17.4
1976	17.4	17.8
1977	17.3	18.1
1978	17.2	18.3
1979	17	18.6
1980	16.9	18.9
1981	16.8	19.3
1982	16.7	19.9
1983	16.6	20.5
1984	16.5	21.1
1985	16.4	21.6
1986	16.3	22.2
1987	16.3	23.1
1988	16.2	24
1989	16.1	24.9
1990	16.1	25.6
1991	16	26
1992	15.9	26.4
1993	15.8	26.9
1994	15.7	27.4
1995	15.6	27.8
1996	15.5	28.3
1997	15.3	28.8
1998	15.2	29.4
1999	15.1	30.2
2000	15	30.8
2001	14.9	31.2
2002	14.9	31.5
2003	14.9	31.8
2004	14.9	32
2005	15	32.3
2006	15.1	32.7
2007	15.2	33.1
2008	15.3	33.5
2009	15.5	33.9
2010	15.7	34.2
2011	15.9	34.6
2012	16	35
2013	16.2	35.3
2014	16.4	35.6
2015	16.6	36
2016	16.8	36.3
2017	17	36.7
2018	17.1	37
2019	17.3	37.4
2020	17.5	37.8
2021	17.6	38.1
2022	17.8	38.5
2023	18	38.8
2024	18.2	39.2

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