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Afghanistan vs Paraguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 6.93M in Paraguay (ranked 107/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 152,901 sq mi for Paraguay (ranked 40th vs. 59th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Paraguay ranks 98/197 ($44.5B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Paraguay ranks 108/197 ($6,416).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Paraguay
Population
44810409
7079103
Population rank 36/197 108/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$44.5B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 98/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$6,416
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 108/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$18,524
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$20.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
43.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$2,903
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 104/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$5,493
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
152,901 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
45.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
2.42
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
27.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
74.1 years
2025

Afghanistan and Paraguay: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Paraguay economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Paraguay
Year GDP
Afghanistan Paraguay
1960 - $288,884,368
1961 - $322,053,713
1962 - $360,698,413
1963 - $383,904,762
1964 - $408,349,206
1965 - $443,587,302
1966 - $465,888,889
1967 - $492,674,603
1968 - $517,650,794
1969 - $556,293,651
1970 - $594,611,111
1971 - $664,571,429
1972 - $769,039,683
1973 - $995,531,746
1974 - $1,333,475,397
1975 - $1,511,420,635
1976 - $1,698,960,317
1977 - $2,092,158,730
1978 - $2,559,857,143
1979 - $3,416,777,778
1980 - $4,448,087,302
1981 - $5,624,515,873
1982 - $5,419,411,765
1983 - $5,673,248,726
1984 - $4,502,462,807
1985 - $3,282,449,236
1986 - $3,723,993,943
1987 - $3,971,044,724
1988 - $4,255,683,528
1989 - $4,757,732,200
1990 - $5,812,114,523
1991 - $6,984,367,763
1992 - $7,157,424,031
1993 - $7,249,533,620
1994 - $7,870,982,005
1995 - $9,062,131,475
1996 - $9,788,391,781
1997 - $9,965,225,678
1998 - $9,260,481,572
1999 - $8,837,070,236
2000 $3,521,418,060 $8,855,705,140
2001 $2,813,571,754 $8,495,806,432
2002 $3,825,701,439 $7,196,260,657
2003 $4,520,946,819 $7,691,367,471
2004 $5,224,896,719 $9,624,440,836
2005 $6,203,256,539 $10,737,500,188
2006 $6,971,758,282 $13,429,430,050
2007 $9,747,886,187 $17,856,393,235
2008 $10,109,297,048 $24,615,267,664
2009 $12,416,152,732 $22,355,151,162
2010 $15,856,668,556 $27,260,886,405
2011 $17,805,098,206 $33,756,238,767
2012 $19,907,329,778 $33,271,921,136
2013 $20,146,416,758 $38,501,122,141
2014 $20,497,128,556 $40,377,929,296
2015 $19,134,221,645 $36,211,447,840
2016 $18,116,572,395 $36,089,700,223
2017 $18,753,456,498 $38,997,129,474
2018 $18,053,222,687 $40,225,448,341
2019 $18,799,444,490 $37,925,338,329
2020 $19,955,929,052 $35,432,178,068
2021 $14,259,995,441 $39,950,899,939
2022 $14,497,243,872 $41,952,910,858
2023 $17,152,234,637 $43,118,053,175
2024 - $44,458,118,400

Afghanistan and Paraguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Paraguay
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Paraguay
1960 - $153.4
1961 - $167.1
1962 - $182.8
1963 - $189.9
1964 - $197
1965 - $208.7
1966 - $213.9
1967 - $220.9
1968 - $226.8
1969 - $238.2
1970 - $249
1971 - $272.1
1972 - $308
1973 - $389
1974 - $508
1975 - $562
1976 - $616
1977 - $740
1978 - $883
1979 - $1,149
1980 - $1,457
1981 - $1,793
1982 - $1,680
1983 - $1,710
1984 - $1,319
1985 - $935
1986 - $1,031
1987 - $1,069
1988 - $1,114
1989 - $1,211
1990 - $1,440
1991 - $1,685
1992 - $1,683
1993 - $1,662
1994 - $1,760
1995 - $1,979
1996 - $2,088
1997 - $2,079
1998 - $1,890
1999 - $1,766
2000 $174.9 $1,736
2001 $138.7 $1,638
2002 $179 $1,368
2003 $198.9 $1,444
2004 $221.8 $1,786
2005 $254.2 $1,971
2006 $274.2 $2,439
2007 $376 $3,212
2008 $382 $4,385
2009 $452 $3,942
2010 $561 $4,751
2011 $607 $5,805
2012 $651 $5,642
2013 $637 $6,436
2014 $625 $6,652
2015 $566 $5,879
2016 $522 $5,775
2017 $525 $6,152
2018 $491 $6,258
2019 $497 $5,821
2020 $511 $5,365
2021 $356 $5,977
2022 $357 $6,206
2023 $414 $6,300
2024 - $6,416

Afghanistan vs. Paraguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Paraguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Paraguay
1950 28.2 58.1
1951 28.6 58.3
1952 29 58.4
1953 29.5 58.5
1954 29.7 58.6
1955 30.4 58.8
1956 30.8 59
1957 31.3 59.3
1958 31.8 59.6
1959 32.3 59.9
1960 32.8 60.2
1961 33.3 60.5
1962 33.8 60.8
1963 34.2 61.1
1964 34.7 61.4
1965 35.1 61.6
1966 35.6 61.8
1967 36 62
1968 36.5 62.2
1969 37 62.4
1970 37.5 62.6
1971 37.9 62.7
1972 38.4 62.9
1973 39 63.1
1974 39.5 63.2
1975 40 63.4
1976 40.5 63.7
1977 41.1 63.9
1978 40.1 64.1
1979 38.8 64.3
1980 39.3 64.6
1981 39.4 64.8
1982 36.1 65.1
1983 36.5 65.3
1984 31.5 65.6
1985 32.1 65.9
1986 38.4 66.2
1987 38.8 66.5
1988 43.2 66.7
1989 44.5 66.9
1990 45.1 67.3
1991 45.5 67.7
1992 46.6 68
1993 51 68.2
1994 51 68.5
1995 52.1 68.8
1996 52.8 69.1
1997 53.2 69.3
1998 52.5 69.5
1999 54.5 69.8
2000 55 70
2001 55.5 70.3
2002 56.2 70.5
2003 57.2 70.8
2004 57.8 71.1
2005 58.2 71.3
2006 58.6 71.6
2007 59 71.8
2008 59.7 72
2009 60.2 72.3
2010 60.7 72.6
2011 61.3 72.8
2012 61.7 73.1
2013 62.2 73.3
2014 62.3 73.4
2015 62.3 73.5
2016 62.6 73.5
2017 62.4 73.4
2018 62.4 73.6
2019 62.9 73.7
2020 61.5 72.7
2021 60.4 68.1
2022 65.6 72.3
2023 66 73.8
2024 66.3 74
2025 66.5 74.1

Afghanistan and Paraguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Paraguay
Year Population
Afghanistan Paraguay
1960 9,035,043 1,883,514
1961 9,214,083 1,927,394
1962 9,404,406 1,973,130
1963 9,604,487 2,021,909
1964 9,814,318 2,073,119
1965 10,036,008 2,125,177
1966 10,266,395 2,177,584
1967 10,505,959 2,229,994
1968 10,756,922 2,282,391
1969 11,017,409 2,334,992
1970 11,290,128 2,388,028
1971 11,567,667 2,442,537
1972 11,853,696 2,499,881
1973 12,157,999 2,561,102
1974 12,469,127 2,625,621
1975 12,773,954 2,691,648
1976 13,059,851 2,758,836
1977 13,340,756 2,827,874
1978 13,611,441 2,899,269
1979 13,655,567 2,973,968
1980 13,169,311 3,053,235
1981 11,937,581 3,137,604
1982 10,991,378 3,226,189
1983 10,917,982 3,318,068
1984 11,190,221 3,412,936
1985 11,426,852 3,510,671
1986 11,420,074 3,611,474
1987 11,387,818 3,714,889
1988 11,523,298 3,820,546
1989 11,874,088 3,927,802
1990 12,045,660 4,035,747
1991 12,238,879 4,144,364
1992 13,278,974 4,253,600
1993 14,943,172 4,362,696
1994 16,250,794 4,471,417
1995 17,065,836 4,579,806
1996 17,763,266 4,687,543
1997 18,452,091 4,794,412
1998 19,159,996 4,900,025
1999 19,887,785 5,003,135
2000 20,130,327 5,100,868
2001 20,284,307 5,187,689
2002 21,378,117 5,261,328
2003 22,733,049 5,326,436
2004 23,560,654 5,388,175
2005 24,404,567 5,448,097
2006 25,424,094 5,505,148
2007 25,909,852 5,559,386
2008 26,482,622 5,613,574
2009 27,466,101 5,671,236
2010 28,284,089 5,737,971
2011 29,347,708 5,814,626
2012 30,560,034 5,897,008
2013 31,622,704 5,982,445
2014 32,792,523 6,069,811
2015 33,831,764 6,159,103
2016 34,700,612 6,249,126
2017 35,688,935 6,338,660
2018 36,743,039 6,427,382
2019 37,856,121 6,515,058
2020 39,068,979 6,603,739
2021 40,000,412 6,684,182
2022 40,578,842 6,760,464
2023 41,454,761 6,844,146
2024 42,647,492 6,929,153

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Paraguay

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Paraguay
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Paraguay
1960 7.28 6.5
1961 7.28 6.49
1962 7.29 6.47
1963 7.3 6.45
1964 7.3 6.42
1965 7.31 6.35
1966 7.32 6.23
1967 7.34 6.1
1968 7.36 5.97
1969 7.39 5.84
1970 7.4 5.72
1971 7.43 5.59
1972 7.45 5.46
1973 7.49 5.35
1974 7.53 5.27
1975 7.54 5.18
1976 7.56 5.12
1977 7.59 5.08
1978 7.6 5.04
1979 7.61 5.06
1980 7.64 5.1
1981 7.62 5.15
1982 7.6 5.13
1983 7.57 5.09
1984 7.55 5.04
1985 7.55 4.97
1986 7.55 4.93
1987 7.55 4.85
1988 7.55 4.77
1989 7.56 4.68
1990 7.58 4.57
1991 7.63 4.48
1992 7.7 4.4
1993 7.76 4.28
1994 7.77 4.2
1995 7.77 4.11
1996 7.76 4.01
1997 7.73 3.91
1998 7.69 3.8
1999 7.64 3.67
2000 7.57 3.51
2001 7.45 3.36
2002 7.32 3.23
2003 7.17 3.12
2004 7.02 3.05
2005 6.86 2.97
2006 6.69 2.89
2007 6.51 2.82
2008 6.39 2.79
2009 6.3 2.76
2010 6.2 2.7
2011 6.09 2.67
2012 5.99 2.66
2013 5.88 2.64
2014 5.77 2.65
2015 5.65 2.65
2016 5.54 2.62
2017 5.43 2.59
2018 5.33 2.56
2019 5.24 2.53
2020 5.15 2.5
2021 5.04 2.47
2022 4.93 2.44
2023 4.84 2.42

Afghanistan and Paraguay demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Paraguay
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Paraguay
1960 18.9 16.8
1961 18.9 16.8
1962 18.8 16.9
1963 18.7 16.9
1964 18.6 16.9
1965 18.6 16.9
1966 18.5 16.9
1967 18.4 17
1968 18.3 17
1969 18.2 17.1
1970 18.1 17.2
1971 17.9 17.3
1972 17.8 17.4
1973 17.7 17.5
1974 17.6 17.7
1975 17.5 17.9
1976 17.4 18
1977 17.3 18.2
1978 17.2 18.4
1979 17 18.6
1980 16.9 18.7
1981 16.8 18.8
1982 16.7 18.9
1983 16.6 18.9
1984 16.5 19
1985 16.4 19
1986 16.3 19.1
1987 16.3 19.1
1988 16.2 19.2
1989 16.1 19.2
1990 16.1 19.2
1991 16 19.3
1992 15.9 19.3
1993 15.8 19.3
1994 15.7 19.4
1995 15.6 19.4
1996 15.5 19.5
1997 15.3 19.6
1998 15.2 19.7
1999 15.1 19.9
2000 15 20.1
2001 14.9 20.3
2002 14.9 20.5
2003 14.9 20.8
2004 14.9 21.1
2005 15 21.5
2006 15.1 21.8
2007 15.2 22.2
2008 15.3 22.5
2009 15.5 22.9
2010 15.7 23.2
2011 15.9 23.6
2012 16 23.9
2013 16.2 24.3
2014 16.4 24.6
2015 16.6 24.9
2016 16.8 25.3
2017 17 25.6
2018 17.1 25.9
2019 17.3 26.2
2020 17.5 26.6
2021 17.6 26.8
2022 17.8 27.1
2023 18 27.4
2024 18.2 27.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Paraguay
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$43.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
20.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
3.41%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
29,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-1.62%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
5.69%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
48.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
32.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
35%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
55
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$313M
1999
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$9.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$878M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,077,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
0.84%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
60.9%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Paraguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,044 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
8.25 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
1.21 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
34.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
58.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
63.6%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-4.69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,389 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
100%
2012
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
99.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Paraguay
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-12,451
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
63.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
43.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
24
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
49
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
6.96
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
22
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
144
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
94.9%
2024
English speaking
6%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
81.6%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Paraguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$480
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$186.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
74.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
3.88
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
22.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
58
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
17
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
34%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
5.62 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Paraguay
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.27%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
22,066 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
82,730 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
58,936 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
10,333 mi
2023

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