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Afghanistan vs Philippines statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 116M in The Philippines (ranked 14/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 115,124 sq mi for The Philippines (ranked 40th vs. 71st).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Philippines
Population
44810409
117540050
Population rank 36/197 14/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$462B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 35/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$3,985
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 130/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$11,794
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$263B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$2,274
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$3,821
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
115,124 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.92
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
26.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Afghanistan and Philippines: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Philippines economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Philippines
Year GDP
Afghanistan Philippines
1960 - $7,515,894,111
1961 - $8,171,194,425
1962 - $4,954,593,072
1963 - $5,505,023,238
1964 - $5,953,756,195
1965 - $6,517,349,772
1966 - $7,189,017,888
1967 - $7,724,873,935
1968 - $8,632,749,269
1969 - $9,571,800,653
1970 - $7,559,115,517
1971 - $8,375,075,630
1972 - $9,067,815,521
1973 - $11,412,449,735
1974 - $15,607,882,555
1975 - $16,875,240,684
1976 - $19,381,055,197
1977 - $22,283,109,803
1978 - $25,762,224,563
1979 - $31,218,296,292
1980 - $36,848,080,899
1981 - $40,499,388,869
1982 - $42,206,011,275
1983 - $37,759,179,895
1984 - $35,730,185,634
1985 - $34,961,486,348
1986 - $33,987,207,295
1987 - $37,791,488,666
1988 - $43,152,128,959
1989 - $48,513,773,721
1990 - $50,508,286,642
1991 - $51,784,144,943
1992 - $60,422,328,242
1993 - $62,036,529,147
1994 - $73,159,336,915
1995 - $84,644,328,727
1996 - $94,648,084,429
1997 - $94,106,317,565
1998 - $74,492,416,330
1999 - $85,640,171,045
2000 $3,521,418,060 $83,669,788,377
2001 $2,813,571,754 $78,921,234,458
2002 $3,825,701,439 $84,307,345,888
2003 $4,520,946,819 $87,039,092,974
2004 $5,224,896,719 $95,001,999,685
2005 $6,203,256,539 $107,419,977,318
2006 $6,971,758,282 $127,652,926,368
2007 $9,747,886,187 $155,980,408,673
2008 $10,109,297,048 $181,624,626,327
2009 $12,416,152,732 $175,974,755,881
2010 $15,856,668,556 $208,368,893,151
2011 $17,805,098,206 $234,216,730,291
2012 $19,907,329,778 $261,920,540,963
2013 $20,146,416,758 $283,902,828,589
2014 $20,497,128,556 $297,483,555,338
2015 $19,134,221,645 $306,445,871,242
2016 $18,116,572,395 $318,627,003,017
2017 $18,753,456,498 $328,480,736,803
2018 $18,053,222,687 $346,841,896,587
2019 $18,799,444,490 $376,823,402,239
2020 $19,955,929,052 $361,751,145,452
2021 $14,259,995,441 $394,087,359,848
2022 $14,497,243,872 $404,353,369,605
2023 $17,152,234,637 $437,055,627,244
2024 - $461,617,509,782

Afghanistan and Philippines economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Philippines
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Philippines
1960 - $269.5
1961 - $283.8
1962 - $166.7
1963 - $179.5
1964 - $188.2
1965 - $199.8
1966 - $213.8
1967 - $223.1
1968 - $242.2
1969 - $261.1
1970 - $200.9
1971 - $217.4
1972 - $230.1
1973 - $283.2
1974 - $379
1975 - $401
1976 - $449
1977 - $502
1978 - $565
1979 - $667
1980 - $767
1981 - $821
1982 - $833
1983 - $723
1984 - $665
1985 - $633
1986 - $600
1987 - $650
1988 - $722
1989 - $792
1990 - $804
1991 - $804
1992 - $917
1993 - $919
1994 - $1,060
1995 - $1,200
1996 - $1,311
1997 - $1,273
1998 - $983
1999 - $1,101
2000 $174.9 $1,051
2001 $138.7 $970
2002 $179 $1,015
2003 $198.9 $1,027
2004 $221.8 $1,100
2005 $254.2 $1,220
2006 $274.2 $1,426
2007 $376 $1,713
2008 $382 $1,959
2009 $452 $1,864
2010 $561 $2,163
2011 $607 $2,384
2012 $651 $2,615
2013 $637 $2,781
2014 $625 $2,867
2015 $566 $2,910
2016 $522 $2,985
2017 $525 $3,038
2018 $491 $3,169
2019 $497 $3,401
2020 $511 $3,228
2021 $356 $3,484
2022 $357 $3,548
2023 $414 $3,804
2024 - $3,985

Afghanistan vs. Philippines life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Philippines
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Philippines
1950 28.2 53.6
1951 28.6 54.1
1952 29 54.7
1953 29.5 55.4
1954 29.7 56
1955 30.4 56.6
1956 30.8 57.2
1957 31.3 57.8
1958 31.8 58.3
1959 32.3 58.7
1960 32.8 59.2
1961 33.3 59.5
1962 33.8 59.8
1963 34.2 60
1964 34.7 60.1
1965 35.1 60.4
1966 35.6 60.6
1967 36 60.8
1968 36.5 60.9
1969 37 61
1970 37.5 60.8
1971 37.9 61.1
1972 38.4 60.9
1973 39 60.7
1974 39.5 60.8
1975 40 60.9
1976 40.5 60.9
1977 41.1 61.4
1978 40.1 61.5
1979 38.8 61.7
1980 39.3 61.9
1981 39.4 61.9
1982 36.1 62.2
1983 36.5 62.3
1984 31.5 62.4
1985 32.1 62.7
1986 38.4 62.9
1987 38.8 63.3
1988 43.2 63.7
1989 44.5 64.1
1990 45.1 64.4
1991 45.5 64.6
1992 46.6 65.4
1993 51 65.7
1994 51 66
1995 52.1 66.3
1996 52.8 66.7
1997 53.2 67
1998 52.5 67.2
1999 54.5 67.5
2000 55 67.8
2001 55.5 67.8
2002 56.2 67.9
2003 57.2 68
2004 57.8 68.3
2005 58.2 68.4
2006 58.6 68.2
2007 59 68.5
2008 59.7 68.6
2009 60.2 68.6
2010 60.7 68.9
2011 61.3 69.1
2012 61.7 69.2
2013 62.2 69.3
2014 62.3 69.3
2015 62.3 69.5
2016 62.6 69.5
2017 62.4 70
2018 62.4 69.8
2019 62.9 69.7
2020 61.5 70.1
2021 60.4 66.7
2022 65.6 69.5
2023 66 69.8
2024 66.3 69.9
2025 66.5 70.1

Afghanistan and Philippines population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Philippines
Year Population
Afghanistan Philippines
1960 9,035,043 27,891,897
1961 9,214,083 28,792,621
1962 9,404,406 29,723,536
1963 9,604,487 30,674,731
1964 9,814,318 31,643,032
1965 10,036,008 32,625,316
1966 10,266,395 33,617,170
1967 10,505,959 34,621,320
1968 10,756,922 35,638,342
1969 11,017,409 36,660,799
1970 11,290,128 37,622,204
1971 11,567,667 38,518,659
1972 11,853,696 39,408,560
1973 12,157,999 40,294,130
1974 12,469,127 41,174,341
1975 12,773,954 42,120,826
1976 13,059,851 43,201,488
1977 13,340,756 44,367,962
1978 13,611,441 45,575,281
1979 13,655,567 46,807,103
1980 13,169,311 48,043,740
1981 11,937,581 49,311,727
1982 10,991,378 50,695,707
1983 10,917,982 52,194,620
1984 11,190,221 53,726,181
1985 11,426,852 55,213,006
1986 11,420,074 56,645,077
1987 11,387,818 58,157,496
1988 11,523,298 59,739,052
1989 11,874,088 61,265,260
1990 12,045,660 62,854,666
1991 12,238,879 64,382,249
1992 13,278,974 65,926,125
1993 14,943,172 67,530,621
1994 16,250,794 69,019,291
1995 17,065,836 70,546,246
1996 17,763,266 72,190,242
1997 18,452,091 73,908,810
1998 19,159,996 75,791,024
1999 19,887,785 77,753,257
2000 20,130,327 79,625,397
2001 20,284,307 81,401,488
2002 21,378,117 83,068,889
2003 22,733,049 84,731,835
2004 23,560,654 86,394,504
2005 24,404,567 88,015,962
2006 25,424,094 89,508,986
2007 25,909,852 91,075,184
2008 26,482,622 92,699,095
2009 27,466,101 94,384,250
2010 28,284,089 96,337,125
2011 29,347,708 98,248,614
2012 30,560,034 100,175,512
2013 31,622,704 102,076,336
2014 32,792,523 103,767,130
2015 33,831,764 105,312,992
2016 34,700,612 106,735,719
2017 35,688,935 108,119,693
2018 36,743,039 109,465,287
2019 37,856,121 110,804,683
2020 39,068,979 112,081,264
2021 40,000,412 113,100,950
2022 40,578,842 113,964,338
2023 41,454,761 114,891,199
2024 42,647,492 115,843,670

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Philippines

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Philippines
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Philippines
1960 7.28 7
1961 7.28 6.99
1962 7.29 6.98
1963 7.3 6.95
1964 7.3 6.89
1965 7.31 6.8
1966 7.32 6.69
1967 7.34 6.57
1968 7.36 6.45
1969 7.39 6.33
1970 7.4 6.22
1971 7.43 6.08
1972 7.45 5.94
1973 7.49 5.79
1974 7.53 5.69
1975 7.54 5.6
1976 7.56 5.51
1977 7.59 5.44
1978 7.6 5.39
1979 7.61 5.26
1980 7.64 5.11
1981 7.62 4.97
1982 7.6 4.92
1983 7.57 4.87
1984 7.55 4.77
1985 7.55 4.66
1986 7.55 4.56
1987 7.55 4.51
1988 7.55 4.45
1989 7.56 4.37
1990 7.58 4.32
1991 7.63 4.27
1992 7.7 4.16
1993 7.76 4.1
1994 7.77 4.08
1995 7.77 4.07
1996 7.76 4
1997 7.73 3.94
1998 7.69 3.88
1999 7.64 3.83
2000 7.57 3.75
2001 7.45 3.72
2002 7.32 3.65
2003 7.17 3.59
2004 7.02 3.52
2005 6.86 3.45
2006 6.69 3.47
2007 6.51 3.4
2008 6.39 3.4
2009 6.3 3.38
2010 6.2 3.32
2011 6.09 3.24
2012 5.99 3.14
2013 5.88 3.04
2014 5.77 2.89
2015 5.65 2.83
2016 5.54 2.68
2017 5.43 2.53
2018 5.33 2.38
2019 5.24 2.22
2020 5.15 2.08
2021 5.04 1.95
2022 4.93 1.93
2023 4.84 1.92

Afghanistan and Philippines demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Philippines
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Philippines
1960 18.9 15.8
1961 18.9 15.6
1962 18.8 15.5
1963 18.7 15.4
1964 18.6 15.4
1965 18.6 15.4
1966 18.5 15.4
1967 18.4 15.4
1968 18.3 15.5
1969 18.2 15.6
1970 18.1 15.7
1971 17.9 15.8
1972 17.8 15.9
1973 17.7 16
1974 17.6 16.1
1975 17.5 16.3
1976 17.4 16.5
1977 17.3 16.7
1978 17.2 16.9
1979 17 17.1
1980 16.9 17.3
1981 16.8 17.5
1982 16.7 17.7
1983 16.6 17.9
1984 16.5 18.1
1985 16.4 18.2
1986 16.3 18.3
1987 16.3 18.5
1988 16.2 18.6
1989 16.1 18.7
1990 16.1 18.8
1991 16 18.9
1992 15.9 19
1993 15.8 19.1
1994 15.7 19.1
1995 15.6 19.2
1996 15.5 19.3
1997 15.3 19.4
1998 15.2 19.6
1999 15.1 19.8
2000 15 20
2001 14.9 20.2
2002 14.9 20.4
2003 14.9 20.6
2004 14.9 20.8
2005 15 21
2006 15.1 21.2
2007 15.2 21.3
2008 15.3 21.5
2009 15.5 21.7
2010 15.7 22
2011 15.9 22.2
2012 16 22.4
2013 16.2 22.7
2014 16.4 22.9
2015 16.6 23.3
2016 16.8 23.6
2017 17 24
2018 17.1 24.3
2019 17.3 24.7
2020 17.5 25.1
2021 17.6 25.5
2022 17.8 25.9
2023 18 26.3
2024 18.2 26.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Philippines
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$518B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
3.93%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
157,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
2.41%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
63.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
27.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
31.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
280
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$252B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$106B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$40.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,483,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
3.46%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
50.2%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Philippines
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
551 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
161.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
1.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
66.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
16.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
54.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
885 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
22.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
9.04%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
98%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Philippines
% of world population
0.52%
2024
1.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-160,373
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
48.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
4.32
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
98.5%
2020
English speaking
6%
2023
63.7%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Philippines
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$194.1
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$86.1
2023
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.09%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.79
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
23.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
26.9
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
8.96%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
5.66 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Philippines
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
994 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
49,122 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
28,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
134,457 mi
2020

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