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Afghanistan vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

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Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 40th vs. 178th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Saint Lucia
Population
44810409
180421
Population rank 36/197 178/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
73 years
2025

Afghanistan and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
Afghanistan Saint Lucia
1980 - $170,370,370
1981 - $194,444,444
1982 - $183,333,333
1983 - $197,037,037
1984 - $251,481,481
1985 - $284,444,444
1986 - $340,000,000
1987 - $375,555,556
1988 - $429,629,630
1989 - $486,666,667
1990 - $579,629,630
1991 - $613,703,704
1992 - $674,074,074
1993 - $684,814,815
1994 - $713,703,704
1995 - $762,962,963
1996 - $788,888,889
1997 - $805,925,926
1998 - $877,407,407
1999 - $921,851,852
2000 $3,521,418,060 $932,592,593
2001 $2,813,571,754 $892,592,593
2002 $3,825,701,439 $900,000,000
2003 $4,520,946,819 $987,407,407
2004 $5,224,896,719 $1,066,666,667
2005 $6,203,256,539 $1,135,555,556
2006 $6,971,758,282 $1,268,319,185
2007 $9,747,886,187 $1,336,088,815
2008 $10,109,297,048 $1,437,731,111
2009 $12,416,152,732 $1,401,507,889
2010 $15,856,668,556 $1,482,385,185
2011 $17,805,098,206 $1,568,370,370
2012 $19,907,329,778 $1,598,207,407
2013 $20,146,416,758 $1,660,392,593
2014 $20,497,128,556 $1,749,185,185
2015 $19,134,221,645 $1,807,640,741
2016 $18,116,572,395 $1,868,544,444
2017 $18,753,456,498 $1,998,503,704
2018 $18,053,222,687 $2,060,955,556
2019 $18,799,444,490 $2,095,344,444
2020 $19,955,929,052 $1,499,274,074
2021 $14,259,995,441 $1,867,185,185
2022 $14,497,243,872 $2,342,714,815
2023 $17,152,234,637 $2,430,166,667
2024 - $2,549,062,963

Afghanistan and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Saint Lucia
1980 - $1,428
1981 - $1,605
1982 - $1,489
1983 - $1,576
1984 - $1,979
1985 - $2,202
1986 - $2,591
1987 - $2,819
1988 - $3,182
1989 - $3,565
1990 - $4,205
1991 - $4,399
1992 - $4,760
1993 - $4,765
1994 - $4,892
1995 - $5,148
1996 - $5,244
1997 - $5,282
1998 - $5,673
1999 - $5,883
2000 $174.9 $5,880
2001 $138.7 $5,570
2002 $179 $5,568
2003 $198.9 $6,059
2004 $221.8 $6,495
2005 $254.2 $6,863
2006 $274.2 $7,611
2007 $376 $7,964
2008 $382 $8,517
2009 $452 $8,251
2010 $561 $8,674
2011 $607 $9,129
2012 $651 $9,260
2013 $637 $9,577
2014 $625 $10,045
2015 $566 $10,335
2016 $522 $10,638
2017 $525 $11,333
2018 $491 $11,643
2019 $497 $11,794
2020 $511 $8,411
2021 $356 $10,459
2022 $357 $13,104
2023 $414 $13,555
2024 - $14,182

Afghanistan vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Saint Lucia
1950 28.2 48.3
1951 28.6 49.8
1952 29 52.4
1953 29.5 53.2
1954 29.7 54.5
1955 30.4 55.4
1956 30.8 55.9
1957 31.3 55.9
1958 31.8 56.6
1959 32.3 57.3
1960 32.8 57.9
1961 33.3 59.1
1962 33.8 59.9
1963 34.2 60.5
1964 34.7 61.3
1965 35.1 61.9
1966 35.6 62.5
1967 36 63.2
1968 36.5 63.7
1969 37 64
1970 37.5 64.3
1971 37.9 64.5
1972 38.4 64.6
1973 39 64.6
1974 39.5 65.4
1975 40 65.9
1976 40.5 66.2
1977 41.1 67
1978 40.1 67.4
1979 38.8 67.4
1980 39.3 67.8
1981 39.4 68.7
1982 36.1 69
1983 36.5 70
1984 31.5 70.5
1985 32.1 70.3
1986 38.4 70.2
1987 38.8 69.7
1988 43.2 69.7
1989 44.5 70
1990 45.1 70
1991 45.5 70.3
1992 46.6 70.7
1993 51 71
1994 51 71.1
1995 52.1 71.2
1996 52.8 71
1997 53.2 70.8
1998 52.5 70.7
1999 54.5 70.7
2000 55 70.8
2001 55.5 71.4
2002 56.2 71.7
2003 57.2 72.2
2004 57.8 72.5
2005 58.2 72.5
2006 58.6 72.8
2007 59 72.9
2008 59.7 73
2009 60.2 72.9
2010 60.7 72.8
2011 61.3 73
2012 61.7 72.9
2013 62.2 72.7
2014 62.3 72.7
2015 62.3 72.9
2016 62.6 72.6
2017 62.4 72.5
2018 62.4 72.7
2019 62.9 72.2
2020 61.5 72.3
2021 60.4 69.1
2022 65.6 72.7
2023 66 72.7
2024 66.3 72.8
2025 66.5 73

Afghanistan and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Saint Lucia
Year Population
Afghanistan Saint Lucia
1960 9,035,043 92,585
1961 9,214,083 93,490
1962 9,404,406 94,505
1963 9,604,487 95,519
1964 9,814,318 96,505
1965 10,036,008 97,493
1966 10,266,395 98,463
1967 10,505,959 99,504
1968 10,756,922 100,675
1969 11,017,409 101,879
1970 11,290,128 103,165
1971 11,567,667 104,564
1972 11,853,696 106,002
1973 12,157,999 107,498
1974 12,469,127 109,076
1975 12,773,954 110,725
1976 13,059,851 112,425
1977 13,340,756 114,135
1978 13,611,441 115,834
1979 13,655,567 117,528
1980 13,169,311 119,290
1981 11,937,581 121,166
1982 10,991,378 123,087
1983 10,917,982 125,044
1984 11,190,221 127,067
1985 11,426,852 129,159
1986 11,420,074 131,239
1987 11,387,818 133,227
1988 11,523,298 135,000
1989 11,874,088 136,512
1990 12,045,660 137,857
1991 12,238,879 139,520
1992 13,278,974 141,617
1993 14,943,172 143,726
1994 16,250,794 145,890
1995 17,065,836 148,208
1996 17,763,266 150,436
1997 18,452,091 152,569
1998 19,159,996 154,677
1999 19,887,785 156,702
2000 20,130,327 158,616
2001 20,284,307 160,237
2002 21,378,117 161,641
2003 22,733,049 162,976
2004 23,560,654 164,239
2005 24,404,567 165,450
2006 25,424,094 166,639
2007 25,909,852 167,758
2008 26,482,622 168,808
2009 27,466,101 169,869
2010 28,284,089 170,906
2011 29,347,708 171,801
2012 30,560,034 172,587
2013 31,622,704 173,369
2014 32,792,523 174,138
2015 33,831,764 174,905
2016 34,700,612 175,646
2017 35,688,935 176,342
2018 36,743,039 177,017
2019 37,856,121 177,661
2020 39,068,979 178,250
2021 40,000,412 178,522
2022 40,578,842 178,781
2023 41,454,761 179,285
2024 42,647,492 179,744

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Saint Lucia
1960 7.28 6.77
1961 7.28 6.84
1962 7.29 6.82
1963 7.3 6.72
1964 7.3 6.76
1965 7.31 6.69
1966 7.32 6.61
1967 7.34 6.51
1968 7.36 6.39
1969 7.39 6.25
1970 7.4 6.1
1971 7.43 5.95
1972 7.45 5.81
1973 7.49 5.69
1974 7.53 5.57
1975 7.54 5.36
1976 7.56 5.16
1977 7.59 4.97
1978 7.6 4.83
1979 7.61 4.58
1980 7.64 4.41
1981 7.62 4.28
1982 7.6 4.17
1983 7.57 4.08
1984 7.55 4.02
1985 7.55 3.97
1986 7.55 3.8
1987 7.55 3.61
1988 7.55 3.44
1989 7.56 3.31
1990 7.58 3.24
1991 7.63 3.19
1992 7.7 3.11
1993 7.76 3
1994 7.77 3.03
1995 7.77 3.03
1996 7.76 2.71
1997 7.73 2.74
1998 7.69 2.4
1999 7.64 2.5
2000 7.57 2.21
2001 7.45 2.13
2002 7.32 2.03
2003 7.17 1.94
2004 7.02 1.86
2005 6.86 1.81
2006 6.69 1.77
2007 6.51 1.7
2008 6.39 1.7
2009 6.3 1.74
2010 6.2 1.67
2011 6.09 1.5
2012 5.99 1.5
2013 5.88 1.5
2014 5.77 1.49
2015 5.65 1.47
2016 5.54 1.46
2017 5.43 1.45
2018 5.33 1.44
2019 5.24 1.42
2020 5.15 1.41
2021 5.04 1.4
2022 4.93 1.39
2023 4.84 1.38

Afghanistan and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Saint Lucia
1960 18.9 16.5
1961 18.9 16
1962 18.8 15.5
1963 18.7 15.2
1964 18.6 15
1965 18.6 14.8
1966 18.5 14.9
1967 18.4 15
1968 18.3 15.1
1969 18.2 15
1970 18.1 14.9
1971 17.9 14.9
1972 17.8 14.9
1973 17.7 14.9
1974 17.6 15
1975 17.5 15.2
1976 17.4 15.4
1977 17.3 15.8
1978 17.2 16.3
1979 17 16.8
1980 16.9 17.1
1981 16.8 17.2
1982 16.7 17.3
1983 16.6 17.5
1984 16.5 17.6
1985 16.4 17.7
1986 16.3 17.8
1987 16.3 18
1988 16.2 18.4
1989 16.1 19.2
1990 16.1 19.9
1991 16 20.3
1992 15.9 20.5
1993 15.8 20.7
1994 15.7 20.9
1995 15.6 21.2
1996 15.5 21.4
1997 15.3 21.7
1998 15.2 22.2
1999 15.1 23
2000 15 23.8
2001 14.9 24.3
2002 14.9 24.7
2003 14.9 25
2004 14.9 25.4
2005 15 25.8
2006 15.1 26.2
2007 15.2 26.9
2008 15.3 27.9
2009 15.5 28.7
2010 15.7 29.3
2011 15.9 29.7
2012 16 30.2
2013 16.2 30.6
2014 16.4 31.1
2015 16.6 31.5
2016 16.8 31.9
2017 17 32.3
2018 17.1 32.8
2019 17.3 33.2
2020 17.5 33.6
2021 17.6 34
2022 17.8 34.3
2023 18 34.8
2024 18.2 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
3.85%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
67
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.1%
2015
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
88.8%
2018
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
9.7%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
19.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
90.1%
2001
English speaking
6%
2023
43%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
70.1%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
752 mi
2011

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