Afghanistan vs Samoa statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 40th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Afghanistan and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Samoa economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Samoa
1970	-	$45,208,338
1971	-	$53,719,569
1972	-	$62,566,116
1973	-	$82,452,985
1974	-	$93,549,611
1975	-	$93,489,283
1976	-	$85,003,078
1977	-	$98,295,671
1978	-	$108,223,444
1979	-	$122,257,393
1980	-	$125,747,038
1981	-	$118,190,655
1982	-	$121,221,652
1983	-	$111,862,824
1984	-	$109,200,934
1985	-	$95,572,173
1986	-	$100,947,849
1987	-	$111,713,922
1988	-	$133,016,065
1989	-	$122,888,610
1990	-	$125,766,270
1991	-	$125,597,205
1992	-	$132,303,041
1993	-	$133,122,897
1994	-	$221,098,107
1995	-	$224,865,731
1996	-	$249,907,869
1997	-	$285,475,592
1998	-	$269,485,244
1999	-	$255,408,060
2000	$3,521,418,060	$258,856,140
2001	$2,813,571,754	$266,299,591
2002	$3,825,701,439	$281,790,134
2003	$4,520,946,819	$333,426,188
2004	$5,224,896,719	$407,747,565
2005	$6,203,256,539	$476,801,793
2006	$6,971,758,282	$499,923,758
2007	$9,747,886,187	$573,548,460
2008	$10,109,297,048	$641,346,192
2009	$12,416,152,732	$628,006,115
2010	$15,856,668,556	$680,260,907
2011	$17,805,098,206	$744,097,050
2012	$19,907,329,778	$773,141,661
2013	$20,146,416,758	$797,736,334
2014	$20,497,128,556	$796,683,520
2015	$19,134,221,645	$824,150,499
2016	$18,116,572,395	$843,924,797
2017	$18,753,456,498	$884,844,384
2018	$18,053,222,687	$878,448,433
2019	$18,799,444,490	$912,950,466
2020	$19,955,929,052	$868,898,358
2021	$14,259,995,441	$843,923,639
2022	$14,497,243,872	$832,945,206
2023	$17,152,234,637	$938,189,444
2024	-	$1,068,025,244

Afghanistan and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Samoa
1970	-	$322
1971	-	$377
1972	-	$433
1973	-	$563
1974	-	$626
1975	-	$610
1976	-	$541
1977	-	$615
1978	-	$671
1979	-	$751
1980	-	$765
1981	-	$713
1982	-	$728
1983	-	$671
1984	-	$655
1985	-	$573
1986	-	$604
1987	-	$666
1988	-	$790
1989	-	$728
1990	-	$744
1991	-	$742
1992	-	$777
1993	-	$775
1994	-	$1,277
1995	-	$1,288
1996	-	$1,419
1997	-	$1,608
1998	-	$1,506
1999	-	$1,417
2000	$174.9	$1,425
2001	$138.7	$1,454
2002	$179	$1,528
2003	$198.9	$1,798
2004	$221.8	$2,189
2005	$254.2	$2,550
2006	$274.2	$2,663
2007	$376	$3,039
2008	$382	$3,374
2009	$452	$3,279
2010	$561	$3,524
2011	$607	$3,822
2012	$651	$3,935
2013	$637	$4,024
2014	$625	$3,983
2015	$566	$4,084
2016	$522	$4,147
2017	$525	$4,308
2018	$491	$4,232
2019	$497	$4,352
2020	$511	$4,100
2021	$356	$3,948
2022	$357	$3,869
2023	$414	$4,330
2024	-	$4,899

Afghanistan vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Samoa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Samoa
1950	28.2	49.2
1951	28.6	49.8
1952	29	50.4
1953	29.5	51
1954	29.7	51.6
1955	30.4	52.2
1956	30.8	52.8
1957	31.3	53.4
1958	31.8	54
1959	32.3	54.6
1960	32.8	55.2
1961	33.3	55.7
1962	33.8	56.3
1963	34.2	56.9
1964	34.7	54
1965	35.1	57.9
1966	35.6	58.2
1967	36	58.9
1968	36.5	59.4
1969	37	59.9
1970	37.5	60.4
1971	37.9	60.9
1972	38.4	61.4
1973	39	61.9
1974	39.5	62.3
1975	40	62.8
1976	40.5	63.3
1977	41.1	63.7
1978	40.1	64.1
1979	38.8	64.5
1980	39.3	65
1981	39.4	65.3
1982	36.1	65.6
1983	36.5	66
1984	31.5	66.3
1985	32.1	66.6
1986	38.4	66.8
1987	38.8	67
1988	43.2	67.3
1989	44.5	67.6
1990	45.1	67.8
1991	45.5	68
1992	46.6	68.5
1993	51	68.8
1994	51	69.2
1995	52.1	69.5
1996	52.8	69.8
1997	53.2	70
1998	52.5	70.3
1999	54.5	70.6
2000	55	70.8
2001	55.5	71
2002	56.2	71.2
2003	57.2	71.4
2004	57.8	71.5
2005	58.2	71.5
2006	58.6	71.6
2007	59	71.6
2008	59.7	71.5
2009	60.2	69.5
2010	60.7	71.5
2011	61.3	71.4
2012	61.7	71.2
2013	62.2	71.2
2014	62.3	71.1
2015	62.3	71.1
2016	62.6	71
2017	62.4	71
2018	62.4	71.1
2019	62.9	70.3
2020	61.5	70.7
2021	60.4	71.1
2022	65.6	71.6
2023	66	71.7
2024	66.3	71.8
2025	66.5	71.9

Afghanistan and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Samoa

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Samoa
1960	9,035,043	112,490
1961	9,214,083	115,496
1962	9,404,406	118,597
1963	9,604,487	121,764
1964	9,814,318	124,894
1965	10,036,008	127,978
1966	10,266,395	131,073
1967	10,505,959	133,764
1968	10,756,922	136,020
1969	11,017,409	138,233
1970	11,290,128	140,400
1971	11,567,667	142,503
1972	11,853,696	144,538
1973	12,157,999	146,516
1974	12,469,127	149,431
1975	12,773,954	153,344
1976	13,059,851	157,113
1977	13,340,756	159,753
1978	13,611,441	161,375
1979	13,655,567	162,882
1980	13,169,311	164,322
1981	11,937,581	165,678
1982	10,991,378	166,484
1983	10,917,982	166,714
1984	11,190,221	166,796
1985	11,426,852	166,849
1986	11,420,074	167,061
1987	11,387,818	167,661
1988	11,523,298	168,346
1989	11,874,088	168,768
1990	12,045,660	169,042
1991	12,238,879	169,368
1992	13,278,974	170,331
1993	14,943,172	171,774
1994	16,250,794	173,159
1995	17,065,836	174,571
1996	17,763,266	176,071
1997	18,452,091	177,547
1998	19,159,996	178,905
1999	19,887,785	180,275
2000	20,130,327	181,685
2001	20,284,307	183,166
2002	21,378,117	184,471
2003	22,733,049	185,430
2004	23,560,654	186,249
2005	24,404,567	186,978
2006	25,424,094	187,709
2007	25,909,852	188,753
2008	26,482,622	190,107
2009	27,466,101	191,513
2010	28,284,089	193,023
2011	29,347,708	194,713
2012	30,560,034	196,498
2013	31,622,704	198,268
2014	32,792,523	200,037
2015	33,831,764	201,782
2016	34,700,612	203,499
2017	35,688,935	205,415
2018	36,743,039	207,582
2019	37,856,121	209,780
2020	39,068,979	211,944
2021	40,000,412	213,779
2022	40,578,842	215,261
2023	41,454,761	216,663
2024	42,647,492	218,019

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Samoa

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Samoa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Samoa
1960	7.28	7.78
1961	7.28	7.77
1962	7.29	7.76
1963	7.3	7.73
1964	7.3	7.7
1965	7.31	7.65
1966	7.32	7.6
1967	7.34	7.55
1968	7.36	7.5
1969	7.39	7.43
1970	7.4	7.34
1971	7.43	7.22
1972	7.45	7.07
1973	7.49	6.91
1974	7.53	6.75
1975	7.54	6.61
1976	7.56	6.47
1977	7.59	6.31
1978	7.6	6.15
1979	7.61	5.99
1980	7.64	5.86
1981	7.62	5.75
1982	7.6	5.68
1983	7.57	5.62
1984	7.55	5.55
1985	7.55	5.49
1986	7.55	5.42
1987	7.55	5.32
1988	7.55	5.21
1989	7.56	5.11
1990	7.58	5.01
1991	7.63	4.91
1992	7.7	4.87
1993	7.76	4.83
1994	7.77	4.79
1995	7.77	4.77
1996	7.76	4.74
1997	7.73	4.7
1998	7.69	4.64
1999	7.64	4.57
2000	7.57	4.52
2001	7.45	4.48
2002	7.32	4.44
2003	7.17	4.39
2004	7.02	4.34
2005	6.86	4.32
2006	6.69	4.32
2007	6.51	4.36
2008	6.39	4.42
2009	6.3	4.47
2010	6.2	4.52
2011	6.09	4.56
2012	5.99	4.55
2013	5.88	4.49
2014	5.77	4.42
2015	5.65	4.34
2016	5.54	4.26
2017	5.43	4.2
2018	5.33	4.14
2019	5.24	4.06
2020	5.15	4
2021	5.04	3.94
2022	4.93	3.88
2023	4.84	3.83

Afghanistan and Samoa demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Samoa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Samoa
1960	18.9	15
1961	18.9	14.9
1962	18.8	14.8
1963	18.7	14.6
1964	18.6	14.6
1965	18.6	14.5
1966	18.5	14.5
1967	18.4	14.5
1968	18.3	14.5
1969	18.2	14.5
1970	18.1	14.6
1971	17.9	14.7
1972	17.8	14.8
1973	17.7	14.9
1974	17.6	15
1975	17.5	15.3
1976	17.4	15.5
1977	17.3	15.8
1978	17.2	16
1979	17	16.2
1980	16.9	16.4
1981	16.8	16.6
1982	16.7	16.8
1983	16.6	17.1
1984	16.5	17.4
1985	16.4	17.6
1986	16.3	17.8
1987	16.3	18
1988	16.2	18.2
1989	16.1	18.3
1990	16.1	18.4
1991	16	18.5
1992	15.9	18.7
1993	15.8	19
1994	15.7	19.3
1995	15.6	19.6
1996	15.5	19.7
1997	15.3	19.8
1998	15.2	19.9
1999	15.1	19.9
2000	15	19.8
2001	14.9	19.7
2002	14.9	19.7
2003	14.9	19.9
2004	14.9	20.1
2005	15	20.3
2006	15.1	20.4
2007	15.2	20.6
2008	15.3	20.7
2009	15.5	20.8
2010	15.7	20.8
2011	15.9	20.8
2012	16	20.8
2013	16.2	21
2014	16.4	21.1
2015	16.6	21.2
2016	16.8	21.3
2017	17	21.4
2018	17.1	21.4
2019	17.3	21.5
2020	17.5	21.4
2021	17.6	21.4
2022	17.8	21.1
2023	18	21
2024	18.2	20.9

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