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Afghanistan vs Senegal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 18.5M in Senegal (ranked 69/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 74,336 sq mi for Senegal (ranked 40th vs. 85th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Senegal ranks 110/197 ($32.3B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Senegal ranks 160/197 ($1,744).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Senegal
Population
44810409
19281054
Population rank 36/197 68/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$32.3B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 110/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$1,744
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 160/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$5,110
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$36.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
111.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$1,982
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 119/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$1,890
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
74,336 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
248.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
3.82
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
20.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
69.2 years
2025

Afghanistan and Senegal: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Senegal economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Senegal
Year GDP
Afghanistan Senegal
1960 - $1,003,692,370
1961 - $1,058,975,257
1962 - $1,085,475,791
1963 - $1,122,139,862
1964 - $1,188,930,645
1965 - $1,210,058,228
1966 - $1,246,908,186
1967 - $1,246,480,766
1968 - $1,309,384,862
1969 - $1,245,234,931
1970 - $1,297,407,655
1971 - $1,339,549,033
1972 - $1,620,857,104
1973 - $1,863,398,590
1974 - $2,099,325,229
1975 - $2,830,388,405
1976 - $2,869,777,884
1977 - $2,938,046,463
1978 - $3,280,354,921
1979 - $4,084,877,823
1980 - $4,510,108,291
1981 - $4,095,892,781
1982 - $4,013,951,443
1983 - $3,569,356,125
1984 - $3,485,165,432
1985 - $3,818,944,918
1986 - $5,392,093,446
1987 - $6,487,353,103
1988 - $6,418,419,389
1989 - $6,366,039,373
1990 - $7,390,967,360
1991 - $7,255,210,470
1992 - $7,769,817,840
1993 - $7,367,986,241
1994 - $5,034,588,196
1995 - $6,326,342,633
1996 - $6,559,712,166
1997 - $6,041,478,726
1998 - $6,505,607,909
1999 - $6,592,834,933
2000 $3,521,418,060 $6,013,185,004
2001 $2,813,571,754 $6,507,824,829
2002 $3,825,701,439 $7,006,402,320
2003 $4,520,946,819 $8,768,721,563
2004 $5,224,896,719 $10,076,816,667
2005 $6,203,256,539 $11,009,033,438
2006 $6,971,758,282 $11,697,918,243
2007 $9,747,886,187 $13,994,218,413
2008 $10,109,297,048 $16,853,989,628
2009 $12,416,152,732 $16,145,867,495
2010 $15,856,668,556 $16,121,315,909
2011 $17,805,098,206 $17,814,283,639
2012 $19,907,329,778 $17,660,870,412
2013 $20,146,416,758 $18,918,667,725
2014 $20,497,128,556 $19,797,253,440
2015 $19,134,221,645 $17,774,766,696
2016 $18,116,572,395 $19,040,312,333
2017 $18,753,456,498 $20,996,562,944
2018 $18,053,222,687 $23,116,701,556
2019 $18,799,444,490 $23,403,995,992
2020 $19,955,929,052 $24,530,513,038
2021 $14,259,995,441 $27,520,784,130
2022 $14,497,243,872 $27,783,332,223
2023 $17,152,234,637 $30,696,331,296
2024 - $32,267,254,425

Afghanistan and Senegal economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Senegal
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Senegal
1960 - $300
1961 - $308
1962 - $307
1963 - $309
1964 - $318
1965 - $314
1966 - $315
1967 - $305
1968 - $311
1969 - $287.3
1970 - $290.5
1971 - $291.1
1972 - $342
1973 - $381
1974 - $417
1975 - $547
1976 - $541
1977 - $540
1978 - $589
1979 - $716
1980 - $772
1981 - $683
1982 - $652
1983 - $564
1984 - $536
1985 - $571
1986 - $784
1987 - $916
1988 - $880
1989 - $849
1990 - $957
1991 - $913
1992 - $951
1993 - $878
1994 - $584
1995 - $715
1996 - $723
1997 - $651
1998 - $685
1999 - $678
2000 $174.9 $603
2001 $138.7 $637
2002 $179 $669
2003 $198.9 $818
2004 $221.8 $918
2005 $254.2 $980
2006 $274.2 $1,017
2007 $376 $1,189
2008 $382 $1,399
2009 $452 $1,309
2010 $561 $1,276
2011 $607 $1,375
2012 $651 $1,327
2013 $637 $1,380
2014 $625 $1,399
2015 $566 $1,218
2016 $522 $1,266
2017 $525 $1,357
2018 $491 $1,453
2019 $497 $1,431
2020 $511 $1,461
2021 $356 $1,598
2022 $357 $1,574
2023 $414 $1,698
2024 - $1,744

Afghanistan vs. Senegal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Senegal
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Senegal
1950 28.2 36.5
1951 28.6 36.9
1952 29 37.4
1953 29.5 37.8
1954 29.7 38.2
1955 30.4 38.5
1956 30.8 38.9
1957 31.3 39.1
1958 31.8 39.4
1959 32.3 39.5
1960 32.8 39.7
1961 33.3 39.7
1962 33.8 39.7
1963 34.2 39.7
1964 34.7 39.8
1965 35.1 39.8
1966 35.6 39.8
1967 36 40
1968 36.5 40.1
1969 37 40.4
1970 37.5 40.8
1971 37.9 41.2
1972 38.4 41.8
1973 39 42.4
1974 39.5 43.1
1975 40 43.9
1976 40.5 44.8
1977 41.1 45.7
1978 40.1 46.6
1979 38.8 47.5
1980 39.3 48.3
1981 39.4 49.1
1982 36.1 49.9
1983 36.5 50.8
1984 31.5 51.7
1985 32.1 52.6
1986 38.4 53.7
1987 38.8 54.6
1988 43.2 55.5
1989 44.5 56.2
1990 45.1 56.7
1991 45.5 57
1992 46.6 57.3
1993 51 57.3
1994 51 57.5
1995 52.1 57.3
1996 52.8 57.1
1997 53.2 57.1
1998 52.5 57.1
1999 54.5 57.3
2000 55 57.6
2001 55.5 58.2
2002 56.2 58.9
2003 57.2 59.5
2004 57.8 60.3
2005 58.2 61
2006 58.6 61.8
2007 59 62.7
2008 59.7 63.2
2009 60.2 63.8
2010 60.7 64.2
2011 61.3 64.8
2012 61.7 65.2
2013 62.2 65.6
2014 62.3 66
2015 62.3 66.5
2016 62.6 66.7
2017 62.4 67.1
2018 62.4 67.4
2019 62.9 67.7
2020 61.5 67.5
2021 60.4 66.9
2022 65.6 67.8
2023 66 68.7
2024 66.3 68.9
2025 66.5 69.2

Afghanistan and Senegal population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Senegal
Year Population
Afghanistan Senegal
1960 9,035,043 3,340,907
1961 9,214,083 3,436,375
1962 9,404,406 3,534,686
1963 9,604,487 3,635,876
1964 9,814,318 3,740,535
1965 10,036,008 3,849,788
1966 10,266,395 3,964,299
1967 10,505,959 4,083,870
1968 10,756,922 4,207,587
1969 11,017,409 4,334,974
1970 11,290,128 4,466,328
1971 11,567,667 4,601,864
1972 11,853,696 4,741,631
1973 12,157,999 4,885,181
1974 12,469,127 5,029,437
1975 12,773,954 5,170,810
1976 13,059,851 5,308,564
1977 13,340,756 5,439,549
1978 13,611,441 5,568,096
1979 13,655,567 5,702,895
1980 13,169,311 5,845,638
1981 11,937,581 5,997,160
1982 10,991,378 6,156,961
1983 10,917,982 6,324,504
1984 11,190,221 6,499,364
1985 11,426,852 6,683,287
1986 11,420,074 6,878,192
1987 11,387,818 7,081,530
1988 11,523,298 7,289,618
1989 11,874,088 7,502,207
1990 12,045,660 7,720,523
1991 12,238,879 7,943,085
1992 13,278,974 8,168,395
1993 14,943,172 8,396,288
1994 16,250,794 8,624,078
1995 17,065,836 8,848,101
1996 17,763,266 9,067,014
1997 18,452,091 9,283,495
1998 19,159,996 9,502,952
1999 19,887,785 9,730,887
2000 20,130,327 9,968,260
2001 20,284,307 10,212,942
2002 21,378,117 10,466,214
2003 22,733,049 10,721,176
2004 23,560,654 10,975,704
2005 24,404,567 11,235,472
2006 25,424,094 11,500,094
2007 25,909,852 11,770,344
2008 26,482,622 12,048,959
2009 27,466,101 12,337,389
2010 28,284,089 12,635,413
2011 29,347,708 12,958,897
2012 30,560,034 13,310,495
2013 31,622,704 13,710,849
2014 32,792,523 14,152,102
2015 33,831,764 14,593,331
2016 34,700,612 15,034,521
2017 35,688,935 15,475,002
2018 36,743,039 15,914,498
2019 37,856,121 16,352,922
2020 39,068,979 16,789,219
2021 40,000,412 17,220,867
2022 40,578,842 17,651,103
2023 41,454,761 18,077,573
2024 42,647,492 18,501,984

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Senegal

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Senegal
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Senegal
1960 7.28 7
1961 7.28 7.04
1962 7.29 7.08
1963 7.3 7.12
1964 7.3 7.16
1965 7.31 7.19
1966 7.32 7.22
1967 7.34 7.24
1968 7.36 7.25
1969 7.39 7.26
1970 7.4 7.26
1971 7.43 7.26
1972 7.45 7.26
1973 7.49 7.26
1974 7.53 7.25
1975 7.54 7.25
1976 7.56 7.26
1977 7.59 7.27
1978 7.6 7.28
1979 7.61 7.29
1980 7.64 7.29
1981 7.62 7.28
1982 7.6 7.25
1983 7.57 7.19
1984 7.55 7.11
1985 7.55 7.01
1986 7.55 6.9
1987 7.55 6.79
1988 7.55 6.58
1989 7.56 6.48
1990 7.58 6.4
1991 7.63 6.27
1992 7.7 6.15
1993 7.76 6.05
1994 7.77 5.92
1995 7.77 5.82
1996 7.76 5.72
1997 7.73 5.64
1998 7.69 5.58
1999 7.64 5.57
2000 7.57 5.5
2001 7.45 5.4
2002 7.32 5.3
2003 7.17 5.25
2004 7.02 5.19
2005 6.86 5.13
2006 6.69 5.06
2007 6.51 5.02
2008 6.39 5.02
2009 6.3 5.03
2010 6.2 5.06
2011 6.09 5.1
2012 5.99 5.13
2013 5.88 5.05
2014 5.77 4.88
2015 5.65 4.75
2016 5.54 4.65
2017 5.43 4.49
2018 5.33 4.29
2019 5.24 4.1
2020 5.15 4
2021 5.04 3.94
2022 4.93 3.86
2023 4.84 3.82

Afghanistan and Senegal demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Senegal
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Senegal
1960 18.9 18.1
1961 18.9 18
1962 18.8 18
1963 18.7 17.9
1964 18.6 17.9
1965 18.6 17.9
1966 18.5 17.8
1967 18.4 17.9
1968 18.3 17.9
1969 18.2 17.9
1970 18.1 17.9
1971 17.9 17.9
1972 17.8 17.9
1973 17.7 17.9
1974 17.6 17.8
1975 17.5 17.7
1976 17.4 17.6
1977 17.3 17.4
1978 17.2 17.2
1979 17 17
1980 16.9 16.8
1981 16.8 16.7
1982 16.7 16.5
1983 16.6 16.4
1984 16.5 16.3
1985 16.4 16.3
1986 16.3 16.3
1987 16.3 16.3
1988 16.2 16.4
1989 16.1 16.5
1990 16.1 16.6
1991 16 16.7
1992 15.9 16.8
1993 15.8 16.9
1994 15.7 17
1995 15.6 17.1
1996 15.5 17.2
1997 15.3 17.3
1998 15.2 17.4
1999 15.1 17.5
2000 15 17.6
2001 14.9 17.7
2002 14.9 17.8
2003 14.9 18
2004 14.9 18.1
2005 15 18.2
2006 15.1 18.2
2007 15.2 18.3
2008 15.3 18.4
2009 15.5 18.4
2010 15.7 18.5
2011 15.9 18.5
2012 16 18.5
2013 16.2 18.5
2014 16.4 18.6
2015 16.6 18.6
2016 16.8 18.7
2017 17 18.9
2018 17.1 19
2019 17.3 19.2
2020 17.5 19.4
2021 17.6 19.7
2022 17.8 19.9
2023 18 20.1
2024 18.2 20.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Senegal
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$31B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
6.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.47%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
19,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-7.25%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
5.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
49.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
25.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
56.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
28.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
n/a
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$3.75B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,376,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
10.5%
2018
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
76.5%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Senegal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
291.1 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
12 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
0.67 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
63.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
35.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.58%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
69%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
410 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
13.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
74.2%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Senegal
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-10,307
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
50.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.78 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
32.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
45
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.3
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
50.4%
2023
English speaking
6%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
60.6%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Senegal
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$63.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$31.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
69.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
21.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.13
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
21.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
237
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
38.5
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
10.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
3.8%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
23
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
6.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Senegal
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
4,018 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
36,722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
30,688 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
10,355 mi
2017

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