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Afghanistan vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 40th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Seychelles
Population
44810409
125181
Population rank 36/197 181/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Afghanistan and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Seychelles
Year GDP
Afghanistan Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 - $18,432,032
1971 - $21,965,951
1972 - $30,645,123
1973 - $36,896,280
1974 - $43,134,496
1975 - $47,803,146
1976 - $49,278,982
1977 - $64,526,401
1978 - $85,552,366
1979 - $127,261,099
1980 - $156,783,830
1981 - $163,750,728
1982 - $157,211,790
1983 - $156,098,237
1984 - $160,992,921
1985 - $179,691,483
1986 - $221,147,061
1987 - $265,212,957
1988 - $301,985,618
1989 - $324,333,367
1990 - $392,163,561
1991 - $398,307,170
1992 - $461,409,399
1993 - $504,230,621
1994 - $517,570,058
1995 - $540,733,048
1996 - $535,250,347
1997 - $598,966,982
1998 - $647,287,376
1999 - $662,838,615
2000 $3,521,418,060 $654,212,394
2001 $2,813,571,754 $662,064,156
2002 $3,825,701,439 $742,134,838
2003 $4,520,946,819 $750,847,230
2004 $5,224,896,719 $893,012,218
2005 $6,203,256,539 $977,899,382
2006 $6,971,758,282 $1,081,441,283
2007 $9,747,886,187 $1,077,308,814
2008 $10,109,297,048 $979,597,394
2009 $12,416,152,732 $850,901,620
2010 $15,856,668,556 $981,616,542
2011 $17,805,098,206 $1,058,918,707
2012 $19,907,329,778 $1,089,407,839
2013 $20,146,416,758 $1,333,160,407
2014 $20,497,128,556 $1,387,577,870
2015 $19,134,221,645 $1,432,403,352
2016 $18,116,572,395 $1,568,513,348
2017 $18,753,456,498 $1,675,370,641
2018 $18,053,222,687 $1,784,313,927
2019 $18,799,444,490 $1,868,690,097
2020 $19,955,929,052 $1,382,551,752
2021 $14,259,995,441 $1,487,173,795
2022 $14,497,243,872 $2,018,346,589
2023 $17,152,234,637 $2,187,379,755
2024 - $2,167,239,562

Afghanistan and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 - $344
1971 - $402
1972 - $547
1973 - $649
1974 - $745
1975 - $806
1976 - $814
1977 - $1,044
1978 - $1,377
1979 - $2,030
1980 - $2,478
1981 - $2,557
1982 - $2,441
1983 - $2,426
1984 - $2,488
1985 - $2,754
1986 - $3,368
1987 - $3,872
1988 - $4,392
1989 - $4,689
1990 - $5,642
1991 - $5,655
1992 - $6,520
1993 - $6,979
1994 - $6,975
1995 - $7,181
1996 - $7,004
1997 - $7,747
1998 - $8,210
1999 - $8,243
2000 $174.9 $8,064
2001 $138.7 $8,153
2002 $179 $8,864
2003 $198.9 $9,070
2004 $221.8 $10,828
2005 $254.2 $11,802
2006 $274.2 $12,783
2007 $376 $12,669
2008 $382 $11,265
2009 $452 $9,747
2010 $561 $10,935
2011 $607 $12,110
2012 $651 $12,337
2013 $637 $14,821
2014 $625 $15,188
2015 $566 $15,333
2016 $522 $16,567
2017 $525 $17,480
2018 $491 $18,440
2019 $497 $19,142
2020 $511 $14,041
2021 $356 $14,983
2022 $357 $16,837
2023 $414 $18,263
2024 - $17,859

Afghanistan vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Seychelles
1950 28.2 57.8
1951 28.6 58
1952 29 58.4
1953 29.5 58.7
1954 29.7 59
1955 30.4 59.4
1956 30.8 59.8
1957 31.3 60.2
1958 31.8 60.4
1959 32.3 60.4
1960 32.8 60.5
1961 33.3 60.6
1962 33.8 60.7
1963 34.2 60.9
1964 34.7 61.2
1965 35.1 61.4
1966 35.6 61.7
1967 36 62.1
1968 36.5 62.6
1969 37 63.3
1970 37.5 64
1971 37.9 64.6
1972 38.4 65.3
1973 39 65.9
1974 39.5 66.4
1975 40 66.8
1976 40.5 67.2
1977 41.1 67.6
1978 40.1 67.9
1979 38.8 68.2
1980 39.3 68.5
1981 39.4 68.7
1982 36.1 69
1983 36.5 69.3
1984 31.5 69.5
1985 32.1 69.6
1986 38.4 69.8
1987 38.8 69.9
1988 43.2 70
1989 44.5 70.1
1990 45.1 70.2
1991 45.5 70.3
1992 46.6 70.3
1993 51 70.4
1994 51 70.5
1995 52.1 70.6
1996 52.8 70.8
1997 53.2 70.8
1998 52.5 71.1
1999 54.5 71.2
2000 55 71.3
2001 55.5 71.4
2002 56.2 71.5
2003 57.2 71.7
2004 57.8 71.7
2005 58.2 71.9
2006 58.6 72
2007 59 72.2
2008 59.7 72.3
2009 60.2 72.4
2010 60.7 72.5
2011 61.3 72.5
2012 61.7 72.5
2013 62.2 72.4
2014 62.3 72.4
2015 62.3 72.3
2016 62.6 72.2
2017 62.4 72.2
2018 62.4 72.2
2019 62.9 72.1
2020 61.5 74.1
2021 60.4 71.2
2022 65.6 71.2
2023 66 72.9
2024 66.3 73
2025 66.5 73.1

Afghanistan and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Seychelles
Year Population
Afghanistan Seychelles
1960 9,035,043 41,700
1961 9,214,083 42,889
1962 9,404,406 44,042
1963 9,604,487 45,176
1964 9,814,318 46,322
1965 10,036,008 47,500
1966 10,266,395 48,699
1967 10,505,959 49,911
1968 10,756,922 51,134
1969 11,017,409 52,365
1970 11,290,128 53,600
1971 11,567,667 54,695
1972 11,853,696 56,029
1973 12,157,999 56,892
1974 12,469,127 57,937
1975 12,773,954 59,292
1976 13,059,851 60,504
1977 13,340,756 61,786
1978 13,611,441 62,150
1979 13,655,567 62,686
1980 13,169,311 63,261
1981 11,937,581 64,035
1982 10,991,378 64,413
1983 10,917,982 64,335
1984 11,190,221 64,717
1985 11,426,852 65,244
1986 11,420,074 65,652
1987 11,387,818 68,499
1988 11,523,298 68,755
1989 11,874,088 69,167
1990 12,045,660 69,507
1991 12,238,879 70,439
1992 13,278,974 70,763
1993 14,943,172 72,253
1994 16,250,794 74,205
1995 17,065,836 75,304
1996 17,763,266 76,417
1997 18,452,091 77,319
1998 19,159,996 78,846
1999 19,887,785 80,410
2000 20,130,327 81,131
2001 20,284,307 81,202
2002 21,378,117 83,723
2003 22,733,049 82,781
2004 23,560,654 82,475
2005 24,404,567 82,858
2006 25,424,094 84,600
2007 25,909,852 85,033
2008 26,482,622 86,956
2009 27,466,101 87,298
2010 28,284,089 89,770
2011 29,347,708 87,441
2012 30,560,034 88,303
2013 31,622,704 89,949
2014 32,792,523 91,359
2015 33,831,764 93,419
2016 34,700,612 94,677
2017 35,688,935 95,843
2018 36,743,039 96,762
2019 37,856,121 97,625
2020 39,068,979 98,462
2021 40,000,412 99,258
2022 40,578,842 119,878
2023 41,454,761 119,773
2024 42,647,492 121,354

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Seychelles
1960 7.28 5.31
1961 7.28 5.42
1962 7.29 5.51
1963 7.3 5.61
1964 7.3 5.69
1965 7.31 5.72
1966 7.32 6.13
1967 7.34 5.9
1968 7.36 5.61
1969 7.39 5.48
1970 7.4 5.31
1971 7.43 5.69
1972 7.45 5.16
1973 7.49 4.78
1974 7.53 5.1
1975 7.54 4.75
1976 7.56 4.09
1977 7.59 3.75
1978 7.6 3.92
1979 7.61 3.66
1980 7.64 3.79
1981 7.62 3.67
1982 7.6 3.13
1983 7.57 3.22
1984 7.55 3.24
1985 7.55 3.09
1986 7.55 3.07
1987 7.55 2.92
1988 7.55 2.79
1989 7.56 2.67
1990 7.58 2.61
1991 7.63 2.69
1992 7.7 2.53
1993 7.76 2.58
1994 7.77 2.6
1995 7.77 2.36
1996 7.76 2.31
1997 7.73 2.1
1998 7.69 2.04
1999 7.64 2.04
2000 7.57 2.08
2001 7.45 1.98
2002 7.32 2.04
2003 7.17 2.06
2004 7.02 2.01
2005 6.86 2.2
2006 6.69 2.11
2007 6.51 2.24
2008 6.39 2.33
2009 6.3 2.38
2010 6.2 2.16
2011 6.09 2.33
2012 5.99 2.37
2013 5.88 2.26
2014 5.77 2.25
2015 5.65 2.31
2016 5.54 2.39
2017 5.43 2.41
2018 5.33 2.41
2019 5.24 2.36
2020 5.15 2.29
2021 5.04 2.46
2022 4.93 2.01
2023 4.84 2.02

Afghanistan and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Seychelles
1960 18.9 21.9
1961 18.9 21.6
1962 18.8 21.3
1963 18.7 21
1964 18.6 20.6
1965 18.6 20.2
1966 18.5 19.8
1967 18.4 19.4
1968 18.3 19
1969 18.2 18.7
1970 18.1 18.5
1971 17.9 18.4
1972 17.8 18.5
1973 17.7 18.6
1974 17.6 18.7
1975 17.5 18.9
1976 17.4 19
1977 17.3 19.3
1978 17.2 19.6
1979 17 19.9
1980 16.9 20.4
1981 16.8 20.7
1982 16.7 21.1
1983 16.6 21.4
1984 16.5 21.7
1985 16.4 22
1986 16.3 22.3
1987 16.3 22.5
1988 16.2 22.9
1989 16.1 23.3
1990 16.1 23.6
1991 16 24
1992 15.9 24.5
1993 15.8 24.8
1994 15.7 25.2
1995 15.6 25.4
1996 15.5 25.7
1997 15.3 26.1
1998 15.2 26.4
1999 15.1 26.8
2000 15 27.3
2001 14.9 27.7
2002 14.9 28.1
2003 14.9 28.5
2004 14.9 28.9
2005 15 29.3
2006 15.1 29.6
2007 15.2 30
2008 15.3 30.4
2009 15.5 30.8
2010 15.7 31.2
2011 15.9 31.4
2012 16 31.5
2013 16.2 31.6
2014 16.4 31.8
2015 16.6 32.1
2016 16.8 32.3
2017 17 32.6
2018 17.1 32.9
2019 17.3 33.2
2020 17.5 33.6
2021 17.6 34
2022 17.8 34.4
2023 18 34.7
2024 18.2 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Seychelles
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
96.2%
2020
English speaking
6%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Seychelles
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
327 mi
2015

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