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Afghanistan vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 40th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Taiwan
Population
44810409
23308308
Population rank 36/197 60/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$797B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
18.2 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Afghanistan and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Taiwan
Year GDP
Afghanistan Taiwan
1961 - $1,778,000,000
1962 - $1,960,000,000
1963 - $2,218,000,000
1964 - $2,592,000,000
1965 - $2,869,000,000
1966 - $3,207,000,000
1967 - $3,709,000,000
1968 - $4,325,000,000
1969 - $5,017,000,000
1970 - $5,785,000,000
1971 - $6,727,000,000
1972 - $8,063,000,000
1973 - $10,940,000,000
1974 - $14,739,000,000
1975 - $15,836,000,000
1976 - $18,988,000,000
1977 - $22,252,000,000
1978 - $27,373,000,000
1979 - $33,875,000,000
1980 - $42,292,000,000
1981 - $49,047,000,000
1982 - $49,540,000,000
1983 - $54,155,000,000
1984 - $61,036,000,000
1985 - $63,599,000,000
1986 - $78,347,000,000
1987 - $104,956,000,000
1988 - $126,378,000,000
1989 - $152,687,000,000
1990 - $166,392,000,000
1991 - $187,100,000,000
1992 - $222,947,000,000
1993 - $234,943,000,000
1994 - $256,213,000,000
1995 - $279,013,000,000
1996 - $292,473,000,000
1997 - $303,315,000,000
1998 - $279,926,000,000
1999 - $303,827,000,000
2000 $3,521,418,060 $330,725,000,000
2001 $2,813,571,754 $299,303,000,000
2002 $3,825,701,439 $307,429,000,000
2003 $4,520,946,819 $317,374,000,000
2004 $5,224,896,719 $346,881,000,000
2005 $6,203,256,539 $374,042,000,000
2006 $6,971,758,282 $386,492,000,000
2007 $9,747,886,187 $406,940,000,000
2008 $10,109,297,048 $415,824,000,000
2009 $12,416,152,732 $390,788,000,000
2010 $15,856,668,556 $444,245,000,000
2011 $17,805,098,206 $483,957,000,000
2012 $19,907,329,778 $495,536,000,000
2013 $20,146,416,758 $512,957,000,000
2014 $20,497,128,556 $535,332,000,000
2015 $19,134,221,645 $534,474,000,000
2016 $18,116,572,395 $543,002,000,000
2017 $18,753,456,498 $591,734,000,000
2018 $18,053,222,687 $610,744,000,000
2019 $18,799,444,490 $613,453,000,000
2020 $19,955,929,052 $676,935,000,000
2021 $14,259,995,441 $777,062,000,000
2022 $14,497,243,872 $765,529,000,000
2023 $17,152,234,637 $757,276,000,000
2024 - $796,904,000,000

Afghanistan and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Taiwan
1961 - $161.2
1962 - $172
1963 - $188.6
1964 - $213.6
1965 - $229.3
1966 - $249.1
1967 - $280.8
1968 - $319
1969 - $357
1970 - $397
1971 - $451
1972 - $530
1973 - $706
1974 - $934
1975 - $985
1976 - $1,158
1977 - $1,330
1978 - $1,606
1979 - $1,950
1980 - $2,389
1981 - $2,720
1982 - $2,699
1983 - $2,903
1984 - $3,224
1985 - $3,314
1986 - $4,036
1987 - $5,350
1988 - $6,370
1989 - $7,613
1990 - $8,205
1991 - $9,125
1992 - $10,768
1993 - $11,242
1994 - $12,150
1995 - $13,119
1996 - $13,641
1997 - $14,020
1998 - $12,820
1999 - $13,804
2000 $174.9 $14,908
2001 $138.7 $13,397
2002 $179 $13,686
2003 $198.9 $14,066
2004 $221.8 $15,317
2005 $254.2 $16,456
2006 $274.2 $16,934
2007 $376 $17,757
2008 $382 $18,081
2009 $452 $16,933
2010 $561 $19,197
2011 $607 $20,866
2012 $651 $21,295
2013 $637 $21,973
2014 $625 $22,874
2015 $566 $22,780
2016 $522 $23,091
2017 $525 $25,121
2018 $491 $25,901
2019 $497 $25,998
2020 $511 $28,705
2021 $356 $33,111
2022 $357 $32,827
2023 $414 $32,442
2024 - $34,041

Afghanistan vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Taiwan
1950 28.2 56.6
1951 28.6 57.2
1952 29 57.9
1953 29.5 58.6
1954 29.7 58.9
1955 30.4 59.8
1956 30.8 60.3
1957 31.3 61
1958 31.8 61
1959 32.3 61.6
1960 32.8 62.5
1961 33.3 63
1962 33.8 63.8
1963 34.2 64.5
1964 34.7 64.9
1965 35.1 65.7
1966 35.6 66.1
1967 36 66.7
1968 36.5 66.8
1969 37 67.7
1970 37.5 69
1971 37.9 69.4
1972 38.4 69.6
1973 39 69.8
1974 39.5 70.3
1975 40 70.9
1976 40.5 71.2
1977 41.1 71.3
1978 40.1 71.7
1979 38.8 71.7
1980 39.3 72
1981 39.4 72
1982 36.1 72.4
1983 36.5 72.4
1984 31.5 73
1985 32.1 73.3
1986 38.4 73.3
1987 38.8 73.6
1988 43.2 73.4
1989 44.5 73.7
1990 45.1 73.9
1991 45.5 74.3
1992 46.6 74.3
1993 51 74.6
1994 51 74.7
1995 52.1 74.6
1996 52.8 74.9
1997 53.2 75.3
1998 52.5 75.5
1999 54.5 75.6
2000 55 76.1
2001 55.5 76.5
2002 56.2 76.9
2003 57.2 77
2004 57.8 77.2
2005 58.2 77.1
2006 58.6 77.8
2007 59 78
2008 59.7 78.3
2009 60.2 78.7
2010 60.7 79
2011 61.3 78.9
2012 61.7 79.2
2013 62.2 79.6
2014 62.3 79.5
2015 62.3 79.9
2016 62.6 79.7
2017 62.4 80.1
2018 62.4 80.4
2019 62.9 80.6
2020 61.5 81.1
2021 60.4 80.8
2022 65.6 80.2
2023 66 80.6
2024 66.3 80.7
2025 66.5 80.9

Afghanistan and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Taiwan
Year Population
Afghanistan Taiwan
1960 9,035,043 -
1961 9,214,083 11,030,385
1962 9,404,406 11,392,513
1963 9,604,487 11,762,101
1964 9,814,318 12,137,143
1965 10,036,008 12,511,863
1966 10,266,395 12,874,153
1967 10,505,959 13,210,344
1968 10,756,922 13,548,537
1969 11,017,409 14,068,984
1970 11,290,128 14,582,944
1971 11,567,667 14,913,564
1972 11,853,696 15,220,495
1973 12,157,999 15,505,121
1974 12,469,127 15,784,817
1975 12,773,954 16,075,128
1976 13,059,851 16,401,413
1977 13,340,756 16,730,895
1978 13,611,441 17,042,272
1979 13,655,567 17,372,779
1980 13,169,311 17,704,538
1981 11,937,581 18,029,982
1982 10,991,378 18,354,855
1983 10,917,982 18,653,146
1984 11,190,221 18,929,866
1985 11,426,852 19,191,510
1986 11,420,074 19,411,454
1987 11,387,818 19,617,046
1988 11,523,298 19,839,704
1989 11,874,088 20,055,492
1990 12,045,660 20,278,946
1991 12,238,879 20,503,568
1992 13,278,974 20,704,227
1993 14,943,172 20,899,019
1994 16,250,794 21,086,645
1995 17,065,836 21,267,653
1996 17,763,266 21,441,432
1997 18,452,091 21,634,124
1998 19,159,996 21,835,703
1999 19,887,785 22,010,489
2000 20,130,327 22,184,530
2001 20,284,307 22,341,120
2002 21,378,117 22,463,172
2003 22,733,049 22,562,663
2004 23,560,654 22,646,836
2005 24,404,567 22,729,753
2006 25,424,094 22,823,455
2007 25,909,852 22,917,444
2008 26,482,622 22,997,696
2009 27,466,101 23,078,402
2010 28,284,089 23,140,948
2011 29,347,708 23,193,518
2012 30,560,034 23,270,367
2013 31,622,704 23,344,670
2014 32,792,523 23,403,635
2015 33,831,764 23,462,914
2016 34,700,612 23,515,945
2017 35,688,935 23,555,522
2018 36,743,039 23,580,080
2019 37,856,121 23,596,027
2020 39,068,979 23,582,179
2021 40,000,412 23,468,275
2022 40,578,842 23,319,977
2023 41,454,761 23,342,541
2024 42,647,492 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 7.28 -
1961 7.28 -
1962 7.29 -
1963 7.3 -
1964 7.3 -
1965 7.31 -
1966 7.32 -
1967 7.34 -
1968 7.36 -
1969 7.39 -
1970 7.4 -
1971 7.43 -
1972 7.45 -
1973 7.49 -
1974 7.53 -
1975 7.54 -
1976 7.56 -
1977 7.59 -
1978 7.6 -
1979 7.61 -
1980 7.64 -
1981 7.62 2.46
1982 7.6 -
1983 7.57 -
1984 7.55 -
1985 7.55 -
1986 7.55 -
1987 7.55 -
1988 7.55 -
1989 7.56 -
1990 7.58 -
1991 7.63 1.72
1992 7.7 -
1993 7.76 -
1994 7.77 -
1995 7.77 -
1996 7.76 -
1997 7.73 -
1998 7.69 -
1999 7.64 -
2000 7.57 -
2001 7.45 1.4
2002 7.32 -
2003 7.17 -
2004 7.02 -
2005 6.86 -
2006 6.69 -
2007 6.51 -
2008 6.39 -
2009 6.3 -
2010 6.2 -
2011 6.09 1.07
2012 5.99 -
2013 5.88 -
2014 5.77 -
2015 5.65 1.18
2016 5.54 1.17
2017 5.43 1.13
2018 5.33 1.06
2019 5.24 1.05
2020 5.15 0.99
2021 5.04 0.98
2022 4.93 0.87
2023 4.84 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Afghanistan and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Taiwan
1960 18.9 -
1961 18.9 -
1962 18.8 -
1963 18.7 -
1964 18.6 -
1965 18.6 -
1966 18.5 -
1967 18.4 -
1968 18.3 -
1969 18.2 -
1970 18.1 -
1971 17.9 -
1972 17.8 -
1973 17.7 -
1974 17.6 20.8
1975 17.5 21.2
1976 17.4 21.5
1977 17.3 21.9
1978 17.2 22.3
1979 17 22.6
1980 16.9 23
1981 16.8 23.4
1982 16.7 23.8
1983 16.6 24.1
1984 16.5 24.6
1985 16.4 25.1
1986 16.3 25.6
1987 16.3 26.1
1988 16.2 26.5
1989 16.1 27
1990 16.1 27.5
1991 16 28
1992 15.9 28.4
1993 15.8 28.9
1994 15.7 29.4
1995 15.6 29.8
1996 15.5 30.3
1997 15.3 30.7
1998 15.2 31.2
1999 15.1 31.6
2000 15 32.1
2001 14.9 32.6
2002 14.9 33.1
2003 14.9 33.6
2004 14.9 34.1
2005 15 34.7
2006 15.1 35.2
2007 15.2 35.8
2008 15.3 36.3
2009 15.5 36.8
2010 15.7 37.4
2011 15.9 37.9
2012 16 38.3
2013 16.2 38.9
2014 16.4 39.3
2015 16.6 39.9
2016 16.8 40.4
2017 17 41
2018 17.1 41.5
2019 17.3 42.1
2020 17.5 42.7
2021 17.6 43.3
2022 17.8 43.9
2023 18 44.5
2024 18.2 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
79.7
2025
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
n/a
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,308 kg
2024
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
n/a

Society

Afghanistan Taiwan
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
38
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
98.5%
2014
English speaking
6%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
n/a

Health

Afghanistan Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
3
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Afghanistan Taiwan
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
25,771 mi
2019

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