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Afghanistan vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 40th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Tonga
Population
44810409
103744
Population rank 36/197 183/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$509M
2023
GDP rank 137/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 196/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 185/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Afghanistan and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Tonga
Year GDP
Afghanistan Tonga
1975 - $32,506,742
1976 - $30,036,417
1977 - $34,139,388
1978 - $41,567,472
1979 - $44,667,002
1980 - $53,260,077
1981 - $62,242,013
1982 - $62,068,161
1983 - $60,863,964
1984 - $64,248,355
1985 - $60,058,663
1986 - $68,195,856
1987 - $81,667,133
1988 - $106,657,267
1989 - $106,344,855
1990 - $113,563,822
1991 - $132,201,141
1992 - $137,066,291
1993 - $138,489,884
1994 - $195,990,986
1995 - $208,871,666
1996 - $222,100,576
1997 - $214,991,452
1998 - $191,504,893
1999 - $199,208,718
2000 $3,521,418,060 $204,848,488
2001 $2,813,571,754 $181,117,230
2002 $3,825,701,439 $182,764,281
2003 $4,520,946,819 $202,246,591
2004 $5,224,896,719 $230,678,011
2005 $6,203,256,539 $261,823,805
2006 $6,971,758,282 $292,232,703
2007 $9,747,886,187 $298,519,623
2008 $10,109,297,048 $344,438,844
2009 $12,416,152,732 $312,415,028
2010 $15,856,668,556 $366,887,375
2011 $17,805,098,206 $414,143,828
2012 $19,907,329,778 $471,122,971
2013 $20,146,416,758 $451,788,498
2014 $20,497,128,556 $440,997,735
2015 $19,134,221,645 $437,525,539
2016 $18,116,572,395 $420,828,255
2017 $18,753,456,498 $459,976,847
2018 $18,053,222,687 $489,714,530
2019 $18,799,444,490 $494,197,854
2020 $19,955,929,052 $496,856,304
2021 $14,259,995,441 $518,228,029
2022 $14,497,243,872 $518,180,029
2023 $17,152,234,637 $508,735,107

Afghanistan and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Tonga
1975 - $349
1976 - $315
1977 - $353
1978 - $428
1979 - $458
1980 - $545
1981 - $636
1982 - $633
1983 - $621
1984 - $656
1985 - $613
1986 - $696
1987 - $830
1988 - $1,078
1989 - $1,070
1990 - $1,139
1991 - $1,323
1992 - $1,370
1993 - $1,383
1994 - $1,957
1995 - $2,084
1996 - $2,215
1997 - $2,136
1998 - $1,889
1999 - $1,952
2000 $174.9 $1,995
2001 $138.7 $1,754
2002 $179 $1,759
2003 $198.9 $1,936
2004 $221.8 $2,195
2005 $254.2 $2,478
2006 $274.2 $2,750
2007 $376 $2,797
2008 $382 $3,218
2009 $452 $2,914
2010 $561 $3,416
2011 $607 $3,850
2012 $651 $4,384
2013 $637 $4,219
2014 $625 $4,137
2015 $566 $4,124
2016 $522 $3,988
2017 $525 $4,366
2018 $491 $4,639
2019 $497 $4,677
2020 $511 $4,700
2021 $356 $4,913
2022 $357 $4,933
2023 $414 $4,864

Afghanistan vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Tonga
1950 28.2 48.4
1951 28.6 49.8
1952 29 51.2
1953 29.5 52.4
1954 29.7 53.6
1955 30.4 54.7
1956 30.8 55.7
1957 31.3 56.5
1958 31.8 57.2
1959 32.3 57.8
1960 32.8 58.3
1961 33.3 58.8
1962 33.8 59.3
1963 34.2 59.8
1964 34.7 60.3
1965 35.1 60.7
1966 35.6 61.2
1967 36 61.7
1968 36.5 62.2
1969 37 62.7
1970 37.5 63.2
1971 37.9 63.6
1972 38.4 64.1
1973 39 64.4
1974 39.5 64.8
1975 40 65.1
1976 40.5 65.4
1977 41.1 65.6
1978 40.1 65.9
1979 38.8 66
1980 39.3 66.2
1981 39.4 66.4
1982 36.1 66.3
1983 36.5 66.7
1984 31.5 66.8
1985 32.1 66.9
1986 38.4 67.1
1987 38.8 67.2
1988 43.2 67.3
1989 44.5 67.4
1990 45.1 67.5
1991 45.5 67.7
1992 46.6 67.9
1993 51 68.2
1994 51 68.4
1995 52.1 68.6
1996 52.8 68.8
1997 53.2 69
1998 52.5 69.2
1999 54.5 69.4
2000 55 69.6
2001 55.5 69.8
2002 56.2 70
2003 57.2 70.2
2004 57.8 70.4
2005 58.2 70.6
2006 58.6 70.7
2007 59 70.9
2008 59.7 71
2009 60.2 70.9
2010 60.7 71.3
2011 61.3 71.4
2012 61.7 71.5
2013 62.2 71.6
2014 62.3 71.7
2015 62.3 71.9
2016 62.6 72
2017 62.4 72.1
2018 62.4 72.2
2019 62.9 72.3
2020 61.5 72.4
2021 60.4 72.1
2022 65.6 72.6
2023 66 72.9
2024 66.3 73.1
2025 66.5 73.2

Afghanistan and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Tonga
Year Population
Afghanistan Tonga
1960 9,035,043 66,170
1961 9,214,083 68,037
1962 9,404,406 69,940
1963 9,604,487 71,885
1964 9,814,318 73,879
1965 10,036,008 75,924
1966 10,266,395 78,002
1967 10,505,959 79,814
1968 10,756,922 81,353
1969 11,017,409 82,885
1970 11,290,128 84,401
1971 11,567,667 85,896
1972 11,853,696 87,356
1973 12,157,999 88,805
1974 12,469,127 90,683
1975 12,773,954 93,017
1976 13,059,851 95,325
1977 13,340,756 96,725
1978 13,611,441 97,204
1979 13,655,567 97,544
1980 13,169,311 97,769
1981 11,937,581 97,909
1982 10,991,378 97,980
1983 10,917,982 97,998
1984 11,190,221 97,990
1985 11,426,852 97,984
1986 11,420,074 98,010
1987 11,387,818 98,376
1988 11,523,298 98,969
1989 11,874,088 99,403
1990 12,045,660 99,700
1991 12,238,879 99,895
1992 13,278,974 100,022
1993 14,943,172 100,103
1994 16,250,794 100,166
1995 17,065,836 100,225
1996 17,763,266 100,275
1997 18,452,091 100,674
1998 19,159,996 101,388
1999 19,887,785 102,046
2000 20,130,327 102,677
2001 20,284,307 103,288
2002 21,378,117 103,874
2003 22,733,049 104,464
2004 23,560,654 105,071
2005 24,404,567 105,671
2006 25,424,094 106,253
2007 25,909,852 106,726
2008 26,482,622 107,020
2009 27,466,101 107,203
2010 28,284,089 107,400
2011 29,347,708 107,570
2012 30,560,034 107,460
2013 31,622,704 107,078
2014 32,792,523 106,609
2015 33,831,764 106,095
2016 34,700,612 105,524
2017 35,688,935 105,356
2018 36,743,039 105,567
2019 37,856,121 105,669
2020 39,068,979 105,704
2021 40,000,412 105,490
2022 40,578,842 105,042
2023 41,454,761 104,597
2024 42,647,492 104,175

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Tonga

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Tonga
1960 7.28 6.65
1961 7.28 6.61
1962 7.29 6.57
1963 7.3 6.52
1964 7.3 6.46
1965 7.31 6.41
1966 7.32 6.35
1967 7.34 6.29
1968 7.36 6.23
1969 7.39 6.17
1970 7.4 6.07
1971 7.43 5.96
1972 7.45 5.86
1973 7.49 5.8
1974 7.53 5.77
1975 7.54 5.75
1976 7.56 5.73
1977 7.59 5.7
1978 7.6 5.68
1979 7.61 5.65
1980 7.64 5.6
1981 7.62 5.55
1982 7.6 5.5
1983 7.57 5.45
1984 7.55 5.41
1985 7.55 5.34
1986 7.55 5.27
1987 7.55 5.19
1988 7.55 5.1
1989 7.56 5.01
1990 7.58 4.93
1991 7.63 4.85
1992 7.7 4.79
1993 7.76 4.73
1994 7.77 4.66
1995 7.77 4.56
1996 7.76 4.46
1997 7.73 4.38
1998 7.69 4.31
1999 7.64 4.23
2000 7.57 4.16
2001 7.45 4.13
2002 7.32 4.14
2003 7.17 4.18
2004 7.02 4.19
2005 6.86 4.2
2006 6.69 4.14
2007 6.51 4.09
2008 6.39 4.01
2009 6.3 3.95
2010 6.2 3.88
2011 6.09 3.83
2012 5.99 3.77
2013 5.88 3.7
2014 5.77 3.62
2015 5.65 3.54
2016 5.54 3.46
2017 5.43 3.39
2018 5.33 3.33
2019 5.24 3.27
2020 5.15 3.23
2021 5.04 3.2
2022 4.93 3.17
2023 4.84 3.13

Afghanistan and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Tonga
1960 18.9 17.1
1961 18.9 17.1
1962 18.8 17.1
1963 18.7 17
1964 18.6 17
1965 18.6 17
1966 18.5 17
1967 18.4 17
1968 18.3 16.9
1969 18.2 16.8
1970 18.1 16.8
1971 17.9 16.7
1972 17.8 16.7
1973 17.7 16.8
1974 17.6 16.8
1975 17.5 16.7
1976 17.4 16.7
1977 17.3 16.8
1978 17.2 17.1
1979 17 17.3
1980 16.9 17.4
1981 16.8 17.6
1982 16.7 17.8
1983 16.6 17.9
1984 16.5 18
1985 16.4 18.1
1986 16.3 18.2
1987 16.3 18.3
1988 16.2 18.6
1989 16.1 18.9
1990 16.1 19.1
1991 16 19.3
1992 15.9 19.5
1993 15.8 19.6
1994 15.7 19.6
1995 15.6 19.6
1996 15.5 19.6
1997 15.3 19.7
1998 15.2 19.9
1999 15.1 20.1
2000 15 20.3
2001 14.9 20.5
2002 14.9 20.7
2003 14.9 20.8
2004 14.9 20.8
2005 15 20.8
2006 15.1 20.8
2007 15.2 20.9
2008 15.3 21
2009 15.5 21.1
2010 15.7 21.2
2011 15.9 21.2
2012 16 21.4
2013 16.2 21.6
2014 16.4 21.7
2015 16.6 21.8
2016 16.8 21.9
2017 17 21.9
2018 17.1 22
2019 17.3 22
2020 17.5 22.1
2021 17.6 22.1
2022 17.8 22
2023 18 21.9
2024 18.2 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
n/a
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
53
2021
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
4%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
n/a

Energy

Afghanistan Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
2.3%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Tonga
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
19
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
99.4%
2021
English speaking
6%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Tonga
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
423 mi
2011

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