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Afghanistan vs Tunisia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 12.3M in Tunisia (ranked 80/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia (ranked 40th vs. 91st).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Tunisia ranks 90/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Tunisia ranks 127/197 ($4,350).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Tunisia
Population
44810409
12402051
Population rank 36/197 80/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 90/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$4,350
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 127/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$14,451
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$44.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
82.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$3,617
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 95/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$4,061
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
59,985 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
204.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
1.83
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
33.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
76.9 years
2025

Afghanistan and Tunisia: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Tunisia economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Tunisia
Year GDP
Afghanistan Tunisia
1961 - $866,155,429
1962 - $880,027,733
1963 - $1,026,737,600
1964 - $1,025,866,792
1965 - $991,047,619
1966 - $1,040,952,381
1967 - $1,085,714,286
1968 - $1,214,666,667
1969 - $1,289,904,762
1970 - $1,439,238,095
1971 - $1,685,162,272
1972 - $2,237,556,149
1973 - $2,730,813,385
1974 - $3,545,868,575
1975 - $4,328,965,588
1976 - $4,508,191,942
1977 - $5,109,324,009
1978 - $5,968,460,080
1979 - $7,188,863,904
1980 - $8,744,134,354
1981 - $8,428,445,294
1982 - $8,133,580,052
1983 - $8,350,582,748
1984 - $8,254,541,195
1985 - $8,410,226,053
1986 - $9,017,806,654
1987 - $9,696,715,911
1988 - $10,096,245,762
1989 - $10,101,851,745
1990 - $12,290,568,182
1991 - $13,074,782,609
1992 - $15,496,708,060
1993 - $14,608,335,608
1994 - $15,633,174,304
1995 - $18,030,876,599
1996 - $19,587,161,807
1997 - $20,746,210,354
1998 - $21,802,893,587
1999 - $22,943,202,175
2000 $3,521,418,060 $21,473,528,161
2001 $2,813,571,754 $22,065,832,449
2002 $3,825,701,439 $23,141,616,605
2003 $4,520,946,819 $27,453,902,261
2004 $5,224,896,719 $31,183,885,241
2005 $6,203,256,539 $32,272,186,695
2006 $6,971,758,282 $34,376,664,601
2007 $9,747,886,187 $38,915,353,867
2008 $10,109,297,048 $44,859,439,902
2009 $12,416,152,732 $43,455,740,497
2010 $15,856,668,556 $46,206,091,938
2011 $17,805,098,206 $48,123,325,825
2012 $19,907,329,778 $47,311,401,813
2013 $20,146,416,758 $48,685,446,414
2014 $20,497,128,556 $50,271,812,921
2015 $19,134,221,645 $45,779,494,042
2016 $18,116,572,395 $44,360,072,680
2017 $18,753,456,498 $42,163,530,591
2018 $18,053,222,687 $42,686,504,460
2019 $18,799,444,490 $41,905,642,419
2020 $19,955,929,052 $42,491,780,918
2021 $14,259,995,441 $47,073,234,359
2022 $14,497,243,872 $44,948,769,171
2023 $17,152,234,637 $48,196,281,784
2024 - $53,409,988,745

Afghanistan and Tunisia economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Tunisia
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Tunisia
1961 - $200.7
1962 - $201.4
1963 - $231.9
1964 - $228.5
1965 - $217.3
1966 - $223.8
1967 - $228
1968 - $248.9
1969 - $257.7
1970 - $280.5
1971 - $320
1972 - $415
1973 - $493
1974 - $624
1975 - $741
1976 - $752
1977 - $830
1978 - $946
1979 - $1,113
1980 - $1,324
1981 - $1,247
1982 - $1,177
1983 - $1,184
1984 - $1,143
1985 - $1,135
1986 - $1,187
1987 - $1,245
1988 - $1,266
1989 - $1,239
1990 - $1,476
1991 - $1,538
1992 - $1,785
1993 - $1,649
1994 - $1,733
1995 - $1,968
1996 - $2,107
1997 - $2,202
1998 - $2,285
1999 - $2,376
2000 $174.9 $2,199
2001 $138.7 $2,236
2002 $179 $2,321
2003 $198.9 $2,726
2004 $221.8 $3,067
2005 $254.2 $3,147
2006 $274.2 $3,323
2007 $376 $3,727
2008 $382 $4,255
2009 $452 $4,080
2010 $561 $4,292
2011 $607 $4,421
2012 $651 $4,297
2013 $637 $4,370
2014 $625 $4,459
2015 $566 $4,015
2016 $522 $3,848
2017 $525 $3,619
2018 $491 $3,628
2019 $497 $3,529
2020 $511 $3,549
2021 $356 $3,907
2022 $357 $3,709
2023 $414 $3,950
2024 - $4,350

Afghanistan vs. Tunisia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Tunisia
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Tunisia
1950 28.2 38.2
1951 28.6 38.7
1952 29 39.3
1953 29.5 39.7
1954 29.7 40
1955 30.4 40.8
1956 30.8 41.3
1957 31.3 42.1
1958 31.8 42.7
1959 32.3 43.4
1960 32.8 44
1961 33.3 44.3
1962 33.8 45.6
1963 34.2 46.4
1964 34.7 47.3
1965 35.1 48.2
1966 35.6 49.2
1967 36 50.2
1968 36.5 51.3
1969 37 52.3
1970 37.5 53.8
1971 37.9 54.9
1972 38.4 56.1
1973 39 57.1
1974 39.5 58.3
1975 40 59.3
1976 40.5 60.3
1977 41.1 61.3
1978 40.1 62.1
1979 38.8 62.9
1980 39.3 63.7
1981 39.4 64.4
1982 36.1 65
1983 36.5 65.7
1984 31.5 66.3
1985 32.1 66.9
1986 38.4 67.4
1987 38.8 68
1988 43.2 68.5
1989 44.5 68.8
1990 45.1 69.1
1991 45.5 69.4
1992 46.6 69.7
1993 51 70
1994 51 70.4
1995 52.1 70.8
1996 52.8 71.2
1997 53.2 71.7
1998 52.5 72.1
1999 54.5 72.3
2000 55 72.6
2001 55.5 72.8
2002 56.2 73.1
2003 57.2 73.3
2004 57.8 73.5
2005 58.2 73.7
2006 58.6 73.9
2007 59 74
2008 59.7 74.2
2009 60.2 74.3
2010 60.7 74.4
2011 61.3 74.5
2012 61.7 74.6
2013 62.2 74.7
2014 62.3 74.8
2015 62.3 74.9
2016 62.6 75
2017 62.4 75.2
2018 62.4 75.4
2019 62.9 75.6
2020 61.5 75
2021 60.4 72.9
2022 65.6 76.1
2023 66 76.5
2024 66.3 76.7
2025 66.5 76.9

Afghanistan and Tunisia population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Tunisia
Year Population
Afghanistan Tunisia
1960 9,035,043 4,267,288
1961 9,214,083 4,316,278
1962 9,404,406 4,369,136
1963 9,604,487 4,427,131
1964 9,814,318 4,489,869
1965 10,036,008 4,561,385
1966 10,266,395 4,652,287
1967 10,505,959 4,760,970
1968 10,756,922 4,879,899
1969 11,017,409 5,004,697
1970 11,290,128 5,131,396
1971 11,567,667 5,261,658
1972 11,853,696 5,396,557
1973 12,157,999 5,537,242
1974 12,469,127 5,684,674
1975 12,773,954 5,839,262
1976 13,059,851 5,996,994
1977 13,340,756 6,155,931
1978 13,611,441 6,309,390
1979 13,655,567 6,456,419
1980 13,169,311 6,606,195
1981 11,937,581 6,758,284
1982 10,991,378 6,908,642
1983 10,917,982 7,053,800
1984 11,190,221 7,220,044
1985 11,426,852 7,409,903
1986 11,420,074 7,600,301
1987 11,387,818 7,789,987
1988 11,523,298 7,974,440
1989 11,874,088 8,151,660
1990 12,045,660 8,324,509
1991 12,238,879 8,501,827
1992 13,278,974 8,682,512
1993 14,943,172 8,857,910
1994 16,250,794 9,018,448
1995 17,065,836 9,161,258
1996 17,763,266 9,294,432
1997 18,452,091 9,421,270
1998 19,159,996 9,541,667
1999 19,887,785 9,655,963
2000 20,130,327 9,764,935
2001 20,284,307 9,869,677
2002 21,378,117 9,971,515
2003 22,733,049 10,071,632
2004 23,560,654 10,166,163
2005 24,404,567 10,255,472
2006 25,424,094 10,346,410
2007 25,909,852 10,441,702
2008 26,482,622 10,542,635
2009 27,466,101 10,650,681
2010 28,284,089 10,765,980
2011 29,347,708 10,886,035
2012 30,560,034 11,009,647
2013 31,622,704 11,141,361
2014 32,792,523 11,274,288
2015 33,831,764 11,402,264
2016 34,700,612 11,528,674
2017 35,688,935 11,650,498
2018 36,743,039 11,765,514
2019 37,856,121 11,875,081
2020 39,068,979 11,974,057
2021 40,000,412 12,048,622
2022 40,578,842 12,119,334
2023 41,454,761 12,200,431
2024 42,647,492 12,277,109

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Tunisia

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Tunisia
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Tunisia
1960 7.28 7.16
1961 7.28 7.16
1962 7.29 7.17
1963 7.3 7.17
1964 7.3 7.17
1965 7.31 7.11
1966 7.32 7.06
1967 7.34 6.95
1968 7.36 6.81
1969 7.39 6.62
1970 7.4 6.43
1971 7.43 6.29
1972 7.45 6.19
1973 7.49 6.12
1974 7.53 6.05
1975 7.54 5.97
1976 7.56 5.87
1977 7.59 5.68
1978 7.6 5.4
1979 7.61 5.18
1980 7.64 5.03
1981 7.62 5.02
1982 7.6 4.89
1983 7.57 4.77
1984 7.55 4.66
1985 7.55 4.52
1986 7.55 4.36
1987 7.55 4.1
1988 7.55 3.83
1989 7.56 3.57
1990 7.58 3.44
1991 7.63 3.31
1992 7.7 3.19
1993 7.76 3.06
1994 7.77 2.87
1995 7.77 2.67
1996 7.76 2.49
1997 7.73 2.34
1998 7.69 2.2
1999 7.64 2.08
2000 7.57 2.03
2001 7.45 1.98
2002 7.32 1.94
2003 7.17 1.96
2004 7.02 1.95
2005 6.86 1.95
2006 6.69 1.95
2007 6.51 1.96
2008 6.39 1.98
2009 6.3 2
2010 6.2 2.08
2011 6.09 2.19
2012 5.99 2.28
2013 5.88 2.31
2014 5.77 2.32
2015 5.65 2.31
2016 5.54 2.28
2017 5.43 2.21
2018 5.33 2.13
2019 5.24 2.1
2020 5.15 2
2021 5.04 1.8
2022 4.93 1.85
2023 4.84 1.83

Afghanistan and Tunisia demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Tunisia
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Tunisia
1960 18.9 18.4
1961 18.9 18.3
1962 18.8 18.2
1963 18.7 18.1
1964 18.6 18
1965 18.6 17.9
1966 18.5 17.8
1967 18.4 17.7
1968 18.3 17.6
1969 18.2 17.5
1970 18.1 17.6
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 17.8 17.6
1973 17.7 17.7
1974 17.6 17.8
1975 17.5 17.8
1976 17.4 17.9
1977 17.3 18
1978 17.2 18.1
1979 17 18.3
1980 16.9 18.5
1981 16.8 18.7
1982 16.7 19
1983 16.6 19.2
1984 16.5 19.5
1985 16.4 19.7
1986 16.3 19.9
1987 16.3 20.2
1988 16.2 20.4
1989 16.1 20.7
1990 16.1 21
1991 16 21.2
1992 15.9 21.5
1993 15.8 21.8
1994 15.7 22.1
1995 15.6 22.5
1996 15.5 22.9
1997 15.3 23.2
1998 15.2 23.6
1999 15.1 24
2000 15 24.4
2001 14.9 24.8
2002 14.9 25.3
2003 14.9 25.7
2004 14.9 26.2
2005 15 26.7
2006 15.1 27.2
2007 15.2 27.6
2008 15.3 28.1
2009 15.5 28.5
2010 15.7 28.9
2011 15.9 29.2
2012 16 29.5
2013 16.2 29.8
2014 16.4 30.1
2015 16.6 30.4
2016 16.8 30.8
2017 17 31.1
2018 17.1 31.4
2019 17.3 31.7
2020 17.5 32
2021 17.6 32.4
2022 17.8 32.8
2023 18 33.2
2024 18.2 33.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Tunisia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$47.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
6.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
2.36%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
48,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-5.43%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
15.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
62.1%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
23.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
53
2021
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
27%
2021
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
74
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$8.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$9.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$3.26B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
2,012,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
8.96%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
37.8%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Tunisia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
956 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
31.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
2.58 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
86.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
11.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
53.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,595 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
2.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
0.07%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Tunisia
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-15,221
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
70.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.8 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
48.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
4.62
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
79
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
86.3%
2023
English speaking
6%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
72.4%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Tunisia
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$265.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$90
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
76.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
4.38%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
1.29
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
12.9
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
27.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
16%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
74
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
1.71 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Tunisia
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
4,886 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
37,454 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
2,731 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
12,272 mi
2023

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