Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 40th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Turkmenistan

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Turkmenistan
1987	-	$2,331,358,820
1988	-	$3,010,982,414
1989	-	$3,006,988,217
1990	-	$3,189,539,641
1991	-	$3,208,098,919
1992	-	$3,200,539,816
1993	-	$3,179,225,949
1994	-	$2,561,118,608
1995	-	$2,482,228,440
1996	-	$2,378,759,975
1997	-	$2,450,350,625
1998	-	$2,605,689,134
1999	-	$2,450,564,100
2000	$3,521,418,060	$2,904,663,311
2001	$2,813,571,754	$3,534,772,732
2002	$3,825,701,439	$4,462,029,109
2003	$4,520,946,819	$5,977,440,583
2004	$5,224,896,719	$6,838,351,088
2005	$6,203,256,539	$8,103,901,996
2006	$6,971,758,282	$10,276,674,365
2007	$9,747,886,187	$12,664,165,103
2008	$10,109,297,048	$19,271,523,179
2009	$12,416,152,732	$20,214,385,965
2010	$15,856,668,556	$22,583,157,895
2011	$17,805,098,206	$29,233,333,333
2012	$19,907,329,778	$35,164,210,526
2013	$20,146,416,758	$39,197,543,860
2014	$20,497,128,556	$43,524,210,526
2015	$19,134,221,645	$35,799,714,286
2016	$18,116,572,395	$36,169,428,571
2017	$18,753,456,498	$37,926,285,714
2018	$18,053,222,687	$40,765,428,571
2019	$18,799,444,490	$45,232,857,143
2020	$19,955,929,052	$45,818,000,000
2021	$14,259,995,441	$50,007,428,571
2022	$14,497,243,872	$58,972,000,000
2023	$17,152,234,637	$60,628,857,143
2024	-	$64,239,891,739

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Turkmenistan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Turkmenistan
1987	-	$675
1988	-	$846
1989	-	$821
1990	-	$848
1991	-	$832
1992	-	$811
1993	-	$788
1994	-	$622
1995	-	$592
1996	-	$558
1997	-	$565
1998	-	$591
1999	-	$546
2000	$174.9	$634
2001	$138.7	$756
2002	$179	$936
2003	$198.9	$1,229
2004	$221.8	$1,379
2005	$254.2	$1,604
2006	$274.2	$1,997
2007	$376	$2,415
2008	$382	$3,606
2009	$452	$3,708
2010	$561	$4,059
2011	$607	$5,144
2012	$651	$6,054
2013	$637	$6,600
2014	$625	$7,164
2015	$566	$5,759
2016	$522	$5,687
2017	$525	$5,828
2018	$491	$6,125
2019	$497	$6,648
2020	$511	$6,593
2021	$356	$7,051
2022	$357	$8,156
2023	$414	$8,233
2024	-	$8,572

Afghanistan vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Turkmenistan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Turkmenistan
1950	28.2	48.1
1951	28.6	48.6
1952	29	49
1953	29.5	49.4
1954	29.7	49.8
1955	30.4	50.2
1956	30.8	50.6
1957	31.3	51
1958	31.8	51.4
1959	32.3	51.8
1960	32.8	52.1
1961	33.3	52.5
1962	33.8	52.9
1963	34.2	53.2
1964	34.7	53.6
1965	35.1	54
1966	35.6	54.4
1967	36	54.8
1968	36.5	55.3
1969	37	55.7
1970	37.5	56
1971	37.9	56.3
1972	38.4	56.6
1973	39	56.8
1974	39.5	57
1975	40	57.2
1976	40.5	57.4
1977	41.1	57.7
1978	40.1	58.3
1979	38.8	59.1
1980	39.3	60.2
1981	39.4	61
1982	36.1	61.6
1983	36.5	62
1984	31.5	62.4
1985	32.1	62.8
1986	38.4	63.2
1987	38.8	63.5
1988	43.2	63.7
1989	44.5	63.8
1990	45.1	63.9
1991	45.5	63.8
1992	46.6	63.8
1993	51	63.6
1994	51	63.5
1995	52.1	63.5
1996	52.8	63.5
1997	53.2	63.7
1998	52.5	64
1999	54.5	64.5
2000	55	64.9
2001	55.5	65.3
2002	56.2	65.6
2003	57.2	65.9
2004	57.8	66.1
2005	58.2	66.3
2006	58.6	66.6
2007	59	67
2008	59.7	67.6
2009	60.2	68.2
2010	60.7	68.6
2011	61.3	68.9
2012	61.7	69
2013	62.2	69
2014	62.3	69
2015	62.3	69.1
2016	62.6	69.1
2017	62.4	69.2
2018	62.4	69.3
2019	62.9	69.4
2020	61.5	68.8
2021	60.4	69.4
2022	65.6	69.9
2023	66	70.1
2024	66.3	70.2
2025	66.5	70.3

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Turkmenistan

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Turkmenistan
1960	9,035,043	1,643,457
1961	9,214,083	1,695,400
1962	9,404,406	1,749,214
1963	9,604,487	1,804,272
1964	9,814,318	1,859,997
1965	10,036,008	1,915,916
1966	10,266,395	1,971,737
1967	10,505,959	2,027,403
1968	10,756,922	2,083,069
1969	11,017,409	2,139,024
1970	11,290,128	2,195,616
1971	11,567,667	2,253,119
1972	11,853,696	2,311,430
1973	12,157,999	2,370,919
1974	12,469,127	2,432,028
1975	12,773,954	2,494,570
1976	13,059,851	2,558,521
1977	13,340,756	2,623,948
1978	13,611,441	2,691,088
1979	13,655,567	2,760,358
1980	13,169,311	2,832,203
1981	11,937,581	2,907,187
1982	10,991,378	2,985,557
1983	10,917,982	3,067,534
1984	11,190,221	3,154,079
1985	11,426,852	3,247,534
1986	11,420,074	3,347,809
1987	11,387,818	3,452,731
1988	11,523,298	3,559,363
1989	11,874,088	3,662,459
1990	12,045,660	3,760,562
1991	12,238,879	3,855,894
1992	13,278,974	3,944,689
1993	14,943,172	4,032,407
1994	16,250,794	4,116,662
1995	17,065,836	4,191,203
1996	17,763,266	4,263,819
1997	18,452,091	4,336,730
1998	19,159,996	4,410,507
1999	19,887,785	4,492,170
2000	20,130,327	4,582,677
2001	20,284,307	4,675,409
2002	21,378,117	4,769,465
2003	22,733,049	4,863,865
2004	23,560,654	4,958,093
2005	24,404,567	5,052,257
2006	25,424,094	5,147,105
2007	25,909,852	5,244,046
2008	26,482,622	5,345,029
2009	27,466,101	5,451,592
2010	28,284,089	5,564,356
2011	29,347,708	5,683,417
2012	30,560,034	5,808,546
2013	31,622,704	5,939,341
2014	32,792,523	6,075,283
2015	33,831,764	6,215,770
2016	34,700,612	6,360,041
2017	35,688,935	6,507,061
2018	36,743,039	6,655,524
2019	37,856,121	6,803,944
2020	39,068,979	6,949,912
2021	40,000,412	7,092,043
2022	40,578,842	7,230,193
2023	41,454,761	7,364,438
2024	42,647,492	7,494,498

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Turkmenistan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Turkmenistan
1960	7.28	6.59
1961	7.28	6.69
1962	7.29	6.76
1963	7.3	6.79
1964	7.3	6.79
1965	7.31	6.76
1966	7.32	6.7
1967	7.34	6.64
1968	7.36	6.56
1969	7.39	6.48
1970	7.4	6.4
1971	7.43	6.32
1972	7.45	6.2
1973	7.49	6.15
1974	7.53	6.09
1975	7.54	6
1976	7.56	5.9
1977	7.59	5.77
1978	7.6	5.61
1979	7.61	5.46
1980	7.64	5.3
1981	7.62	5.16
1982	7.6	5.04
1983	7.57	4.97
1984	7.55	4.96
1985	7.55	4.97
1986	7.55	4.94
1987	7.55	4.84
1988	7.55	4.68
1989	7.56	4.46
1990	7.58	4.29
1991	7.63	4.14
1992	7.7	3.96
1993	7.76	3.78
1994	7.77	3.62
1995	7.77	3.49
1996	7.76	3.29
1997	7.73	3.18
1998	7.69	3.08
1999	7.64	2.98
2000	7.57	2.9
2001	7.45	2.81
2002	7.32	2.71
2003	7.17	2.67
2004	7.02	2.67
2005	6.86	2.71
2006	6.69	2.72
2007	6.51	2.73
2008	6.39	2.75
2009	6.3	2.79
2010	6.2	2.85
2011	6.09	2.9
2012	5.99	2.96
2013	5.88	3.01
2014	5.77	3.02
2015	5.65	3.03
2016	5.54	2.99
2017	5.43	2.93
2018	5.33	2.88
2019	5.24	2.83
2020	5.15	2.79
2021	5.04	2.75
2022	4.93	2.73
2023	4.84	2.69

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Turkmenistan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Turkmenistan
1960	18.9	21.3
1961	18.9	20.9
1962	18.8	20.4
1963	18.7	19.7
1964	18.6	19
1965	18.6	18.4
1966	18.5	18
1967	18.4	17.7
1968	18.3	17.5
1969	18.2	17.4
1970	18.1	17.4
1971	17.9	17.4
1972	17.8	17.5
1973	17.7	17.6
1974	17.6	17.7
1975	17.5	17.9
1976	17.4	18
1977	17.3	18.2
1978	17.2	18.3
1979	17	18.5
1980	16.9	18.7
1981	16.8	18.8
1982	16.7	19
1983	16.6	19.1
1984	16.5	19.2
1985	16.4	19.3
1986	16.3	19.3
1987	16.3	19.3
1988	16.2	19.3
1989	16.1	19.3
1990	16.1	19.3
1991	16	19.4
1992	15.9	19.4
1993	15.8	19.5
1994	15.7	19.6
1995	15.6	19.7
1996	15.5	19.9
1997	15.3	20.1
1998	15.2	20.3
1999	15.1	20.6
2000	15	20.9
2001	14.9	21.2
2002	14.9	21.5
2003	14.9	21.8
2004	14.9	22.1
2005	15	22.4
2006	15.1	22.8
2007	15.2	23.1
2008	15.3	23.4
2009	15.5	23.7
2010	15.7	24
2011	15.9	24.3
2012	16	24.5
2013	16.2	24.8
2014	16.4	25
2015	16.6	25.3
2016	16.8	25.5
2017	17	25.7
2018	17.1	25.9
2019	17.3	26.2
2020	17.5	26.4
2021	17.6	26.7
2022	17.8	26.9
2023	18	27.2
2024	18.2	27.5

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