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Afghanistan vs Uganda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 50M in Uganda (ranked 31/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 77,421 sq mi for Uganda (ranked 40th vs. 84th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Uganda ranks 89/197 ($53.7B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Uganda ranks 173/197 ($1,073).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Uganda
Population
44810409
52490669
Population rank 36/197 30/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$53.7B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 89/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$1,073
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 173/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$3,276
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$27.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
54%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$556
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 162/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$1,648
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
77,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
646 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
4.28
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
17.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025

Afghanistan and Uganda: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Uganda economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Uganda
Year GDP
Afghanistan Uganda
1960 - $423,145,605
1961 - $441,667,335
1962 - $449,158,233
1963 - $516,315,231
1964 - $589,247,687
1965 - $884,502,310
1966 - $925,381,492
1967 - $967,240,655
1968 - $1,037,379,252
1969 - $1,168,556,629
1970 - $1,259,554,809
1971 - $1,417,191,656
1972 - $1,490,970,181
1973 - $1,701,829,789
1974 - $2,098,944,967
1975 - $2,359,555,556
1976 - $2,447,300,000
1977 - $2,936,470,588
1978 - $2,420,260,870
1979 - $2,139,025,000
1980 - $1,244,610,000
1981 - $1,337,300,000
1982 - $2,177,500,000
1983 - $2,240,333,333
1984 - $3,615,647,477
1985 - $3,519,695,444
1986 - $3,923,244,050
1987 - $6,269,522,042
1988 - $6,508,931,652
1989 - $5,276,480,799
1990 - $4,304,399,310
1991 - $3,321,729,160
1992 - $2,857,457,762
1993 - $3,220,439,044
1994 - $3,990,430,447
1995 - $5,755,818,842
1996 - $6,044,585,327
1997 - $6,269,333,313
1998 - $6,584,815,847
1999 - $5,998,563,258
2000 $3,521,418,060 $6,193,246,837
2001 $2,813,571,754 $5,840,503,869
2002 $3,825,701,439 $6,178,563,591
2003 $4,520,946,819 $6,606,884,275
2004 $5,224,896,719 $7,939,487,548
2005 $6,203,256,539 $9,239,221,763
2006 $6,971,758,282 $9,977,647,683
2007 $9,747,886,187 $11,902,564,495
2008 $10,109,297,048 $14,440,404,132
2009 $12,416,152,732 $25,127,805,567
2010 $15,856,668,556 $26,673,441,431
2011 $17,805,098,206 $27,871,725,241
2012 $19,907,329,778 $27,305,915,911
2013 $20,146,416,758 $28,915,786,517
2014 $20,497,128,556 $32,612,397,257
2015 $19,134,221,645 $32,387,183,730
2016 $18,116,572,395 $29,203,988,696
2017 $18,753,456,498 $30,744,473,841
2018 $18,053,222,687 $32,927,025,620
2019 $18,799,444,490 $35,353,061,008
2020 $19,955,929,052 $37,600,368,240
2021 $14,259,995,441 $40,529,788,744
2022 $14,497,243,872 $45,565,333,216
2023 $17,152,234,637 $48,768,955,859
2024 - $53,651,874,314

Afghanistan and Uganda economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Uganda
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Uganda
1960 - $55.4
1961 - $56.2
1962 - $55.5
1963 - $62
1964 - $68.6
1965 - $100
1966 - $101.4
1967 - $102.8
1968 - $106.9
1969 - $116.7
1970 - $122
1971 - $133.5
1972 - $137
1973 - $152.7
1974 - $183.7
1975 - $201.2
1976 - $203.3
1977 - $237.6
1978 - $190.7
1979 - $164.5
1980 - $93.8
1981 - $98.6
1982 - $157
1983 - $157.5
1984 - $247.5
1985 - $234.3
1986 - $253.6
1987 - $393
1988 - $395
1989 - $310
1990 - $245
1991 - $183
1992 - $152.1
1993 - $165.6
1994 - $198.4
1995 - $278.5
1996 - $284.7
1997 - $286.8
1998 - $292.5
1999 - $257.9
2000 $174.9 $258.1
2001 $138.7 $236
2002 $179 $242
2003 $198.9 $250.7
2004 $221.8 $292.4
2005 $254.2 $330
2006 $274.2 $347
2007 $376 $401
2008 $382 $473
2009 $452 $799
2010 $561 $823
2011 $607 $836
2012 $651 $795
2013 $637 $818
2014 $625 $896
2015 $566 $863
2016 $522 $753
2017 $525 $765
2018 $491 $792
2019 $497 $822
2020 $511 $846
2021 $356 $883
2022 $357 $963
2023 $414 $1,002
2024 - $1,073

Afghanistan vs. Uganda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Uganda
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Uganda
1950 28.2 39.7
1951 28.6 40.2
1952 29 40.8
1953 29.5 41.3
1954 29.7 41.8
1955 30.4 42.4
1956 30.8 43
1957 31.3 43.7
1958 31.8 44.3
1959 32.3 45
1960 32.8 45.6
1961 33.3 46.3
1962 33.8 46.8
1963 34.2 47.4
1964 34.7 47.8
1965 35.1 48.3
1966 35.6 48.5
1967 36 49
1968 36.5 49.3
1969 37 49.5
1970 37.5 49.6
1971 37.9 47.1
1972 38.4 47.2
1973 39 47
1974 39.5 46.9
1975 40 46.5
1976 40.5 46.2
1977 41.1 45.8
1978 40.1 45.6
1979 38.8 45.4
1980 39.3 43.5
1981 39.4 43.5
1982 36.1 43.3
1983 36.5 43.5
1984 31.5 43.7
1985 32.1 45.5
1986 38.4 45.7
1987 38.8 47.4
1988 43.2 47.5
1989 44.5 47.5
1990 45.1 47.6
1991 45.5 47.5
1992 46.6 47.7
1993 51 47.7
1994 51 47.7
1995 52.1 47.7
1996 52.8 47.8
1997 53.2 48
1998 52.5 48.3
1999 54.5 49
2000 55 49.6
2001 55.5 50.6
2002 56.2 51.4
2003 57.2 52.4
2004 57.8 53.7
2005 58.2 54.9
2006 58.6 56.1
2007 59 57.2
2008 59.7 58.3
2009 60.2 59.2
2010 60.7 60
2011 61.3 60.8
2012 61.7 61.6
2013 62.2 62.4
2014 62.3 63.1
2015 62.3 63.8
2016 62.6 64.5
2017 62.4 65.2
2018 62.4 65.8
2019 62.9 66.4
2020 61.5 66.4
2021 60.4 66.4
2022 65.6 67.7
2023 66 68.3
2024 66.3 68.5
2025 66.5 68.7

Afghanistan and Uganda population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Uganda
Year Population
Afghanistan Uganda
1960 9,035,043 7,640,973
1961 9,214,083 7,862,217
1962 9,404,406 8,092,231
1963 9,604,487 8,333,663
1964 9,814,318 8,586,363
1965 10,036,008 8,849,203
1966 10,266,395 9,122,864
1967 10,505,959 9,408,924
1968 10,756,922 9,708,632
1969 11,017,409 10,014,858
1970 11,290,128 10,321,603
1971 11,567,667 10,618,206
1972 11,853,696 10,885,796
1973 12,157,999 11,144,236
1974 12,469,127 11,424,846
1975 12,773,954 11,725,240
1976 13,059,851 12,037,294
1977 13,340,756 12,359,669
1978 13,611,441 12,692,113
1979 13,655,567 13,002,163
1980 13,169,311 13,275,741
1981 11,937,581 13,556,452
1982 10,991,378 13,873,631
1983 10,917,982 14,221,881
1984 11,190,221 14,607,677
1985 11,426,852 15,023,681
1986 11,420,074 15,467,579
1987 11,387,818 15,954,170
1988 11,523,298 16,470,483
1989 11,874,088 17,010,698
1990 12,045,660 17,569,897
1991 12,238,879 18,155,901
1992 13,278,974 18,785,032
1993 14,943,172 19,445,161
1994 16,250,794 20,108,801
1995 17,065,836 20,665,667
1996 17,763,266 21,231,550
1997 18,452,091 21,856,046
1998 19,159,996 22,515,806
1999 19,887,785 23,257,281
2000 20,130,327 24,000,150
2001 20,284,307 24,745,676
2002 21,378,117 25,532,870
2003 22,733,049 26,352,124
2004 23,560,654 27,154,515
2005 24,404,567 27,963,289
2006 25,424,094 28,794,003
2007 25,909,852 29,653,430
2008 26,482,622 30,539,553
2009 27,466,101 31,451,151
2010 28,284,089 32,390,802
2011 29,347,708 33,354,543
2012 30,560,034 34,337,438
2013 31,622,704 35,337,042
2014 32,792,523 36,395,539
2015 33,831,764 37,531,446
2016 34,700,612 38,799,152
2017 35,688,935 40,177,388
2018 36,743,039 41,565,831
2019 37,856,121 42,999,637
2020 39,068,979 44,457,152
2021 40,000,412 45,910,930
2022 40,578,842 47,312,719
2023 41,454,761 48,656,601
2024 42,647,492 50,015,092

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Uganda

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Uganda
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Uganda
1960 7.28 6.91
1961 7.28 6.93
1962 7.29 6.96
1963 7.3 6.98
1964 7.3 7.01
1965 7.31 7.04
1966 7.32 7.07
1967 7.34 7.1
1968 7.36 7.13
1969 7.39 7.12
1970 7.4 7.15
1971 7.43 7.18
1972 7.45 7.19
1973 7.49 7.19
1974 7.53 7.19
1975 7.54 7.2
1976 7.56 7.19
1977 7.59 7.18
1978 7.6 7.16
1979 7.61 7.14
1980 7.64 7.11
1981 7.62 7.12
1982 7.6 7.11
1983 7.57 7.07
1984 7.55 7.02
1985 7.55 7.04
1986 7.55 7.08
1987 7.55 7.12
1988 7.55 7.1
1989 7.56 7.05
1990 7.58 7.01
1991 7.63 6.94
1992 7.7 6.91
1993 7.76 6.89
1994 7.77 6.9
1995 7.77 6.87
1996 7.76 6.84
1997 7.73 6.86
1998 7.69 6.84
1999 7.64 6.83
2000 7.57 6.79
2001 7.45 6.76
2002 7.32 6.74
2003 7.17 6.67
2004 7.02 6.61
2005 6.86 6.53
2006 6.69 6.43
2007 6.51 6.33
2008 6.39 6.2
2009 6.3 6.12
2010 6.2 6.02
2011 6.09 5.89
2012 5.99 5.73
2013 5.88 5.56
2014 5.77 5.41
2015 5.65 5.25
2016 5.54 5.11
2017 5.43 4.99
2018 5.33 4.87
2019 5.24 4.74
2020 5.15 4.62
2021 5.04 4.51
2022 4.93 4.39
2023 4.84 4.28

Afghanistan and Uganda demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Uganda
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Uganda
1960 18.9 17.1
1961 18.9 16.9
1962 18.8 16.8
1963 18.7 16.7
1964 18.6 16.6
1965 18.6 16.6
1966 18.5 16.6
1967 18.4 16.6
1968 18.3 16.6
1969 18.2 16.6
1970 18.1 16.6
1971 17.9 16.6
1972 17.8 16.5
1973 17.7 16.3
1974 17.6 16.3
1975 17.5 16.2
1976 17.4 16.2
1977 17.3 16.2
1978 17.2 16.1
1979 17 16.1
1980 16.9 16
1981 16.8 15.9
1982 16.7 15.9
1983 16.6 15.9
1984 16.5 15.9
1985 16.4 15.9
1986 16.3 15.9
1987 16.3 15.9
1988 16.2 15.9
1989 16.1 15.8
1990 16.1 15.8
1991 16 15.8
1992 15.9 15.7
1993 15.8 15.7
1994 15.7 15.6
1995 15.6 15.4
1996 15.5 15.3
1997 15.3 15.1
1998 15.2 15
1999 15.1 15
2000 15 15
2001 14.9 15
2002 14.9 15
2003 14.9 15
2004 14.9 15
2005 15 15
2006 15.1 15
2007 15.2 15
2008 15.3 15.1
2009 15.5 15.1
2010 15.7 15.2
2011 15.9 15.3
2012 16 15.4
2013 16.2 15.5
2014 16.4 15.6
2015 16.6 15.8
2016 16.8 16
2017 17 16.3
2018 17.1 16.5
2019 17.3 16.8
2020 17.5 17
2021 17.6 17.2
2022 17.8 17.4
2023 18 17.6
2024 18.2 17.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Uganda
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$50.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
21.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
2.55%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
1.98%
2023
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
46,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-6.7%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
3.42%
2021
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
43.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
24.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
51.3
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
34.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.4%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$3.36B
2018
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
473,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
9.21%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
72.8%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Uganda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
483 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$6.05
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
7.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
0.15 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
90.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.93%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
20.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
89.9 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
90%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
86.2%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
51.5%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Uganda
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-117,924
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
27.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
67
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
8.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
74
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
80.6%
2022
English speaking
6%
2023
44.7%
2023
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
8.95%
2024

Health

Afghanistan Uganda
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$44.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$15
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
68.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
41.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
19.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
38.8
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
8.05%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
2.2%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
7.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
11.3 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Uganda
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.13%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
1,548 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
55,657 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
8,549 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
90,720 mi
2019

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