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Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 36.4M in Uzbekistan (ranked 43/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 170,136 sq mi for Uzbekistan (ranked 40th vs. 56th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Uzbekistan ranks 66/197 ($115B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Uzbekistan ranks 139/197 ($3,162).

Main facts and rankings

Afghanistan Uzbekistan
Population
44810409
37592263
Population rank 36/197 42/197
GDP
$17.2B
2023
$115B
2024
GDP rank 137/197 66/197
GDP per capita
$414
2023
$3,162
2024
GDP per capita rank 196/197 139/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,202
2023
$11,879
2024
Government debt
$1.42B
2023
$37.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.25%
2023
33%
2025
Government debt per person
$34.2
2023
$1,032
2024
Government debt per person rank 185/185 142/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,632
2025
$3,203
2025
Land area
251,827 sq mi
2025
170,136 sq mi
2025
Population density
169.4 ppl/mi²
2024
213.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.84
2023
3.5
2023
Median age
18.2 years
2024
27.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
72.7 years
2025

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP
Afghanistan

Uzbekistan
Year GDP
Afghanistan Uzbekistan
1987 - $8,523,160,593
1988 - $10,722,799,639
1989 - $11,948,815,258
1990 - $13,362,340,338
1991 - $13,800,167,712
1992 - $12,953,801,760
1993 - $13,099,920,056
1994 - $12,899,074,922
1995 - $13,350,461,265
1996 - $13,948,892,216
1997 - $14,744,603,774
1998 - $14,988,971,211
1999 - $17,078,465,982
2000 $3,521,418,060 $13,760,513,969
2001 $2,813,571,754 $11,401,421,329
2002 $3,825,701,439 $9,687,788,513
2003 $4,520,946,819 $10,134,453,435
2004 $5,224,896,719 $12,030,023,548
2005 $6,203,256,539 $14,307,509,839
2006 $6,971,758,282 $17,330,833,853
2007 $9,747,886,187 $22,311,393,928
2008 $10,109,297,048 $29,549,438,884
2009 $12,416,152,732 $33,689,223,673
2010 $15,856,668,556 $49,765,676,402
2011 $17,805,098,206 $60,178,909,297
2012 $19,907,329,778 $67,517,349,212
2013 $20,146,416,758 $73,180,037,915
2014 $20,497,128,556 $80,845,385,809
2015 $19,134,221,645 $86,196,264,755
2016 $18,116,572,395 $86,138,288,644
2017 $18,753,456,498 $69,703,222,283
2018 $18,053,222,687 $58,695,899,092
2019 $18,799,444,490 $67,293,639,798
2020 $19,955,929,052 $66,443,265,418
2021 $14,259,995,441 $77,340,060,003
2022 $14,497,243,872 $90,095,926,567
2023 $17,152,234,637 $102,641,879,249
2024 - $114,965,293,467

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Afghanistan

Uzbekistan
Year GDP per capita
Afghanistan Uzbekistan
1987 - $450
1988 - $551
1989 - $598
1990 - $653
1991 - $658
1992 - $603
1993 - $596
1994 - $574
1995 - $583
1996 - $597
1997 - $621
1998 - $621
1999 - $698
2000 $174.9 $555
2001 $138.7 $454
2002 $179 $381
2003 $198.9 $394
2004 $221.8 $462
2005 $254.2 $543
2006 $274.2 $649
2007 $376 $824
2008 $382 $1,075
2009 $452 $1,206
2010 $561 $1,753
2011 $607 $2,088
2012 $651 $2,307
2013 $637 $2,462
2014 $625 $2,675
2015 $566 $2,803
2016 $522 $2,753
2017 $525 $2,191
2018 $491 $1,813
2019 $497 $2,041
2020 $511 $1,978
2021 $356 $2,259
2022 $357 $2,579
2023 $414 $2,879
2024 - $3,162

Afghanistan vs. Uzbekistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Afghanistan

Uzbekistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Afghanistan Uzbekistan
1950 28.2 53.3
1951 28.6 53.7
1952 29 54
1953 29.5 54.3
1954 29.7 54.6
1955 30.4 54.9
1956 30.8 55.2
1957 31.3 55.5
1958 31.8 55.9
1959 32.3 56.2
1960 32.8 56.5
1961 33.3 56.9
1962 33.8 57.2
1963 34.2 57.6
1964 34.7 57.9
1965 35.1 58.3
1966 35.6 58.6
1967 36 59
1968 36.5 59.4
1969 37 59.7
1970 37.5 60.1
1971 37.9 60.4
1972 38.4 60.8
1973 39 61.1
1974 39.5 61.4
1975 40 61.6
1976 40.5 61.9
1977 41.1 62.2
1978 40.1 62.4
1979 38.8 62.7
1980 39.3 63
1981 39.4 63.2
1982 36.1 63.5
1983 36.5 63.8
1984 31.5 64.1
1985 32.1 64.6
1986 38.4 65
1987 38.8 65.5
1988 43.2 65.8
1989 44.5 65.8
1990 45.1 65.8
1991 45.5 65.5
1992 46.6 65.2
1993 51 64.9
1994 51 64.7
1995 52.1 64.7
1996 52.8 64.8
1997 53.2 65
1998 52.5 65.2
1999 54.5 65.3
2000 55 65.5
2001 55.5 65.9
2002 56.2 66.4
2003 57.2 66.9
2004 57.8 67.2
2005 58.2 67.5
2006 58.6 67.9
2007 59 68.5
2008 59.7 69
2009 60.2 69.5
2010 60.7 69.8
2011 61.3 70.1
2012 61.7 70.4
2013 62.2 70.7
2014 62.3 71
2015 62.3 71.3
2016 62.6 71.6
2017 62.4 71.7
2018 62.4 72
2019 62.9 72.1
2020 61.5 71.5
2021 60.4 71.7
2022 65.6 72.1
2023 66 72.4
2024 66.3 72.5
2025 66.5 72.7

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Afghanistan

Uzbekistan
Year Population
Afghanistan Uzbekistan
1960 9,035,043 8,209,109
1961 9,214,083 8,517,711
1962 9,404,406 8,854,368
1963 9,604,487 9,202,246
1964 9,814,318 9,557,611
1965 10,036,008 9,921,681
1966 10,266,395 10,289,294
1967 10,505,959 10,659,180
1968 10,756,922 11,032,155
1969 11,017,409 11,403,150
1970 11,290,128 11,762,638
1971 11,567,667 12,111,511
1972 11,853,696 12,465,106
1973 12,157,999 12,831,047
1974 12,469,127 13,209,011
1975 12,773,954 13,598,521
1976 13,059,851 13,998,620
1977 13,340,756 14,408,822
1978 13,611,441 14,816,349
1979 13,655,567 15,215,587
1980 13,169,311 15,619,936
1981 11,937,581 16,035,032
1982 10,991,378 16,462,736
1983 10,917,982 16,908,400
1984 11,190,221 17,378,846
1985 11,426,852 17,875,339
1986 11,420,074 18,395,621
1987 11,387,818 18,930,070
1988 11,523,298 19,460,630
1989 11,874,088 19,977,183
1990 12,045,660 20,464,956
1991 12,238,879 20,962,910
1992 13,278,974 21,485,090
1993 14,943,172 21,987,955
1994 16,250,794 22,463,291
1995 17,065,836 22,917,589
1996 17,763,266 23,351,981
1997 18,452,091 23,758,960
1998 19,159,996 24,134,929
1999 19,887,785 24,476,008
2000 20,130,327 24,787,054
2001 20,284,307 25,090,283
2002 21,378,117 25,399,980
2003 22,733,049 25,711,259
2004 23,560,654 26,029,350
2005 24,404,567 26,356,975
2006 25,424,094 26,699,043
2007 25,909,852 27,076,008
2008 26,482,622 27,494,774
2009 27,466,101 27,939,328
2010 28,284,089 28,385,506
2011 29,347,708 28,823,196
2012 30,560,034 29,261,903
2013 31,622,704 29,724,065
2014 32,792,523 30,222,994
2015 33,831,764 30,749,346
2016 34,700,612 31,284,568
2017 35,688,935 31,819,178
2018 36,743,039 32,373,490
2019 37,856,121 32,964,701
2020 39,068,979 33,586,372
2021 40,000,412 34,243,696
2022 40,578,842 34,938,955
2023 41,454,761 35,652,307
2024 42,647,492 36,361,859

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan

Fertility rate
Afghanistan

Uzbekistan
Year Fertility rate
Afghanistan Uzbekistan
1960 7.28 6.61
1961 7.28 6.75
1962 7.29 6.88
1963 7.3 6.81
1964 7.3 6.82
1965 7.31 6.81
1966 7.32 6.66
1967 7.34 6.57
1968 7.36 6.39
1969 7.39 6.34
1970 7.4 6.31
1971 7.43 6.28
1972 7.45 6.25
1973 7.49 6.16
1974 7.53 6.05
1975 7.54 5.92
1976 7.56 5.75
1977 7.59 5.54
1978 7.6 5.28
1979 7.61 5.16
1980 7.64 5.04
1981 7.62 4.91
1982 7.6 4.82
1983 7.57 4.71
1984 7.55 4.73
1985 7.55 4.69
1986 7.55 4.68
1987 7.55 4.53
1988 7.55 4.26
1989 7.56 4.1
1990 7.58 4.12
1991 7.63 4.19
1992 7.7 4.06
1993 7.76 3.86
1994 7.77 3.66
1995 7.77 3.57
1996 7.76 3.39
1997 7.73 3.19
1998 7.69 2.99
1999 7.64 2.83
2000 7.57 2.7
2001 7.45 2.61
2002 7.32 2.58
2003 7.17 2.5
2004 7.02 2.5
2005 6.86 2.44
2006 6.69 2.46
2007 6.51 2.57
2008 6.39 2.64
2009 6.3 2.56
2010 6.2 2.44
2011 6.09 2.35
2012 5.99 2.34
2013 5.88 2.44
2014 5.77 2.55
2015 5.65 2.58
2016 5.54 2.56
2017 5.43 2.57
2018 5.33 2.71
2019 5.24 2.87
2020 5.15 3.06
2021 5.04 3.27
2022 4.93 3.4
2023 4.84 3.5

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan demographics compared

Median age
Afghanistan

Uzbekistan
Year Median age, years
Afghanistan Uzbekistan
1960 18.9 22.1
1961 18.9 21.6
1962 18.8 21
1963 18.7 20.3
1964 18.6 19.6
1965 18.6 18.9
1966 18.5 18.5
1967 18.4 18.2
1968 18.3 18
1969 18.2 17.9
1970 18.1 17.9
1971 17.9 17.9
1972 17.8 17.9
1973 17.7 17.9
1974 17.6 18
1975 17.5 18.1
1976 17.4 18.3
1977 17.3 18.4
1978 17.2 18.6
1979 17 18.8
1980 16.9 18.9
1981 16.8 19.1
1982 16.7 19.3
1983 16.6 19.4
1984 16.5 19.6
1985 16.4 19.7
1986 16.3 19.7
1987 16.3 19.8
1988 16.2 19.9
1989 16.1 19.9
1990 16.1 20
1991 16 20
1992 15.9 20
1993 15.8 20.1
1994 15.7 20.2
1995 15.6 20.3
1996 15.5 20.5
1997 15.3 20.7
1998 15.2 20.9
1999 15.1 21.1
2000 15 21.4
2001 14.9 21.7
2002 14.9 22.1
2003 14.9 22.4
2004 14.9 22.7
2005 15 23.1
2006 15.1 23.4
2007 15.2 23.7
2008 15.3 24
2009 15.5 24.3
2010 15.7 24.6
2011 15.9 25
2012 16 25.4
2013 16.2 25.7
2014 16.4 26
2015 16.6 26.3
2016 16.8 26.6
2017 17 26.9
2018 17.1 27.2
2019 17.3 27.4
2020 17.5 27.5
2021 17.6 27.7
2022 17.8 27.8
2023 18 27.8
2024 18.2 27.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Afghanistan Uzbekistan
GNI, Atlas method
$15.5B
2023
$110B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17%
2023
27.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.34%
2017
5.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.83%
2021
3.56%
2018
Armed forces personnel
165,000
2020
68,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.36%
2023
-2.27%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.68%
2021
5.29%
2020
Services, % of GDP
46.4%
2023
45.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.4%
2023
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2021
58
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
25.7%
2024
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.3%
2024
Listed domestic companies n/a
89
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$9.75B
2020
$41.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$320M
2024
$16.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
6,749,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
5.08%
2020
2.72%
2020
Banked people share
9.65%
2021
59.7%
2024

Energy

Afghanistan Uzbekistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,382 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.45
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
8.71 megatons
2023
137.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.21 tons
2023
3.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
98.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
20%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.23%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
1.55%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,094 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.2%
2021
7.08%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.7%
2021
8.73%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
85.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Afghanistan Uzbekistan
% of world population
0.52%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-44,089
2024
-7,066
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
50.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.61 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
12.4
2025
36.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
17
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.02
2021
1.41
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.9
2019
11.7
2019
Visa free countries
38
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
37.3%
2021
100%
2022
English speaking
6%
2023
4%
2025
People using the Internet
17.7%
2023
89%
2023

Health

Afghanistan Uzbekistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$80.7
2022
$169.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$62.9
2022
$110.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.5 years
2025
72.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
21.3%
2022
0.21%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.25
2020
2.81
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
23.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
521
2023
26
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.5
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
31%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
11.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
10
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.7%
2022
16.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
2.1 liters
2020

Territory

Afghanistan Uzbekistan
% of world land
0.44%
2025
0.3%
2025
Land area per capita
5,905 sq mi
2024
4,679 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
147,167 sq mi
2025
98,773 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4,666 sq mi
2025
14,545 sq mi
2025
Roads length
21,688 mi
2021
130,175 mi
2021

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