Afghanistan vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 40th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Afghanistan and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Vanuatu
1979	-	$119,258,835
1980	-	$121,185,498
1981	-	$113,781,796
1982	-	$114,501,913
1983	-	$117,389,554
1984	-	$144,482,515
1985	-	$131,856,421
1986	-	$126,498,935
1987	-	$139,464,174
1988	-	$158,351,368
1989	-	$154,013,202
1990	-	$168,879,207
1991	-	$201,334,169
1992	-	$209,088,825
1993	-	$200,491,853
1994	-	$233,701,301
1995	-	$249,333,250
1996	-	$261,370,044
1997	-	$272,771,209
1998	-	$262,293,411
1999	-	$268,006,973
2000	$3,521,418,060	$272,014,628
2001	$2,813,571,754	$257,926,882
2002	$3,825,701,439	$262,596,536
2003	$4,520,946,819	$314,471,413
2004	$5,224,896,719	$364,996,869
2005	$6,203,256,539	$394,962,433
2006	$6,971,758,282	$439,358,587
2007	$9,747,886,187	$516,392,923
2008	$10,109,297,048	$590,748,429
2009	$12,416,152,732	$592,622,319
2010	$15,856,668,556	$670,712,980
2011	$17,805,098,206	$770,153,588
2012	$19,907,329,778	$747,839,698
2013	$20,146,416,758	$758,304,466
2014	$20,497,128,556	$773,717,011
2015	$19,134,221,645	$759,690,181
2016	$18,116,572,395	$804,323,577
2017	$18,753,456,498	$880,043,284
2018	$18,053,222,687	$914,727,908
2019	$18,799,444,490	$936,526,268
2020	$19,955,929,052	$909,421,044
2021	$14,259,995,441	$982,362,212
2022	$14,497,243,872	$1,030,654,208
2023	$17,152,234,637	$1,126,313,359
2024	-	$1,161,251,868

Afghanistan and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Vanuatu

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Vanuatu
1979	-	$1,055
1980	-	$1,048
1981	-	$962
1982	-	$946
1983	-	$947
1984	-	$1,137
1985	-	$1,012
1986	-	$946
1987	-	$1,017
1988	-	$1,125
1989	-	$1,067
1990	-	$1,141
1991	-	$1,326
1992	-	$1,344
1993	-	$1,257
1994	-	$1,431
1995	-	$1,492
1996	-	$1,529
1997	-	$1,562
1998	-	$1,471
1999	-	$1,472
2000	$174.9	$1,460
2001	$138.7	$1,350
2002	$179	$1,341
2003	$198.9	$1,567
2004	$221.8	$1,774
2005	$254.2	$1,874
2006	$274.2	$2,035
2007	$376	$2,334
2008	$382	$2,604
2009	$452	$2,546
2010	$561	$2,815
2011	$607	$3,163
2012	$651	$3,005
2013	$637	$2,980
2014	$625	$2,973
2015	$566	$2,855
2016	$522	$2,956
2017	$525	$3,160
2018	$491	$3,207
2019	$497	$3,207
2020	$511	$3,043
2021	$356	$3,212
2022	$357	$3,292
2023	$414	$3,515
2024	-	$3,543

Afghanistan vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Vanuatu
1950	28.2	43.9
1951	28.6	42.2
1952	29	45.3
1953	29.5	45.8
1954	29.7	46.5
1955	30.4	47.1
1956	30.8	47.7
1957	31.3	48.2
1958	31.8	48.7
1959	32.3	49.3
1960	32.8	49.8
1961	33.3	50.4
1962	33.8	50.9
1963	34.2	51.5
1964	34.7	52
1965	35.1	52.5
1966	35.6	53.1
1967	36	53.7
1968	36.5	54.2
1969	37	54.8
1970	37.5	55.3
1971	37.9	55.9
1972	38.4	56.4
1973	39	57
1974	39.5	57.6
1975	40	58.1
1976	40.5	58.7
1977	41.1	59.2
1978	40.1	59.9
1979	38.8	60.9
1980	39.3	61.3
1981	39.4	61.9
1982	36.1	62.5
1983	36.5	63.1
1984	31.5	63.5
1985	32.1	63.9
1986	38.4	64.6
1987	38.8	64.4
1988	43.2	65.7
1989	44.5	66
1990	45.1	66.7
1991	45.5	67.1
1992	46.6	67.4
1993	51	67.7
1994	51	68
1995	52.1	68.1
1996	52.8	68.2
1997	53.2	68.3
1998	52.5	68.4
1999	54.5	67.9
2000	55	68.6
2001	55.5	68.7
2002	56.2	68.8
2003	57.2	68.9
2004	57.8	69
2005	58.2	69.2
2006	58.6	69.1
2007	59	69.1
2008	59.7	69.3
2009	60.2	69.4
2010	60.7	69.6
2011	61.3	69.7
2012	61.7	69.9
2013	62.2	70
2014	62.3	70
2015	62.3	70.2
2016	62.6	70.4
2017	62.4	70.5
2018	62.4	70.6
2019	62.9	70.8
2020	61.5	70.4
2021	60.4	70
2022	65.6	71.3
2023	66	71.5
2024	66.3	71.7
2025	66.5	71.8

Afghanistan and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Vanuatu
1960	9,035,043	64,431
1961	9,214,083	66,264
1962	9,404,406	68,174
1963	9,604,487	70,159
1964	9,814,318	72,219
1965	10,036,008	74,358
1966	10,266,395	76,590
1967	10,505,959	78,921
1968	10,756,922	81,314
1969	11,017,409	83,755
1970	11,290,128	86,266
1971	11,567,667	88,862
1972	11,853,696	91,562
1973	12,157,999	94,362
1974	12,469,127	97,260
1975	12,773,954	100,269
1976	13,059,851	103,388
1977	13,340,756	106,618
1978	13,611,441	109,963
1979	13,655,567	113,040
1980	13,169,311	115,660
1981	11,937,581	118,249
1982	10,991,378	121,035
1983	10,917,982	123,998
1984	11,190,221	127,109
1985	11,426,852	130,356
1986	11,420,074	133,720
1987	11,387,818	137,187
1988	11,523,298	140,756
1989	11,874,088	144,393
1990	12,045,660	148,063
1991	12,238,879	151,793
1992	13,278,974	155,608
1993	14,943,172	159,463
1994	16,250,794	163,314
1995	17,065,836	167,137
1996	17,763,266	170,911
1997	18,452,091	174,626
1998	19,159,996	178,313
1999	19,887,785	182,048
2000	20,130,327	186,281
2001	20,284,307	191,031
2002	21,378,117	195,863
2003	22,733,049	200,746
2004	23,560,654	205,711
2005	24,404,567	210,760
2006	25,424,094	215,923
2007	25,909,852	221,276
2008	26,482,622	226,896
2009	27,466,101	232,731
2010	28,284,089	238,248
2011	29,347,708	243,474
2012	30,560,034	248,883
2013	31,622,704	254,482
2014	32,792,523	260,240
2015	33,831,764	266,101
2016	34,700,612	272,087
2017	35,688,935	278,507
2018	36,743,039	285,259
2019	37,856,121	291,985
2020	39,068,979	298,858
2021	40,000,412	305,868
2022	40,578,842	313,046
2023	41,454,761	320,409
2024	42,647,492	327,777

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Vanuatu

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Vanuatu
1960	7.28	6.78
1961	7.28	6.73
1962	7.29	6.67
1963	7.3	6.62
1964	7.3	6.57
1965	7.31	6.52
1966	7.32	6.51
1967	7.34	6.51
1968	7.36	6.46
1969	7.39	6.41
1970	7.4	6.35
1971	7.43	6.29
1972	7.45	6.23
1973	7.49	6.15
1974	7.53	6.06
1975	7.54	5.98
1976	7.56	5.89
1977	7.59	5.81
1978	7.6	5.77
1979	7.61	5.73
1980	7.64	5.69
1981	7.62	5.65
1982	7.6	5.6
1983	7.57	5.55
1984	7.55	5.49
1985	7.55	5.43
1986	7.55	5.38
1987	7.55	5.33
1988	7.55	5.27
1989	7.56	5.21
1990	7.58	5.17
1991	7.63	5.13
1992	7.7	5.09
1993	7.76	5.02
1994	7.77	4.94
1995	7.77	4.85
1996	7.76	4.75
1997	7.73	4.66
1998	7.69	4.6
1999	7.64	4.56
2000	7.57	4.54
2001	7.45	4.5
2002	7.32	4.38
2003	7.17	4.29
2004	7.02	4.21
2005	6.86	4.13
2006	6.69	4.1
2007	6.51	4.12
2008	6.39	4.16
2009	6.3	4.16
2010	6.2	4.13
2011	6.09	4.09
2012	5.99	4.06
2013	5.88	4.04
2014	5.77	4
2015	5.65	3.95
2016	5.54	3.92
2017	5.43	3.88
2018	5.33	3.83
2019	5.24	3.79
2020	5.15	3.74
2021	5.04	3.7
2022	4.93	3.65
2023	4.84	3.6

Afghanistan and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Vanuatu

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Vanuatu
1960	18.9	17.7
1961	18.9	17.6
1962	18.8	17.5
1963	18.7	17.4
1964	18.6	17.3
1965	18.6	17.2
1966	18.5	17.1
1967	18.4	17.1
1968	18.3	17
1969	18.2	17
1970	18.1	17
1971	17.9	17
1972	17.8	17
1973	17.7	17
1974	17.6	17.1
1975	17.5	17.1
1976	17.4	17.1
1977	17.3	17.2
1978	17.2	17.3
1979	17	17.5
1980	16.9	17.6
1981	16.8	17.7
1982	16.7	17.7
1983	16.6	17.7
1984	16.5	17.7
1985	16.4	17.7
1986	16.3	17.8
1987	16.3	17.8
1988	16.2	17.8
1989	16.1	17.8
1990	16.1	17.8
1991	16	17.9
1992	15.9	17.8
1993	15.8	17.7
1994	15.7	17.7
1995	15.6	17.8
1996	15.5	18
1997	15.3	18
1998	15.2	18
1999	15.1	18
2000	15	18.2
2001	14.9	18.5
2002	14.9	18.7
2003	14.9	18.9
2004	14.9	19.2
2005	15	19.4
2006	15.1	19.6
2007	15.2	19.9
2008	15.3	20.1
2009	15.5	20.3
2010	15.7	20.5
2011	15.9	20.6
2012	16	20.8
2013	16.2	20.9
2014	16.4	21
2015	16.6	21.1
2016	16.8	21.1
2017	17	21.2
2018	17.1	21.2
2019	17.3	21.2
2020	17.5	21.2
2021	17.6	21.2
2022	17.8	21.2
2023	18	21.2
2024	18.2	21.3

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