Afghanistan vs Vietnam statistics compared

Afghanistan has a population of 42.6M (ranked 36/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Afghanistan's land area is 251,827 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 40th vs. 67th).

By GDP, Afghanistan ranks 137/197 ($17.2B) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Afghanistan ranks 196/197 ($414), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Afghanistan and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Afghanistan and Vietnam economies compared

GDP

Afghanistan

Vietnam

Table

Year	GDP
	Afghanistan	Vietnam
1985	-	$14,094,687,821
1986	-	$26,336,616,250
1987	-	$36,658,108,850
1988	-	$25,423,812,649
1989	-	$6,293,304,975
1990	-	$6,471,740,806
1991	-	$9,613,369,520
1992	-	$9,866,990,236
1993	-	$13,180,953,598
1994	-	$16,286,433,533
1995	-	$20,736,164,459
1996	-	$24,657,470,575
1997	-	$26,843,700,442
1998	-	$27,209,602,050
1999	-	$28,683,659,007
2000	$3,521,418,060	$31,172,518,403
2001	$2,813,571,754	$32,685,198,809
2002	$3,825,701,439	$35,064,105,501
2003	$4,520,946,819	$39,552,513,232
2004	$5,224,896,719	$45,427,854,693
2005	$6,203,256,539	$57,633,255,738
2006	$6,971,758,282	$66,371,664,817
2007	$9,747,886,187	$77,414,425,532
2008	$10,109,297,048	$99,130,304,099
2009	$12,416,152,732	$106,014,659,565
2010	$15,856,668,556	$147,201,173,197
2011	$17,805,098,206	$172,595,049,184
2012	$19,907,329,778	$195,590,661,129
2013	$20,146,416,758	$213,708,811,665
2014	$20,497,128,556	$233,451,469,643
2015	$19,134,221,645	$239,258,328,382
2016	$18,116,572,395	$257,096,001,178
2017	$18,753,456,498	$281,353,605,987
2018	$18,053,222,687	$310,106,478,395
2019	$18,799,444,490	$334,365,270,497
2020	$19,955,929,052	$346,615,738,538
2021	$14,259,995,441	$366,474,752,771
2022	$14,497,243,872	$413,445,230,669
2023	$17,152,234,637	$433,857,681,378
2024	-	$476,388,230,307

Afghanistan and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita

Afghanistan

Vietnam

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Afghanistan	Vietnam
1985	-	$238.6
1986	-	$436
1987	-	$595
1988	-	$405
1989	-	$98.1
1990	-	$98.8
1991	-	$143.7
1992	-	$144.5
1993	-	$189.4
1994	-	$229.9
1995	-	$287.8
1996	-	$337
1997	-	$362
1998	-	$361
1999	-	$376
2000	$174.9	$404
2001	$138.7	$419
2002	$179	$445
2003	$198.9	$497
2004	$221.8	$565
2005	$254.2	$711
2006	$274.2	$808
2007	$376	$926
2008	$382	$1,164
2009	$452	$1,226
2010	$561	$1,683
2011	$607	$1,951
2012	$651	$2,185
2013	$637	$2,360
2014	$625	$2,546
2015	$566	$2,578
2016	$522	$2,735
2017	$525	$2,956
2018	$491	$3,222
2019	$497	$3,441
2020	$511	$3,534
2021	$356	$3,704
2022	$357	$4,148
2023	$414	$4,323
2024	-	$4,717

Afghanistan vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Afghanistan

Vietnam

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Afghanistan	Vietnam
1950	28.2	48
1951	28.6	48.7
1952	29	49.4
1953	29.5	50
1954	29.7	52
1955	30.4	54.8
1956	30.8	55.5
1957	31.3	56.2
1958	31.8	56.8
1959	32.3	57.4
1960	32.8	58
1961	33.3	58.5
1962	33.8	58.2
1963	34.2	56.9
1964	34.7	57.5
1965	35.1	57
1966	35.6	56.9
1967	36	56.7
1968	36.5	52.7
1969	37	54.8
1970	37.5	54.9
1971	37.9	55.6
1972	38.4	51.9
1973	39	55.7
1974	39.5	54.8
1975	40	61.9
1976	40.5	63.7
1977	41.1	64.1
1978	40.1	64.5
1979	38.8	65
1980	39.3	65.3
1981	39.4	65.8
1982	36.1	66.2
1983	36.5	66.5
1984	31.5	66.9
1985	32.1	67.2
1986	38.4	67.6
1987	38.8	68
1988	43.2	68.6
1989	44.5	68.8
1990	45.1	69
1991	45.5	69.3
1992	46.6	69.6
1993	51	70
1994	51	70.4
1995	52.1	70.9
1996	52.8	71.3
1997	53.2	71.7
1998	52.5	72.3
1999	54.5	72.6
2000	55	72.7
2001	55.5	73
2002	56.2	73.1
2003	57.2	73.2
2004	57.8	73.1
2005	58.2	73.2
2006	58.6	73.3
2007	59	73.4
2008	59.7	73.5
2009	60.2	73.5
2010	60.7	73.6
2011	61.3	73.7
2012	61.7	73.8
2013	62.2	73.8
2014	62.3	73.9
2015	62.3	74
2016	62.6	74
2017	62.4	74
2018	62.4	74.1
2019	62.9	74.2
2020	61.5	75.4
2021	60.4	74.1
2022	65.6	74.5
2023	66	74.6
2024	66.3	74.7
2025	66.5	74.9

Afghanistan and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population

Afghanistan

Vietnam

Table

Year	Population
	Afghanistan	Vietnam
1960	9,035,043	32,531,933
1961	9,214,083	33,409,059
1962	9,404,406	34,288,560
1963	9,604,487	35,249,101
1964	9,814,318	36,201,563
1965	10,036,008	37,129,656
1966	10,266,395	38,024,836
1967	10,505,959	38,895,080
1968	10,756,922	39,734,609
1969	11,017,409	40,582,096
1970	11,290,128	41,475,230
1971	11,567,667	42,449,276
1972	11,853,696	43,429,168
1973	12,157,999	44,409,861
1974	12,469,127	45,413,537
1975	12,773,954	46,482,903
1976	13,059,851	47,684,931
1977	13,340,756	48,954,872
1978	13,611,441	50,249,552
1979	13,655,567	51,378,211
1980	13,169,311	52,490,101
1981	11,937,581	53,738,141
1982	10,991,378	55,011,289
1983	10,917,982	56,337,921
1984	11,190,221	57,706,067
1985	11,426,852	59,060,622
1986	11,420,074	60,347,048
1987	11,387,818	61,584,651
1988	11,523,298	62,843,228
1989	11,874,088	64,147,348
1990	12,045,660	65,504,552
1991	12,238,879	66,891,775
1992	13,278,974	68,260,337
1993	14,943,172	69,586,384
1994	16,250,794	70,854,391
1995	17,065,836	72,049,940
1996	17,763,266	73,156,447
1997	18,452,091	74,226,889
1998	19,159,996	75,299,660
1999	19,887,785	76,287,452
2000	20,130,327	77,154,011
2001	20,284,307	77,969,361
2002	21,378,117	78,772,224
2003	22,733,049	79,563,777
2004	23,560,654	80,338,971
2005	24,404,567	81,088,313
2006	25,424,094	82,167,897
2007	25,909,852	83,633,375
2008	26,482,622	85,175,788
2009	27,466,101	86,460,018
2010	28,284,089	87,455,152
2011	29,347,708	88,468,314
2012	30,560,034	89,510,356
2013	31,622,704	90,573,104
2014	32,792,523	91,679,578
2015	33,831,764	92,823,254
2016	34,700,612	94,000,117
2017	35,688,935	95,176,977
2018	36,743,039	96,237,319
2019	37,856,121	97,173,776
2020	39,068,979	98,079,191
2021	40,000,412	98,935,098
2022	40,578,842	99,680,655
2023	41,454,761	100,352,192
2024	42,647,492	100,987,686

Fertility rates in Afghanistan and Vietnam

Fertility rate

Afghanistan

Vietnam

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Vietnam
1960	7.28	6.27
1961	7.28	5.48
1962	7.29	6.26
1963	7.3	6.39
1964	7.3	6.29
1965	7.31	6.16
1966	7.32	5.97
1967	7.34	5.88
1968	7.36	6.03
1969	7.39	6.01
1970	7.4	6.02
1971	7.43	6.07
1972	7.45	6.1
1973	7.49	6.11
1974	7.53	5.78
1975	7.54	5.62
1976	7.56	5.46
1977	7.59	5.29
1978	7.6	5.1
1979	7.61	4.94
1980	7.64	4.8
1981	7.62	4.67
1982	7.6	4.59
1983	7.57	4.52
1984	7.55	4.41
1985	7.55	4.21
1986	7.55	3.96
1987	7.55	3.72
1988	7.55	3.62
1989	7.56	3.64
1990	7.58	3.6
1991	7.63	3.52
1992	7.7	3.35
1993	7.76	3.17
1994	7.77	2.94
1995	7.77	2.7
1996	7.76	2.47
1997	7.73	2.27
1998	7.69	2.1
1999	7.64	2
2000	7.57	2.03
2001	7.45	2.02
2002	7.32	2.01
2003	7.17	2
2004	7.02	1.97
2005	6.86	1.89
2006	6.69	1.87
2007	6.51	1.91
2008	6.39	1.93
2009	6.3	1.92
2010	6.2	1.91
2011	6.09	1.93
2012	5.99	1.97
2013	5.88	1.98
2014	5.77	2.09
2015	5.65	2.1
2016	5.54	2
2017	5.43	1.99
2018	5.33	1.88
2019	5.24	1.94
2020	5.15	1.96
2021	5.04	1.94
2022	4.93	1.93
2023	4.84	1.91

Afghanistan and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age

Afghanistan

Vietnam

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Afghanistan	Vietnam
1960	18.9	21.2
1961	18.9	20.7
1962	18.8	20.2
1963	18.7	19.7
1964	18.6	19.2
1965	18.6	18.9
1966	18.5	18.7
1967	18.4	18.5
1968	18.3	18.4
1969	18.2	18.4
1970	18.1	18.4
1971	17.9	18.4
1972	17.8	18.5
1973	17.7	18.5
1974	17.6	18.6
1975	17.5	18.7
1976	17.4	18.8
1977	17.3	19
1978	17.2	19.1
1979	17	19.3
1980	16.9	19.4
1981	16.8	19.5
1982	16.7	19.6
1983	16.6	19.7
1984	16.5	19.8
1985	16.4	19.9
1986	16.3	20
1987	16.3	20.1
1988	16.2	20.2
1989	16.1	20.4
1990	16.1	20.5
1991	16	20.7
1992	15.9	20.9
1993	15.8	21.1
1994	15.7	21.4
1995	15.6	21.7
1996	15.5	22
1997	15.3	22.4
1998	15.2	22.9
1999	15.1	23.3
2000	15	23.7
2001	14.9	24.2
2002	14.9	24.6
2003	14.9	25
2004	14.9	25.4
2005	15	25.8
2006	15.1	26.3
2007	15.2	26.9
2008	15.3	27.4
2009	15.5	27.9
2010	15.7	28.3
2011	15.9	28.7
2012	16	29
2013	16.2	29.4
2014	16.4	29.8
2015	16.6	30.2
2016	16.8	30.5
2017	17	30.8
2018	17.1	31.2
2019	17.3	31.6
2020	17.5	32.1
2021	17.6	32.5
2022	17.8	33
2023	18	33.4
2024	18.2	33.9

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