Afghanistan vs Jordan
Afghanistan vs Jordan: GDP per person
GDP per person: $374 in Afghanistan in 2024 and $4,579 in Jordan in 2025, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Jordan, by $4,067, or 12 times that in Afghanistan.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Jordan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: $11,890 in 2024.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Afghanistan | Jordan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | $4,579 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $374 | $4,441 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $378 | $4,373 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $378 | $4,310 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $409 | $4,266 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $528 | $4,188 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $558 | $4,314 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $553 | $4,320 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $563 | $4,336 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $564 | $4,326 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $566 | $4,442 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $575 | $4,703 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $581 | $5,008 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $569 | $5,135 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $525 | $5,086 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $543 | $5,066 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $489 | $5,044 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $418 | $4,902 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $411 | $4,681 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $368 | $4,597 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $364 | $4,533 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $339 | $4,297 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $346 | $4,054 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $338 | $3,979 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $277 | $3,842 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $308 | $3,725 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | – | $3,649 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | – | $3,606 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | – | $3,582 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | – | $3,562 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | – | $3,607 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | – | $3,538 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | – | $3,536 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | – | $3,565 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | – | $3,287 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | – | $3,496 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | – | $3,791 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | – | $4,455 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | – | $4,600 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | – | $4,709 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | – | $4,674 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | – | $5,028 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | – | $5,044 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | – | $5,394 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | – | $5,259 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | – | $4,672 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | – | $4,358 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | – | $3,730 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | – | $3,356 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | – | $3,195 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | – | – | $5,410 |
| 1974 | – | – | $5,467 |
| 1973 | – | – | $5,465 |
| 1972 | – | – | $5,236 |
| 1971 | – | – | $5,061 |
| 1970 | – | – | $4,964 |
| 1969 | – | – | $4,885 |
| 1968 | – | – | $4,707 |
| 1967 | – | – | $4,535 |
| 1966 | – | – | $4,461 |
| 1965 | – | – | $4,321 |
| 1964 | – | – | $4,176 |
| 1963 | – | – | $3,999 |
| 1962 | – | – | $3,889 |
| 1961 | – | – | $3,759 |
| 1960 | – | – | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Jordan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Jordan: 77.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Jordan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Jordan: 11.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Jordan: 85.7% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Jordan: 3.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Jordan: 3.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Jordan: 11.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Jordan: 1.6% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Jordan: 2.64 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Jordan: 93.2% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Jordan: 24.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Jordan: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Jordan: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Jordan: 4.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Jordan: $2.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Jordan: $221 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Jordan: 13.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Jordan: 116,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Jordan: 0.17% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Jordan: 3.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Jordan: 34 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Jordan: 226 million TIV in 2024