Afghanistan vs Syria
Afghanistan vs Syria: Population
Population in 2023: 41.5 million people in Afghanistan and 23.6 million people in Syria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 17.9 million people, or 1.76 times that in Syria.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Syria.
- In 2023, Afghanistan ranked 36 and Syria ranked 58 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Afghanistan at 130 million people and Syria at 43.7 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Afghanistan | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.5 million | 23.6 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 40.6 million | 22.5 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 40 million | 21.6 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 39.1 million | 21.1 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 37.9 million | 20.4 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 36.7 million | 19.6 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 35.7 million | 19.2 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 34.7 million | 19.2 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 33.8 million | 19.4 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 32.8 million | 20.3 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 31.6 million | 21.7 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 30.6 million | 22.8 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 29.4 million | 22.9 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 28.3 million | 22.5 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 27.5 million | 22 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 26.5 million | 21.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 25.9 million | 20.9 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 25.4 million | 19.6 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 24.4 million | 18.8 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 23.6 million | 18.3 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 22.7 million | 17.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 21.4 million | 17.5 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 20.3 million | 17.1 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 20.1 million | 16.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 19.9 million | 16.2 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 19.2 million | 15.8 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 18.5 million | 15.4 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 17.8 million | 15 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 17.1 million | 14.6 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 16.3 million | 14.2 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 14.9 million | 13.8 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 13.3 million | 13.4 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 12.2 million | 13 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 12.1 million | 12.6 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 11.9 million | 12.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 11.5 million | 11.8 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 11.4 million | 11.4 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 11.4 million | 11 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 11.4 million | 10.6 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 11.2 million | 10.3 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 10.9 million | 9.91 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 11 million | 9.57 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 11.9 million | 9.26 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 13.2 million | 8.96 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 13.7 million | 8.66 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 13.6 million | 8.37 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 13.3 million | 8.09 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 13.1 million | 7.82 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 12.8 million | 7.55 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 12.5 million | 7.3 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 12.2 million | 7.06 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 11.9 million | 6.83 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 11.6 million | 6.6 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 11.3 million | 6.38 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 11 million | 6.18 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 10.8 million | 5.98 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 10.5 million | 5.79 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 10.3 million | 5.61 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 10 million | 5.44 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 9.81 million | 5.27 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 9.6 million | 5.11 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 9.4 million | 4.96 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 9.21 million | 4.82 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 9.04 million | 4.67 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 8.87 million | 4.53 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 8.72 million | 4.4 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 8.59 million | 4.28 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 8.45 million | 4.16 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 8.33 million | 4.05 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 8.21 million | 3.95 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 8.1 million | 3.85 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 7.99 million | 3.77 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 7.88 million | 3.69 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 7.78 million | 3.61 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 7.36 million | 3.48 million | – |
| 1948 | 7.24 million | 3.42 million | – |
| 1947 | 7.13 million | 3.37 million | – |
| 1946 | 7.02 million | 3.33 million | – |
| 1945 | 6.92 million | 3.28 million | – |
| 1944 | 6.81 million | 3.23 million | – |
| 1943 | 6.71 million | 3.19 million | – |
| 1942 | 6.61 million | 3.14 million | – |
| 1941 | 6.53 million | 3.1 million | – |
| 1940 | 6.47 million | 3.06 million | – |
| 1939 | 6.43 million | 3.01 million | – |
| 1938 | 6.41 million | 2.97 million | – |
| 1937 | 6.41 million | 2.93 million | – |
| 1936 | 6.41 million | 2.89 million | – |
| 1935 | 6.41 million | 2.85 million | – |
| 1934 | 6.41 million | 2.81 million | – |
| 1933 | 6.41 million | 2.77 million | – |
| 1932 | 6.41 million | 2.73 million | – |
| 1931 | 6.48 million | 2.69 million | – |
| 1930 | 6.63 million | 2.66 million | – |
| 1929 | 6.85 million | 2.62 million | – |
| 1928 | 7.16 million | 2.58 million | – |
| 1927 | 7.56 million | 2.55 million | – |
| 1926 | 7.97 million | 2.51 million | – |
| 1925 | 8.42 million | 2.48 million | – |
| 1924 | 8.88 million | 2.44 million | – |
| 1923 | 9.37 million | 2.41 million | – |
| 1922 | 9.89 million | 2.38 million | – |
| 1921 | 10.2 million | 2.34 million | – |
| 1920 | 10.2 million | 2.31 million | – |
| 1919 | 9.98 million | 2.28 million | – |
| 1918 | 9.53 million | 2.25 million | – |
| 1917 | 8.85 million | 2.21 million | – |
| 1916 | 8.23 million | 2.18 million | – |
| 1915 | 7.66 million | 2.15 million | – |
| 1914 | 7.12 million | 2.12 million | – |
| 1913 | 6.62 million | 2.09 million | – |
| 1912 | 6.16 million | 2.06 million | – |
| 1911 | 5.79 million | 2.03 million | – |
| 1910 | 5.5 million | 2.01 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.3 million | 1.98 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.17 million | 1.95 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.11 million | 1.93 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.04 million | 1.9 million | – |
| 1905 | 4.98 million | 1.88 million | – |
| 1904 | 4.92 million | 1.85 million | – |
| 1903 | 4.86 million | 1.83 million | – |
| 1902 | 4.8 million | 1.81 million | – |
| 1901 | 4.75 million | 1.79 million | – |
| 1900 | 4.71 million | 1.77 million | – |
| 1899 | 4.67 million | 1.76 million | – |
| 1898 | 4.64 million | 1.75 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.62 million | 1.74 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.6 million | 1.73 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.58 million | 1.73 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.56 million | 1.72 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.54 million | 1.72 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.52 million | 1.71 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.5 million | 1.7 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.48 million | 1.7 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.46 million | 1.69 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.44 million | 1.69 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.42 million | 1.68 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.4 million | 1.68 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.38 million | 1.67 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.37 million | 1.66 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.35 million | 1.66 million | – |
| 1882 | 4.33 million | 1.65 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.31 million | 1.65 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.29 million | 1.64 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.27 million | 1.64 million | – |
| 1878 | 4.25 million | 1.63 million | – |
| 1877 | 4.23 million | 1.62 million | – |
| 1876 | 4.21 million | 1.62 million | – |
| 1875 | 4.19 million | 1.61 million | – |
| 1874 | 4.18 million | 1.61 million | – |
| 1873 | 4.16 million | 1.6 million | – |
| 1872 | 4.14 million | 1.6 million | – |
| 1871 | 4.12 million | 1.59 million | – |
| 1870 | 4.1 million | 1.59 million | – |
| 1869 | 4.08 million | 1.58 million | – |
| 1868 | 4.07 million | 1.57 million | – |
| 1867 | 4.05 million | 1.57 million | – |
| 1866 | 4.03 million | 1.56 million | – |
| 1865 | 4.01 million | 1.56 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.99 million | 1.55 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.98 million | 1.55 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.96 million | 1.54 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.94 million | 1.54 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.92 million | 1.53 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.91 million | 1.53 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.89 million | 1.52 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.87 million | 1.52 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.85 million | 1.51 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.84 million | 1.51 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.82 million | 1.5 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.8 million | 1.49 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.78 million | 1.49 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.77 million | 1.48 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.75 million | 1.48 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.73 million | 1.47 million | – |
| 1848 | 3.72 million | 1.47 million | – |
| 1847 | 3.7 million | 1.46 million | – |
| 1846 | 3.68 million | 1.46 million | – |
| 1845 | 3.67 million | 1.45 million | – |
| 1844 | 3.65 million | 1.45 million | – |
| 1843 | 3.64 million | 1.45 million | – |
| 1842 | 3.62 million | 1.44 million | – |
| 1841 | 3.6 million | 1.44 million | – |
| 1840 | 3.59 million | 1.43 million | – |
| 1839 | 3.57 million | 1.43 million | – |
| 1838 | 3.55 million | 1.42 million | – |
| 1837 | 3.54 million | 1.42 million | – |
| 1836 | 3.52 million | 1.41 million | – |
| 1835 | 3.51 million | 1.41 million | – |
| 1834 | 3.49 million | 1.4 million | – |
| 1833 | 3.48 million | 1.4 million | – |
| 1832 | 3.46 million | 1.39 million | – |
| 1831 | 3.45 million | 1.39 million | – |
| 1830 | 3.43 million | 1.38 million | – |
| 1829 | 3.42 million | 1.38 million | – |
| 1828 | 3.4 million | 1.37 million | – |
| 1827 | 3.38 million | 1.37 million | – |
| 1826 | 3.37 million | 1.36 million | – |
| 1825 | 3.35 million | 1.36 million | – |
| 1824 | 3.34 million | 1.36 million | – |
| 1823 | 3.32 million | 1.35 million | – |
| 1822 | 3.31 million | 1.35 million | – |
| 1821 | 3.3 million | 1.34 million | – |
| 1820 | 3.29 million | 1.34 million | – |
| 1819 | 3.28 million | 1.33 million | – |
| 1818 | 3.28 million | 1.33 million | – |
| 1817 | 3.28 million | 1.32 million | – |
| 1816 | 3.28 million | 1.32 million | – |
| 1815 | 3.28 million | 1.32 million | – |
| 1814 | 3.28 million | 1.31 million | – |
| 1813 | 3.28 million | 1.31 million | – |
| 1812 | 3.28 million | 1.3 million | – |
| 1811 | 3.28 million | 1.3 million | – |
| 1810 | 3.28 million | 1.29 million | – |
| 1809 | 3.28 million | 1.29 million | – |
| 1808 | 3.28 million | 1.28 million | – |
| 1807 | 3.28 million | 1.28 million | – |
| 1806 | 3.28 million | 1.28 million | – |
| 1805 | 3.28 million | 1.27 million | – |
| 1804 | 3.28 million | 1.27 million | – |
| 1803 | 3.28 million | 1.26 million | – |
| 1802 | 3.28 million | 1.26 million | – |
| 1801 | 3.28 million | 1.25 million | – |
| 1800 | 3.28 million | 1.25 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Afghanistan | Syria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42.7 million41.6 million–43.6 million | 24.7 million24.4 million–25 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 43.8 million40.9 million–46.6 million | 25.6 million24.7 million–26.6 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 45.1 million40.3 million–49.6 million | 26.5 million24.8 million–28.1 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 46.3 million39.9 million–52.7 million | 27.3 million24.9 million–29.9 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 47.5 million39.5 million–55.8 million | 28 million24.9 million–31.6 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 48.7 million39.2 million–59.1 million | 28.7 million24.9 million–33.3 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 50 million39.2 million–62.8 million | 29.4 million24.8 million–35.1 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 51.4 million39.2 million–66.4 million | 30 million24.7 million–36.9 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 52.7 million38.9 million–69.9 million | 30.6 million24.7 million–38.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 54 million38.9 million–73.5 million | 31.2 million24.7 million–40.5 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 55.4 million38.7 million–77.6 million | 31.8 million24.7 million–42.3 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 56.7 million38.5 million–81.5 million | 32.3 million24.5 million–44.1 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 58 million38.6 million–85 million | 32.8 million24.2 million–45.7 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 59.3 million38.4 million–88.1 million | 33.3 million24.1 million–47.1 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 60.6 million38.6 million–92.3 million | 33.7 million23.9 million–48.8 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 61.9 million38.8 million–96.4 million | 34.1 million23.7 million–50.8 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 63.4 million38.9 million–100 million | 34.5 million23.6 million–52.8 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 64.7 million38.9 million–104 million | 34.9 million23.5 million–54.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 66.1 million39.3 million–109 million | 35.3 million23.5 million–55.8 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 67.4 million39.7 million–113 million | 35.6 million23.2 million–57.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 68.7 million39.9 million–117 million | 35.9 million23 million–59.5 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 70 million40.1 million–121 million | 36.3 million22.8 million–61.3 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 71.4 million40.3 million–124 million | 36.6 million22.7 million–62.6 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 72.8 million40.7 million–127 million | 36.9 million22.5 million–64.1 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 74.1 million41.1 million–131 million | 37.2 million22.1 million–65.8 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 75.5 million41.6 million–135 million | 37.5 million21.9 million–67.5 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 76.9 million42.1 million–139 million | 37.8 million21.9 million–69.1 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 78.2 million42.2 million–142 million | 38.1 million21.9 million–70.8 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 79.5 million42.8 million–147 million | 38.4 million21.7 million–72.7 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 80.8 million43.7 million–151 million | 38.7 million21.5 million–73.7 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 82.2 million43.9 million–155 million | 39.1 million21.3 million–75.2 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 83.6 million43.9 million–159 million | 39.4 million20.9 million–77.5 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 85 million43.8 million–164 million | 39.7 million20.7 million–79.3 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 86.4 million43.7 million–167 million | 40 million20.5 million–81 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 87.8 million43.7 million–170 million | 40.2 million20.4 million–83.3 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 89.1 million43.5 million–174 million | 40.5 million20.1 million–85.9 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 90.4 million43.4 million–178 million | 40.8 million19.7 million–88.9 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 91.6 million43.3 million–182 million | 41.1 million19.5 million–91.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 92.9 million43.3 million–186 million | 41.3 million19.4 million–93.5 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 94.3 million44.1 million–192 million | 41.6 million19.3 million–96.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 95.6 million45.1 million–199 million | 41.8 million19.1 million–98.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 97 million45.6 million–204 million | 42.1 million18.7 million–101 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 98.3 million45.9 million–211 million | 42.3 million18.6 million–103 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 99.6 million46.1 million–218 million | 42.5 million18.5 million–104 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 101 million46.1 million–223 million | 42.7 million18.2 million–106 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 102 million46.3 million–227 million | 42.8 million17.8 million–107 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 103 million46.4 million–232 million | 43 million17.5 million–108 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 105 million46.3 million–239 million | 43.1 million17.1 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 106 million46.4 million–246 million | 43.3 million16.7 million–111 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 107 million46.9 million–251 million | 43.4 million16.3 million–112 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 108 million47.1 million–256 million | 43.5 million16 million–113 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 109 million47 million–261 million | 43.6 million16 million–116 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 110 million46.6 million–266 million | 43.7 million16 million–118 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 112 million45.8 million–272 million | 43.7 million15.9 million–119 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 113 million45.1 million–276 million | 43.8 million15.8 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 114 million44.9 million–280 million | 43.8 million15.6 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 115 million45.1 million–282 million | 43.9 million15.2 million–127 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 116 million45.4 million–286 million | 44 million14.9 million–128 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 117 million46 million–293 million | 44 million14.8 million–129 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 117 million46.1 million–300 million | 44.1 million14.6 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 118 million46.3 million–308 million | 44.1 million14.4 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 119 million46.8 million–313 million | 44.1 million14.2 million–134 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 120 million46.9 million–315 million | 44.2 million14 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 121 million46.9 million–320 million | 44.1 million13.9 million–137 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 122 million46.3 million–329 million | 44.1 million13.7 million–139 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 123 million45.1 million–337 million | 44.1 million13.4 million–140 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 123 million44.4 million–344 million | 44.1 million13.3 million–140 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 124 million44.4 million–355 million | 44.1 million13 million–141 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 125 million44.3 million–365 million | 44.1 million12.8 million–144 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 126 million44.2 million–371 million | 44.1 million12.6 million–145 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 126 million43.9 million–376 million | 44 million12.7 million–146 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 127 million43.8 million–377 million | 44 million12.8 million–148 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 128 million44 million–379 million | 43.9 million12.6 million–150 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 128 million44.4 million–381 million | 43.9 million12.5 million–151 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 129 million44.9 million–386 million | 43.8 million12.3 million–153 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 130 million44.5 million–393 million | 43.8 million12.3 million–156 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 130 million44.1 million–401 million | 43.7 million12.4 million–160 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 Syria
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Syria: 72.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Syria: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Syria: 16.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Syria: 3.58% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Syria: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Syria: 4.92% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Syria: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Syria: 72.1% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Syria: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Syria: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Syria: 32.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Syria: 4.06% of GDP in 2010
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Syria: $110 in 2011
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Syria: 13.6% of government spending in 2010
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Syria: 269,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Syria: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Syria: 5.44% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Syria: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Syria: 30 million TIV in 2010