Country comparison South Korea vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,733,173Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,875,388Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€33,491chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$36,239chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€410,129M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024863,380chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024934,225chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.82%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,683chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,052chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-13,574chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-14,688chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.78%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024390,542.8chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024422,588.7chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202299,274.8chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202297,329.3chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.31%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202467,778,041,283.7chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202491,829.8chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202415.50%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202444,404.8chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202448,048.4chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.32%chart10.27%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.53%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,921chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,884chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,674chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€858chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$928chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Aa2
S&P Rating [+]08/07/2016AA
Fitch Rating [+]02/11/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202363chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201913º
Fragile States Index [+]202429.8chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202445ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20246º
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4814K
NMW [+]2025$1,418.5chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,368.2
Average Wage [+]2015$37,229
Average Wage [+]2024€32,208
Human Capital Ranking [+]201727º
Markets
Euro / South Korean won [+]01/16/20261,711.1000
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20261,469.7000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/17/202614.87%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/29/20252.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]20205ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,489,363
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202333.84
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,243,597
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020457.80chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.9%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.9%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201917,502,756
Exports [+]2023€584,690.5Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$632,225.8Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.28%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€594,258.9Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$642,572.1Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.84%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-9,568.4Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-10,346.3Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.56%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201560ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024515chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202446ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,331.8chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.25%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20244.70‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,989.1chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.00‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20240.75chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.40‰
47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202451,751,000chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,728,182chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,204,554chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.929chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202494ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.70chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202212,906chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202225.00chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023247chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.48chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202311.04chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023564,183chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023583,871chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202535,934chart7,99812/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202534,571,873chart235,21412/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/26/202344,372,679chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/2025694.36chart184.4012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/12/2022129,647,784chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
South Korea
Afghanistan