Afghanistan vs Iceland: Population, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
2.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Iceland
2.86 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
20th
Iceland rank
21st
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Iceland
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.88 % change on previous year against 2.86 % change on previous year in Iceland, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Iceland ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 0.5819 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 1.05 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -1.3 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1990s | 5.34 % change on previous year | 0.9305 % change on previous year | 4.41 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.29 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.41 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 0.0804 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Iceland?
- Afghanistan, at 2.88 % change on previous year against 2.86 % change on previous year in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Iceland?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iceland rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Iceland ranks 21st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.