Afghanistan vs Zambia: Population by income level, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
2.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
2.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
Zambia rank
19th

Population by income level, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zambia
-10-5051015196119932025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.81 % change on previous year against 2.81 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.23 % change on previous year 3.23 % change on previous year 0.998 % change on previous year Zambia
1970s 2.17 % change on previous year 2.98 % change on previous year 0.8119 % change on previous year Zambia
1980s -1.3 % change on previous year 3.03 % change on previous year 4.33 % change on previous year Zambia
1990s 5.34 % change on previous year 2.53 % change on previous year 2.82 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2000s 3.29 % change on previous year 3.31 % change on previous year 0.0163 % change on previous year Zambia
2010s 3.26 % change on previous year 3.22 % change on previous year 0.0453 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2020s 2.48 % change on previous year 2.85 % change on previous year 0.3707 % change on previous year Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.81 % change on previous year against 2.81 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Zambia?
0 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by income level, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 13,945 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.