Afghanistan vs China: How have things changed?, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
3.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
China
4.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
71st
China rank
69th
How have things changed?, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 4.01 % change on previous year against 3.73 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.28 % change on previous year.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 71st and China ranks 69th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.08 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 9.61 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.63 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 4.51 % change on previous year | 9.23 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 11.86 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | 6.89 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 15.11 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 12.05 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 5.79 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at 4.01 % change on previous year against 3.73 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.28 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for how have things changed?, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st and China ranks 69th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, 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 How have things changed?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.