Afghanistan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population, total
Population, total over time
- Afghanistan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 626.81 million against 43.84 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 582.96 million.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.97 million | 228.47 million | 218.51 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 12.58 million | 294.96 million | 282.38 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 11.58 million | 369.48 million | 357.89 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 16.11 million | 446.52 million | 430.41 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 23.78 million | 517.24 million | 493.46 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 33.14 million | 578.11 million | 544.97 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 41.27 million | 616.35 million | 575.08 million | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Afghanistan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 626.81 million against 43.84 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 582.96 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population, total?
- Afghanistan ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.