Afghanistan vs Iran: Price level index
Price level index over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 19.92 GDP against 18.64 GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.28 GDP.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 201st and Iran ranks 199th of 203 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.75 GDP | 23.91 GDP | 0.1605 GDP | Iran |
| 2010s | 26.75 GDP | 37.98 GDP | 11.22 GDP | Iran |
| 2020s | 18.16 GDP | 25.97 GDP | 7.8 GDP | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher price level index, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Iran, at 19.92 GDP against 18.64 GDP in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in price level index between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 1.28 GDP, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for price level index?
- Afghanistan ranks 201st and Iran ranks 199th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as Price level index (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.