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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
AFG AF ؋ Afghan afghani (AFN)
Every statistic we track for Afghanistan — 76 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →
56.2 yrs
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📈 Economy
| Extreme Poverty | 0% | #52/237 | 2023 |
| GDP per Capita (Long Run) | 1,358 | #158/165 | 2022 |
| GDP per Capita Growth | 3.4% | #64/184 | 2019 |
| Income per Person | 1,527 | #164/183 | 2018 |
| Income per Person | 1,527 | #164/183 | 2018 |
| Made a Digital Payment | 3.8% | #143/144 | 2017 |
| Total GDP (Long Run) | 53,303,471,617 | #105/165 | 2022 |
👥 Demographics
| Fertility Rate (WB) | 4.8 | #9/217 | 2024 |
| Internally Displaced People | 3,199,023 | #10/38 | 2025 |
| Median Age | 17.4 | #224/235 | 2026 |
| Population | 34.5 | #39/229 | 2013 |
| Population Density | 69.4 | #149/235 | 2026 |
| Refugees by Country of Origin | 2,671,560 | #4/195 | 2025 |
| Urban Population | 25.7% | #200/213 | 2024 |
🌐 Connectivity
| Access to Electricity | 85.3% | #165/214 | 2023 |
| Internet Users | 16.1% | #177/182 | 2024 |
| Mobile Subscriptions | 56.3 | #193/209 | 2022 |
🫀 Health
| Adult Obesity | 18.7% | #125/199 | 2022 |
| Alcohol Consumption per Capita | 0 | #198/207 | 2022 |
| Child Mortality (under-5) | 5.3 | #25/199 | 2024 |
| Health Spending (QoG) | 23.1% | #1/189 | 2022 |
| Hypertension Prevalence | 40.2% | #76/194 | 2019 |
| Infant Mortality (QoG) | 50.4 | #12/191 | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy | 56.2 | #182/188 | 2013 |
| Life Expectancy | 63.4 | #169/186 | 2020 |
| Suicide Rate | 5.3 | #124/185 | 2021 |
| Tobacco Use Prevalence | 22.9% | #66/167 | 2022 |
| Undernourishment | 28.1% | #12/166 | 2023 |
| Universal Health Coverage Index | 42 | #181/195 | 2023 |
🎓 Education
| Mean Years of Schooling | 5.7 | #131/146 | 2020 |
🌱 Environment
| CO₂ per Capita (WB) | 0.3 | #175/203 | 2024 |
| Renewable Electricity | 86.9% | #26/195 | 2024 |
🏛️ Governance
| Civil Liberties (V-Dem) | 0 | #178/179 | 2025 |
| Clean Elections (V-Dem) | 0 | #166/179 | 2025 |
| Control of Corruption (QoG) | -1.3 | #176/192 | 2024 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 17 | #164/179 | 2024 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) | 17 | #163/177 | 2024 |
| Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) | 0 | #178/179 | 2025 |
| Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) | 0 | #179/179 | 2025 |
| Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) | 0.1 | #176/179 | 2025 |
| Freedom House Status (QoG) | 3 | #1/193 | 2024 |
| Freedom in the World Score | 6 | #186/196 | 2024 |
| Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) | 0 | #177/179 | 2025 |
| Gender Equality (V-Dem) | 0 | #179/179 | 2025 |
| Government Effectiveness (QoG) | -1.9 | #190/192 | 2024 |
| Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) | 0.1 | #153/179 | 2025 |
| Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) | 0 | #176/179 | 2025 |
| Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) | 0.1 | #166/179 | 2025 |
| Political Corruption (V-Dem) | 0.8 | #41/179 | 2025 |
| Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) | 19.1 | #171/173 | 2024 |
| Rule of Law (V-Dem) | 0.1 | #164/179 | 2025 |
| Voice & Accountability (QoG) | -2.2 | #191/192 | 2024 |
📰 Media & news
| Press Freedom Index | 19.5 | #172/177 | 2026 |
🛡️ Safety
| Homicide Rate | 6.8 | #68/204 | 2023 |
| Road Traffic Deaths | 24.1 | #21/195 | 2021 |
⚠️ Risk & resilience
| Climate Seen as a Threat | 93.7% | #19/142 | 2023 |
| Confident Can Protect Family | 14.1% | #141/142 | 2023 |
| Disaster Exposure (WRI) | 0.3 | #142/193 | 2025 |
| Experienced a Disaster | 54.1% | #12/142 | 2023 |
| Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) | 9.3% | #49/139 | 2023 |
| INFORM Risk Index | 7.8 | #6/191 | 2025 |
| Resilience to Risk (WRP) | 29.3 | #141/141 | 2023 |
| World Risk Index | 3.7 | #102/193 | 2025 |
| Worry About Violent Crime | 64.3% | #84/142 | 2023 |
😊 Wellbeing
| Happiness (Cantril Ladder) | 1.4 | #147/147 | 2025 |
| Happiness Driver: Freedom | 0 | #146/146 | 2025 |
| Happiness Driver: GDP | 0.9 | #138/147 | 2025 |
| Happiness Driver: Generosity | 0.1 | #100/147 | 2025 |
| Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy | 0.2 | #139/146 | 2025 |
| Happiness Driver: Low Corruption | 0.1 | #62/147 | 2025 |
| Happiness Driver: Social Support | 0 | #147/147 | 2025 |
| Human Development Index | 0.5 | #181/193 | 2023 |
🧭 Attitudes & values
| Believe Vaccines Are Effective | 96% | #6/143 | 2018 |
| Believe Vaccines Are Safe | 94.2% | #7/143 | 2018 |
| Trust in Science | 67.4% | #101/143 | 2018 |
| Trust in Scientists | 55.9% | #106/143 | 2018 |
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