Countries / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Afghanistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLow incomeCapital: Kabul205,065 observations

Population

43.84M

world rank #36 / 217

GDP

17.78B

world rank #134 / 186

GDP / capita

1,964.5

world rank #185 / 185

Life expectancy

66.3

world rank #184 / 217

Governance

584 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile21.4#184 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile13.7#200 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile28.2#200 Rule of Law0-100 percentile23.7#204

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Economy

1,852 indicators

GDPcurrent US$17.78B#134 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,964.5#185 GDP growth%1.9%#145 Inflation%-6.6%#1

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators

Merchandise exportscurrent US$926M#158 Merchandise importscurrent US$3.61B#150 Exports of goods & services% GDP15.7%#152 Imports of goods & services% GDP68.1%#37

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

3,193 indicators

Life expectancyyears66.3#184 Infant mortalityper 1k births48.3#138 Maternal mortalityper 100k521#111 Health spending% GDP15%#4

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,467 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross59.6%#128 Education spending% GDP4.3%#80 Adult literacy%37.3%#43 Primary enrollment% gross112.2%#21

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

912 indicators

Populationpeople43.84M#36 Population growth%2.8%#20 Urban population%25.9%#193 Fertility ratebirths/woman4.8#9

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

258 indicators

Electricity access% pop87.8%#34 Renewable energy share%20%#31 Forest area% land1.9%#188 CO₂ per capitat0.25#186

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

209 indicators

Electricity access, rural% rural pop84.6%#32 Electricity access, urban% urban pop97%#19 Electricity from coal% of output0%#1

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

301 indicators

Terrestrial protected areas% land area3.6%#150 Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources43%#141 Capture fisheries productiontonnes2,000#169

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Agriculture

275 indicators

Agricultural land% land area58.4%#42 Cereal yieldkg per hectare2,358.6#45 Aquaculture productiontonnes12,170#80 Food production index2014-16 = 100111.4#78

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

61 indicators

Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people60.1#147 Secure internet serversper 1M people41.1#186 Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.44#143

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,892 indicators

Internet users% pop16.1%#175 Homicide rateper 100k4#69 Female labor participation%5.1%#181 Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 1000.08#161

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

383 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths780#33 INFORM risk score0-107.8#61 Hazard & exposure0-107.7#66 Vulnerability0-108.3#65

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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