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Afghanistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income · capital Kabul
Reports 19 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old66.3years
Ranks 184 of 217 in 2024
11% below world median · 14% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old53.0per 1,000 live births
Ranks 171 of 196 in 2024
2.5× above world median · 3.1× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old521per 100,000 live births
Ranks 188 of 194 in 2023
10.1× above world median · 29.6× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2022 · 4 years old44.6% of under-5s
Ranks 29 of 32 in 2022
1.2× above world median · 5.3× above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 32 countries reporting in 2022 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old14.99% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
1.4× above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old4.76births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
1.5× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2021 · 5 years old37.3% of adults 15+
Ranks 43 of 44 in 2021
58% below world median · 56% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 44 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2023 · 3 years old112.2% gross
Ranks 21 of 166 in 2023
12% above world median · 15% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 166 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Education spending
2017 · 9 years old4.34% of GDP
Ranks 80 of 171 in 2017
4% above world median · about the same Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 171 countries reporting in 2017 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2024 · 2 years old417current US$
Ranks 199 of 200 in 2024
95% below world median · 93% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 200 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2024 · 2 years old2,236international $
Ranks 185 of 195 in 2024
89% below world median · 87% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 195 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Unemployment
2025 · 1 year old13.4% of labour force
Ranks 163 of 182 in 2025
1.6× above world median · 61% above Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Inflation
2024 · 2 years old-6.6% per year
Not ranked — no better end
3.2× below world median
Medians computed across 174 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Military spending
2021 · 5 years old1.83% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
22% above world median
Medians computed across 152 countries reporting in 2021 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old87.8% of population
Ranks 166 of 215 in 2024
12% below world median · 12% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old30.6% of population
Ranks 125 of 148 in 2024
62% below world median · 64% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old16.1% of population
Ranks 177 of 182 in 2024
80% below world median · 81% below Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.28t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
89% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old43.8mpeople
Not ranked — no better end
5.7× above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Afghanistan has no figure in this dataset for Extreme poverty, Income inequality (Gini). That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.