Country profile
Afghanistan
Afghanistan ranks #36 of 215 for population, #208 of 209 for gdp per capita, #183 of 216 for life expectancy, across 22 open-data indicators.
People
Population
43M
people · 2024
Rank #36 of 215
Life expectancy
66.3
years · 2024
Rank #183 of 216
Under-5 mortality
53
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #39 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
50.1%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #170 of 232
Tobacco use
22.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #59 of 163
Calorie supply
2,315
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #170 of 189
Prosperity
GDP per capita
$414
current US$ · 2023
Rank #208 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
-6.6
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #194 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
127
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #137 of 210
Forest area
1.85%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #237 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
46.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #23 of 248
Protected areas
3.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #208 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.25
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #191 of 210
Fertilizer use
6.37
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #167 of 194
Cereal yield
2.36
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #112 of 182
Digital
Internet users
16.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #202 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0.08
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #245 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
60.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #243 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
85.3%
% of population · 2023
Rank #166 of 215
Renewable electricity output
78.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #35 of 257
Energy use per person
990
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #190 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.07
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #170 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Afghanistan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield