Afghanistan

Metrics

1. population
   44M
   36 of 176
   REST Countries · UN data
2. gdp
   $17B
   129 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
3. gdp per capita
   $414
   169 of 170
   World Bank · latest available
4. military spending
   $278M
   115 of 151
   SIPRI via World Bank
5. military % of gdp
   1.8%
   58 of 148
   SIPRI via World Bank
6. area
   652K km²
   42 of 176
   REST Countries
7. population density
   67.5 /km²
   76 of 144
   zuhd — derived from population and area
8. life expectancy
   66.0 yr
   143 of 175
   World Bank · latest available
9. internet access
   18%
   157 of 166
   ITU via World Bank
10. co₂ per capita
    0.28 t
    124 of 138
    World Bank · Climate Watch
11. urbanization
    26%
    135 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
12. fertility rate
    4.8
    6 of 142
    World Bank · UN DESA
13. foreign-born share
    0.2%
    134 of 141
    World Bank · UN DESA
14. remittances % of gdp
    4.0%
    44 of 131
    World Bank · IMF BOP
15. scientific articles / yr
    169
    109 of 142
    NSF / World Bank
16. high-tech exports %
    0%
    126 of 131
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
17. youth unemployment
    17%
    54 of 140
    ILO via World Bank
18. adult literacy
    37%
    83 of 86
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
19. democracy (v-dem)
    0.02
    135 of 138
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
20. cpi (clean gov)
    17
    127 of 139
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
21. press freedom
    40.2
    48 of 139
    RSF via Our World in Data
22. human development
    0.496
    132 of 140
    UNDP via Our World in Data
23. refugees hosted
    21K
    73 of 138
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
24. refugees produced
    5.8M
    2 of 139
    UNHCR via Our World in Data