🇦🇫 Afghanistan vs 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
33 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side, with 2 more published for only one of them. They differ most on maternal mortality, where Afghanistan’s figure is 20.0× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
33 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Afghanistan | Uzbekistan | Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 43,844,11136th of 240 | 37,053,42842nd of 240 | 18% higher |
| Annual Growth Rate | +2.77%21st of 240 | +1.88%57th of 240 | 47% higher |
| Population Density/km² | 64/km²153rd of 240 | 81/km²131st of 240 | 21% lower |
| Land Areakm² | 652,230 km²40th of 240 | 440,650 km²56th of 240 | 48% higher |
| Urban Population | 25.9%223rd of 240 | 51.0%168th of 240 | 49% lower |
| GDP per Capita | $417239th of 240 | $3,968176th of 240 | 9.5× lower |
| GDP Growth | +1.9%146th of 210 | +7.7%15th of 210 | 4.1× lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 66.3 years206th of 240 | 72.5 years152nd of 240 | 9% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 4.76 births per woman9th of 240 | 3.49 births per woman46th of 240 | 37% higher |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 35.0 per 1,0009th of 213 | 25.6 per 1,00049th of 213 | 37% higher |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 5.7 per 1,000168th of 213 | 6.0 per 1,000157th of 213 | 6% lower |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 48.3 per 1,000 live births182nd of 194 | 12.8 per 1,000 live births99th of 194 | 3.8× higher |
| Unemployment Rate | 13.4%166th of 186 | 4.6%77th of 186 | 2.9× higher |
| Inflation Rate | -6.6%191st of 191 | 8.8%27th of 191 | 15.4 points apart |
| Poverty Rate | 47.1%141st of 164 | 5.8%11th of 164 | 8.1× higher |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 15.0% of GDP4th of 192 | 6.7% of GDP92nd of 192 | 2.2× higher |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.32 per 1,000162nd of 206 | 2.81 per 1,00068th of 206 | 8.8× lower |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 0.35 per 1,000191st of 199 | 4.89 per 1,00034th of 199 | 4.54 per 1,000 apart |
| Literacy Rate | 37.3%170th of 175 | 100.0%1st of 175 | 2.7× lower |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 4.3% of GDP90th of 202 | 5.5% of GDP37th of 202 | 21% lower |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 59.6% gross, secondary164th of 207 | 98.1% gross, secondary68th of 207 | 39% lower |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 20.0% of final consumption107th of 211 | 1.0% of final consumption190th of 211 | 19.0 points apart |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 1.9% of land area186th of 211 | 8.5% of land area169th of 211 | 4.6× lower |
| Internet Penetration | 16.1%200th of 211 | 89.5%65th of 211 | 5.6× lower |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 60.1 per 100 people194th of 212 | 110.5 per 100 people117th of 212 | 46% lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 521 per 100,000 live births187th of 193 | 26 per 100,000 live births76th of 193 | 495 per 100,000 live births apart |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 1.83% of GDP80th of 163 | 2.87% of GDP35th of 163 | 36% lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 3.6% of land area190th of 211 | 14.1% of land area130th of 211 | 3.9× lower |
| Median Ageyears | 17.3 years229th of 240 | 27.0 years157th of 240 | 36% lower |
| Human Development Index | 0.496180th of 192 | 0.740106th of 192 | 33% lower |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 1.45/ 10164th of 164 | 6.28/ 1054th of 164 | 4.3× lower |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.25 tonnes per capita193rd of 212 | 3.83 tonnes per capita88th of 212 | 3.58 tonnes per capita apart |
| Obesity Rate | 18.8%129th of 198 | 30.6%65th of 198 | 39% lower |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Not Comparable
Published for one country but not the other, so no comparison is shown.
- Gini Index — 32.7 for Uzbekistan, not published for Afghanistan
- Mean Years of Schooling — 5.7 years for Afghanistan, not published for Uzbekistan
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1950 | 7.78M |
| Afghanistan | 1975 | 12.8M |
| Afghanistan | 2000 | 20.1M |
| Afghanistan | 2025 | 43.8M |
| Afghanistan | 2050 | 76.9M |
| Afghanistan | 2075 | 109.4M |
| Afghanistan | 2100 | 130.2M |
| Uzbekistan | 1950 | 6.24M |
| Uzbekistan | 1975 | 13.6M |
| Uzbekistan | 2000 | 24.8M |
| Uzbekistan | 2025 | 37.1M |
| Uzbekistan | 2050 | 52.2M |
| Uzbekistan | 2075 | 65.1M |
| Uzbekistan | 2100 | 74.4M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.