# Afghanistan — national dossier Afghanistan — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 42 indicators, each… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/AFG Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Capital: Kabul - Region: Southern Asia, Asia - Population: 34 m - Area: 652,230 km² - Languages: Dari, Pashto, Turkmen - Currency: Afghan afghani (AFN) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $18 B | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $417 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | 1.9% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | -6.6% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 83.8% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 44 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 66.3 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 25.9% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 4.8 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Literacy rate | 37.3% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 19.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 28.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 13.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 30.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 23.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 21.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 15.0% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 0.32 | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 53.0 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 55.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Safe drinking water | 30.6% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Adult literacy | 37.3% | 2021 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Education spending | 4.3% | 2017 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 112.2% | 2023 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 59.6% | 2023 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 10.9% | 2020 | Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Internet users | 16.1% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 60 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 0.0% | 2019 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 652,230 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 1.9% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 58.4% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 0.3 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 20.0% | 2022 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 0.4% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 0.0% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 0.4% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 87.8% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 1.8% | 2021 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $278 M | 2021 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 165,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:AFG::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/AFG.claims.json History: "Crossroads of empires, from Bactria and the Bamiyan Buddhas to the Durrani state and the wars of the modern age." — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/AFG/chronicle.md (6 eras, 24 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "Afghanistan — national dossier", terralore.co/country/AFG, retrieved .