Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Indonesia, you would:
Health
be 20.3% less likely to be obese
In Indonesia, 6.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 19.4 years less
In Indonesia, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Indonesia has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Afghanistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 87.9% less money
Indonesia has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2021.
be 4.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Indonesia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 14.1% as of 2022.
be 5.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Indonesia, 9.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 54.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Indonesia, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Indonesia, approximately 173.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Afghanistan, 620.0 women do as of 2020.
be 61.1% less likely to be literate
In Indonesia, the literacy rate is 96.0% as of 2020. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Indonesia, approximately 19.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 104.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 71.0% less likely to have internet access
In Indonesia, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Indonesia, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 76% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on education
Indonesia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.6 times more on healthcare
Indonesia spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Afghanistan Revenue Department, Direktorat Jenderal Pajak.
Afghanistan: At a glance
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