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Afghanistan vs Tajikistan

107 shared metrics.

AfghanistanLeads in 50

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TajikistanLeads in 57

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Afghanistan

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (prior to 15 August 2021); current country name disputed.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the name "Afghan" originally referred to the Pashtun people, but today it is understood to include all the country's ethnic groups.

CIA 2026

Tajikistan

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Tajikistan.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: the Persian suffix -ostan means "land," so the country name means "Land of the Tajik [people].

CIA 2026

Analysis

Tajikistan leads in 57 of 107 shared metrics, while Afghanistan leads in 50.

Afghanistan's Armed Forces Personnel is 8.7x that of Tajikistan (165.0K vs 17.0K).

Afghanistan's Official Languages Count is 8.0x that of Tajikistan (9.0 vs 1.0).

Afghanistan's Land Area is 3.7x that of Tajikistan (652.2K km² vs 138.8K km²).

Afghanistan's Population is 3.7x that of Tajikistan (49.47M vs 10.59M).

Afghanistan's Homicide Rate is 3.5x that of Tajikistan (4.0 per 100k vs 0.89 per 100k).

Key Comparisons

Armed Forces PersonnelAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

165.0K

Tajikistan

17.0K

Official Languages CountAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

9.0

Tajikistan

1.0

Land AreaAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

652.2K km²

Tajikistan

138.8K km²

PopulationAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

49.47M

Tajikistan

10.59M

Homicide RateAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

4.0 per 100k

Tajikistan

0.89 per 100k

Irrigated LandAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

24.9K km²

Tajikistan

5.7K km²

All Metrics

Armed Forces Personnel

Afghanistan

165.0K

Tajikistan

17.0K

871% higher

Official Languages Count

Afghanistan

9.0

Tajikistan

1.0

800% higher

Land Area

Afghanistan

652.2K km²

Tajikistan

138.8K km²

370% higher

Population

Afghanistan

49.47M

Tajikistan

10.59M

367% higher

Homicide Rate

Afghanistan

4.0 per 100k

Tajikistan

0.89 per 100k

352% higher

Irrigated Land

Afghanistan

24.9K km²

Tajikistan

5.7K km²

339% higher

Airports

Afghanistan

Tajikistan

240% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Afghanistan

23.09% of GDP

Tajikistan

7.6% of GDP

203% higher

Forest Area

Afghanistan

12.1K km²

Tajikistan

4.3K km²

183% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Afghanistan

18.48% of firms

Tajikistan

6.6% of firms

178% higher

Water Stress (%)

Afghanistan

43.02%

Tajikistan

16.71%

157% higher

Capital Elevation

Afghanistan

1.8K m

Tajikistan

706 m

154% higher

Firms Making Informal Payments

Afghanistan

11.39% of firms

Tajikistan

5.0% of firms

129% higher

Infant Mortality

Afghanistan

50.4 per 1k births

Tajikistan

22.9 per 1k births

120% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Afghanistan

58.44%

Tajikistan

27.95%

109% higher

Child Mortality

Afghanistan

55.5 per 1k births

Tajikistan

27.3 per 1k births

103% higher

Beer Consumption

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.00 L/person/yr

Tajikistan

0.31 L/person/yr

100% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.01 L/adult/yr

Tajikistan

0.74 L/adult/yr

99% lower

Spirits Consumption

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.01 L/person/yr

Tajikistan

0.41 L/person/yr

98% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.00 per 100k people

Tajikistan

0.20 per 100k people

98% lower

Electricity Generation

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.97 TWh

Tajikistan

22.61 TWh

96% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.03

Tajikistan

0.43

94% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

1.6 per 100k

Tajikistan

27.18 per 100k

94% lower

Mobile Money Accounts

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.91% of adults

Tajikistan

14.43% of adults

94% lower

Water Withdrawal

Afghanistan

20.28 B m³

Tajikistan

10.6 B m³

91% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.40 per 1k

Tajikistan

4.3 per 1k

91% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

627.0K kW

Tajikistan

6.48M kW

90% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

1.1% of adults

Tajikistan

8.6% of adults

88% lower

Protected Land (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

3.6%

Tajikistan

22.6%

84% lower

Digital Payments Used

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

7.9% of adults

Tajikistan

49.33% of adults

84% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.32 per 1k

Tajikistan

1.9 per 1k

83% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

7.8% of GDP

Tajikistan

42% of GDP

81% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Afghanistan

131.31 gCO2/kWh

Tajikistan

72.56 gCO2/kWh

81% higher

GNI Per Capita

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

$370

Tajikistan

$1,650

78% lower

Women in Senior Management

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

5.9% of managers

Tajikistan

24.54% of managers

76% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.25 t/person/yr

Tajikistan

1.0 t/person/yr

75% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

1.4 pts

Tajikistan

5.6 pts

74% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

2.3%

Tajikistan

8.4%

73% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Afghanistan

24.1 per 100k

Tajikistan

13.9 per 100k

73% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

10.85%

Tajikistan

35.64%

70% lower

Internet Users (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

18%

Tajikistan

57%

68% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Afghanistan

41.76% of firms

Tajikistan

25.24% of firms

65% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

2.0 sites

Tajikistan

5.0 sites

60% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

$2,201.72

Tajikistan

$5,405.98

59% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Afghanistan

64.07 per 1k

Tajikistan

40.44 per 1k

58% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.02

Tajikistan

0.04

58% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

20.72 per 1k people

Tajikistan

49.63 per 1k people

58% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.07

Tajikistan

0.16

56% lower

Scientific Publications

Afghanistan

169.19

Tajikistan

110.17

54% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

30.55%

Tajikistan

65.11%

53% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

60 per 100 people

Tajikistan

119 per 100 people

50% lower

Border Neighbors

Afghanistan

6.0

Tajikistan

4.0

50% higher

Air Passengers

Afghanistan

1.03M

Tajikistan

690.7K

49% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.02

Tajikistan

0.04

49% lower

Suicide Rate

Afghanistan

3.6 per 100k

Tajikistan

2.4 per 100k

48% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.36 kg/person/yr

Tajikistan

0.66 kg/person/yr

45% lower

Land Border Length

Afghanistan

6.0K km

Tajikistan

4.1K km

45% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

20%

Tajikistan

34.9%

43% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

54.5%

Tajikistan

95.99%

43% lower

Birth Rate

Afghanistan

35.99 per 1k

Tajikistan

25.31 per 1k

42% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

1.9%

Tajikistan

3.1%

40% lower

Fertility Rate

Afghanistan

4.9 children/woman

Tajikistan

3.5 children/woman

39% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

2.4%

Tajikistan

3.9%

38% lower

Coal Electricity Share

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

3.0%

Tajikistan

4.7%

35% lower

Informal Employment Share

Afghanistan

86.13% of employed people

Tajikistan

63.63% of employed people

35% higher

Food Waste per Person

Afghanistan

169.32 kg/person/yr

Tajikistan

126.49 kg/person/yr

34% higher

Death Rate

Afghanistan

5.8 per 1k

Tajikistan

4.5 per 1k

30% higher

Human Development Index

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.50

Tajikistan

0.69

28% lower

Tourism Revenue

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

$75,000,000

Tajikistan

$102,400,001.53

27% lower

Dependency Ratio

Afghanistan

82.78% of working-age pop.

Tajikistan

66.98% of working-age pop.

24% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Afghanistan

46.09 µg/m³

Tajikistan

37.05 µg/m³

24% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Afghanistan

12.07 Mt CO2e

Tajikistan

9.8 Mt CO2e

24% higher

Median Age

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

16.9 years

Tajikistan

21.9 years

23% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Afghanistan

$17,152,234,636.87

Tajikistan

$14,204,575,548.55

21% higher

Youth Population (%)

Afghanistan

42.89%

Tajikistan

36.26%

18% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

16 pts

Tajikistan

19 pts

16% lower

Obesity Rate

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

17.59%

Tajikistan

20.81%

15% lower

Population Density

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

63.56 /km²

Tajikistan

74.86 /km²

15% lower

Electricity Access (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

85.3%

Tajikistan

100%

15% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Afghanistan

16.79% of youth labor force

Tajikistan

14.59% of youth labor force

15% higher

Political Corruption Index

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0.77

Tajikistan

0.89

14% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Afghanistan

62.23 kg/person/yr

Tajikistan

54.54 kg/person/yr

14% higher

Unemployment Rate

Afghanistan

13.29%

Tajikistan

11.63%

14% higher

Lowest Elevation

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

258 m

Tajikistan

300 m

14% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

39.5% of adults

Tajikistan

45.5% of adults

13% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

31.5% of adults

Tajikistan

35.2% of adults

11% lower

Life Expectancy

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

66.0 years

Tajikistan

71.8 years

8% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

88.05% of adults

Tajikistan

94.82% of adults

7% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Afghanistan

50.73% of GDP

Tajikistan

48.44% of GDP

5% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Afghanistan

9.4% of firms

Tajikistan

9.1% of firms

3% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Afghanistan

$80.65

Tajikistan

$78.61

3% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

39.6 hrs/week

Tajikistan

40.29 hrs/week

2% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

16.85% of GDP

Tajikistan

17.19% of GDP

2% lower

Urban Population (%)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

25.7%

Tajikistan

26.18%

2% lower

Military Spending

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

1.8% of GDP

Tajikistan

1.8% of GDP

1% lower

Time Zones Count

Afghanistan

2.0 time zones

Tajikistan

2.0 time zones

equal

Coastline Length

Afghanistan

0 km

Tajikistan

0 km

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Afghanistan

Tajikistan

ranked higher

Solar Electricity Share

Afghanistan

11.11%

Tajikistan

ranked higher

Inflation Rate

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

-6.6%

Tajikistan

7.7%

ranked lower

Broadband Access (%)

Afghanistan

202 per 100 people

Tajikistan

202 per 100 people

equal

Women in Parliament (%)

Afghanistan

27.02%

Tajikistan

26.98%

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Afghanistan

0 per 1M people

Tajikistan

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Highest Elevation

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

7.5K m

Tajikistan

7.5K m

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

-40.2% of GDP

Tajikistan

16.6% of GDP

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

0% of GDP

Tajikistan

2.1% of GDP

ranked lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Afghanistan

0 per 1M people

Tajikistan

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Comparison of Afghanistan and Tajikistan across 107 metrics
				Winner
Armed Forces Personnel	165.0K	17.0K	871% higher	Afghanistan
Official Languages Count	9.0	1.0	800% higher	Afghanistan
Land Area	652.2K km²	138.8K km²	370% higher	Afghanistan
Population	49.47M	10.59M	367% higher	Afghanistan
Homicide Rate	4.0 per 100k	0.89 per 100k	352% higher	Afghanistan
Irrigated Land	24.9K km²	5.7K km²	339% higher	Afghanistan
Airports	68	20	240% higher	Afghanistan
Health Spending (% GDP)	23.09% of GDP	7.6% of GDP	203% higher	Afghanistan
Forest Area	12.1K km²	4.3K km²	183% higher	Afghanistan
Firms with Female Top Manager	18.48% of firms	6.6% of firms	178% higher	Afghanistan
Water Stress (%)	43.02%	16.71%	157% higher	Afghanistan
Capital Elevation	1.8K m	706 m	154% higher	Afghanistan
Firms Making Informal Payments	11.39% of firms	5.0% of firms	129% higher	Afghanistan
Infant Mortality	50.4 per 1k births	22.9 per 1k births	120% higher	Afghanistan
Agricultural Land (%)	58.44%	27.95%	109% higher	Afghanistan
Child Mortality	55.5 per 1k births	27.3 per 1k births	103% higher	Afghanistan
Beer Consumption	0.00 L/person/yr	0.31 L/person/yr	100% lower	Tajikistan
Alcohol Consumption	0.01 L/adult/yr	0.74 L/adult/yr	99% lower	Tajikistan
Spirits Consumption	0.01 L/person/yr	0.41 L/person/yr	98% lower	Tajikistan
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.00 per 100k people	0.20 per 100k people	98% lower	Tajikistan
Electricity Generation	0.97 TWh	22.61 TWh	96% lower	Tajikistan
Women's Political Empowerment	0.03	0.43	94% lower	Tajikistan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	1.6 per 100k	27.18 per 100k	94% lower	Tajikistan
Mobile Money Accounts	0.91% of adults	14.43% of adults	94% lower	Tajikistan
Water Withdrawal	20.28 B m³	10.6 B m³	91% higher	Afghanistan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	0.40 per 1k	4.3 per 1k	91% lower	Tajikistan
Electric Generating Capacity	627.0K kW	6.48M kW	90% lower	Tajikistan
Credit Card Ownership	1.1% of adults	8.6% of adults	88% lower	Tajikistan
Protected Land (%)	3.6%	22.6%	84% lower	Tajikistan
Digital Payments Used	7.9% of adults	49.33% of adults	84% lower	Tajikistan
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.32 per 1k	1.9 per 1k	83% lower	Tajikistan
Government Debt (% GDP)	7.8% of GDP	42% of GDP	81% lower	Tajikistan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	131.31 gCO2/kWh	72.56 gCO2/kWh	81% higher	Afghanistan
GNI Per Capita	$370	$1,650	78% lower	Tajikistan
Women in Senior Management	5.9% of managers	24.54% of managers	76% lower	Tajikistan
CO2 Per Capita	0.25 t/person/yr	1.0 t/person/yr	75% lower	Tajikistan
Life Evaluation Score	1.4 pts	5.6 pts	74% lower	Tajikistan
GDP Growth Rate	2.3%	8.4%	73% lower	Tajikistan
Road Traffic Death Rate	24.1 per 100k	13.9 per 100k	73% higher	Afghanistan
University Enrollment Rate	10.85%	35.64%	70% lower	Tajikistan
Internet Users (%)	18%	57%	68% lower	Tajikistan
Firms Hit by Power Outages	41.76% of firms	25.24% of firms	65% higher	Afghanistan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	5.0 sites	60% lower	Tajikistan
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$2,201.72	$5,405.98	59% lower	Tajikistan
Teen Birth Rate	64.07 per 1k	40.44 per 1k	58% higher	Afghanistan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.02	0.04	58% lower	Tajikistan
Vehicles per 1,000 People	20.72 per 1k people	49.63 per 1k people	58% lower	Tajikistan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.07	0.16	56% lower	Tajikistan
Scientific Publications	169.19	110.17	54% higher	Afghanistan
Safe Drinking Water (%)	30.55%	65.11%	53% lower	Tajikistan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	60 per 100 people	119 per 100 people	50% lower	Tajikistan
Border Neighbors	6.0	4.0	50% higher	Afghanistan
Air Passengers	1.03M	690.7K	49% higher	Afghanistan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.02	0.04	49% lower	Tajikistan
Suicide Rate	3.6 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	48% higher	Afghanistan
Seafood Consumption per Person	0.36 kg/person/yr	0.66 kg/person/yr	45% lower	Tajikistan
Land Border Length	6.0K km	4.1K km	45% higher	Afghanistan
Renewable Energy (%)	20%	34.9%	43% lower	Tajikistan
Sanitation Access (%)	54.5%	95.99%	43% lower	Tajikistan
Birth Rate	35.99 per 1k	25.31 per 1k	42% higher	Afghanistan
Forest Coverage (%)	1.9%	3.1%	40% lower	Tajikistan
Fertility Rate	4.9 children/woman	3.5 children/woman	39% higher	Afghanistan
Elderly Population (%)	2.4%	3.9%	38% lower	Tajikistan
Coal Electricity Share	3.0%	4.7%	35% lower	Tajikistan
Informal Employment Share	86.13% of employed people	63.63% of employed people	35% higher	Afghanistan
Food Waste per Person	169.32 kg/person/yr	126.49 kg/person/yr	34% higher	Afghanistan
Death Rate	5.8 per 1k	4.5 per 1k	30% higher	Afghanistan
Human Development Index	0.50	0.69	28% lower	Tajikistan
Tourism Revenue	$75,000,000	$102,400,001.53	27% lower	Tajikistan
Dependency Ratio	82.78% of working-age pop.	66.98% of working-age pop.	24% higher	Afghanistan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	46.09 µg/m³	37.05 µg/m³	24% higher	Afghanistan
Total CO2 Emissions	12.07 Mt CO2e	9.8 Mt CO2e	24% higher	Afghanistan
Median Age	16.9 years	21.9 years	23% lower	Tajikistan
GDP (Nominal)	$17,152,234,636.87	$14,204,575,548.55	21% higher	Afghanistan
Youth Population (%)	42.89%	36.26%	18% higher	Afghanistan
Corruption Perceptions Index	16 pts	19 pts	16% lower	Tajikistan
Obesity Rate	17.59%	20.81%	15% lower	Tajikistan
Population Density	63.56 /km²	74.86 /km²	15% lower	Tajikistan
Electricity Access (%)	85.3%	100%	15% lower	Tajikistan
Youth Unemployment Rate	16.79% of youth labor force	14.59% of youth labor force	15% higher	Afghanistan
Political Corruption Index	0.77	0.89	14% lower	Tajikistan
Milk Consumption per Person	62.23 kg/person/yr	54.54 kg/person/yr	14% higher	Afghanistan
Unemployment Rate	13.29%	11.63%	14% higher	Afghanistan
Lowest Elevation	258 m	300 m	14% lower	Tajikistan
Hypertension Prevalence	39.5% of adults	45.5% of adults	13% lower	Tajikistan
Insufficient Physical Activity	31.5% of adults	35.2% of adults	11% lower	Tajikistan
Life Expectancy	66.0 years	71.8 years	8% lower	Tajikistan
Can Raise Emergency Money	88.05% of adults	94.82% of adults	7% lower	Tajikistan
Imports (% GDP)	50.73% of GDP	48.44% of GDP	5% higher	Afghanistan
Firms Asked for Bribes	9.4% of firms	9.1% of firms	3% higher	Afghanistan
Health Spending Per Capita	$80.65	$78.61	3% higher	Afghanistan
Average Weekly Work Hours	39.6 hrs/week	40.29 hrs/week	2% lower	Tajikistan
Exports (% GDP)	16.85% of GDP	17.19% of GDP	2% lower	Tajikistan
Urban Population (%)	25.7%	26.18%	2% lower	Tajikistan
Military Spending	1.8% of GDP	1.8% of GDP	1% lower	Tajikistan
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Afghanistan
Coastline Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Afghanistan
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Afghanistan
Solar Electricity Share	11.11%	0%	ranked higher	Afghanistan
Inflation Rate	-6.6%	7.7%	ranked lower	Tajikistan
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	equal	Afghanistan
Women in Parliament (%)	27.02%	26.98%	equal	Afghanistan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Afghanistan
Highest Elevation	7.5K m	7.5K m	equal	Tajikistan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-40.2% of GDP	16.6% of GDP	ranked lower	Tajikistan
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0% of GDP	2.1% of GDP	ranked lower	Tajikistan
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Afghanistan

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Analysis

Tajikistan leads in 57 of 107 shared metrics, while Afghanistan leads in 50.

Afghanistan's Armed Forces Personnel is 8.7x that of Tajikistan (165.0K vs 17.0K).

Afghanistan's Official Languages Count is 8.0x that of Tajikistan (9.0 vs 1.0).

Afghanistan's Land Area is 3.7x that of Tajikistan (652.2K km² vs 138.8K km²).

Afghanistan's Population is 3.7x that of Tajikistan (49.47M vs 10.59M).

Afghanistan's Homicide Rate is 3.5x that of Tajikistan (4.0 per 100k vs 0.89 per 100k).

Key Comparisons

Armed Forces PersonnelAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

165.0K

Tajikistan

17.0K

Official Languages CountAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

9.0

Tajikistan

1.0

Land AreaAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

652.2K km²

Tajikistan

138.8K km²

PopulationAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

49.47M

Tajikistan

10.59M

Homicide RateAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

4.0 per 100k

Tajikistan

0.89 per 100k

Irrigated LandAfghanistan leads

Afghanistan

24.9K km²

Tajikistan

5.7K km²

Armed Forces Personnel

165.0K

17.0K

Official Languages Count

9.0

1.0

Land Area

652.2K km²

138.8K km²

Population

49.47M

10.59M

Homicide Rate

4.0 per 100k

0.89 per 100k

Irrigated Land

24.9K km²

5.7K km²

Airports

Health Spending (% GDP)

23.09% of GDP

7.6% of GDP

Forest Area

12.1K km²

4.3K km²

Firms with Female Top Manager

18.48% of firms

6.6% of firms

Water Stress (%)

43.02%

16.71%

Capital Elevation

1.8K m

706 m

Firms Making Informal Payments

11.39% of firms

5.0% of firms

Infant Mortality

50.4 per 1k births

22.9 per 1k births

Agricultural Land (%)

58.44%

27.95%

Child Mortality

55.5 per 1k births

27.3 per 1k births

Beer Consumption

0.00 L/person/yr

0.31 L/person/yr

Alcohol Consumption

0.01 L/adult/yr

0.74 L/adult/yr

Spirits Consumption

0.01 L/person/yr

0.41 L/person/yr

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.00 per 100k people

0.20 per 100k people

Electricity Generation

0.97 TWh

22.61 TWh

Women's Political Empowerment

0.03

0.43

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

1.6 per 100k

27.18 per 100k

Mobile Money Accounts

0.91% of adults

14.43% of adults

Water Withdrawal

20.28 B m³

10.6 B m³

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

0.40 per 1k

4.3 per 1k

Electric Generating Capacity

627.0K kW

6.48M kW

Credit Card Ownership

1.1% of adults

8.6% of adults

Protected Land (%)

3.6%

22.6%

Digital Payments Used

7.9% of adults

49.33% of adults

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.32 per 1k

1.9 per 1k

Government Debt (% GDP)

7.8% of GDP

42% of GDP

Electricity Carbon Intensity

131.31 gCO2/kWh

72.56 gCO2/kWh

GNI Per Capita

$370

$1,650

Women in Senior Management

5.9% of managers

24.54% of managers

CO2 Per Capita

0.25 t/person/yr

1.0 t/person/yr

Life Evaluation Score

1.4 pts

5.6 pts

GDP Growth Rate

2.3%

8.4%

Road Traffic Death Rate

24.1 per 100k

13.9 per 100k

University Enrollment Rate

10.85%

35.64%

Internet Users (%)

18%

57%

Firms Hit by Power Outages

41.76% of firms

25.24% of firms

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

2.0 sites

5.0 sites

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$2,201.72

$5,405.98

Teen Birth Rate

64.07 per 1k

40.44 per 1k

Liberal Democracy Index

0.02

0.04

Vehicles per 1,000 People

20.72 per 1k people

49.63 per 1k people

Electoral Democracy Index

0.07

0.16

Scientific Publications

169.19

110.17

Safe Drinking Water (%)

30.55%

65.11%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

60 per 100 people

119 per 100 people

Border Neighbors

6.0

4.0

Air Passengers

1.03M

690.7K

Freedom of Expression Index

0.02

0.04

Suicide Rate

3.6 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Seafood Consumption per Person

0.36 kg/person/yr

0.66 kg/person/yr

Land Border Length

6.0K km

4.1K km

Renewable Energy (%)

20%

34.9%

Sanitation Access (%)

54.5%

95.99%

Birth Rate

35.99 per 1k

25.31 per 1k

Forest Coverage (%)

1.9%

3.1%

Fertility Rate

4.9 children/woman

3.5 children/woman

Elderly Population (%)

2.4%

3.9%

Coal Electricity Share

3.0%

4.7%

Informal Employment Share

86.13% of employed people

63.63% of employed people

Food Waste per Person

169.32 kg/person/yr

126.49 kg/person/yr

Death Rate

5.8 per 1k

4.5 per 1k

Human Development Index

0.50

0.69

Tourism Revenue

$75,000,000

$102,400,001.53

Dependency Ratio

82.78% of working-age pop.

66.98% of working-age pop.

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

46.09 µg/m³

37.05 µg/m³

Total CO2 Emissions

12.07 Mt CO2e

9.8 Mt CO2e

Median Age

16.9 years

21.9 years

GDP (Nominal)

$17,152,234,636.87

$14,204,575,548.55

Youth Population (%)

42.89%

36.26%

Corruption Perceptions Index

16 pts

19 pts

Obesity Rate

17.59%

20.81%

Population Density

63.56 /km²

74.86 /km²

Electricity Access (%)

85.3%

100%

Youth Unemployment Rate

16.79% of youth labor force

14.59% of youth labor force

Political Corruption Index

0.77

0.89

Milk Consumption per Person

62.23 kg/person/yr

54.54 kg/person/yr

Unemployment Rate

13.29%

11.63%

Lowest Elevation

258 m

300 m

Hypertension Prevalence

39.5% of adults

45.5% of adults

Insufficient Physical Activity

31.5% of adults

35.2% of adults

Life Expectancy

66.0 years

71.8 years

Can Raise Emergency Money

88.05% of adults

94.82% of adults

Imports (% GDP)

50.73% of GDP

48.44% of GDP

Firms Asked for Bribes

9.4% of firms

9.1% of firms

Health Spending Per Capita

$80.65

$78.61

Average Weekly Work Hours

39.6 hrs/week

40.29 hrs/week

Exports (% GDP)

16.85% of GDP

17.19% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

25.7%

26.18%

Military Spending

1.8% of GDP

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

Coastline Length

0 km

Wind Electricity Share

Solar Electricity Share

11.11%

Inflation Rate

-6.6%

7.7%

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

Women in Parliament (%)

27.02%

26.98%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Highest Elevation

7.5K m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-40.2% of GDP

16.6% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0% of GDP

2.1% of GDP

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

0 per 1M people