Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Afghanistan, you would:
Health
live 5.0 years longer
In Afghanistan, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
be 42.6% less likely to be obese
In Afghanistan, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 11.8% of people as of 2024.
see 26.3% more spent on your healthcare
Afghanistan spends $330 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 65.3% more doctors per person
Afghanistan has 3.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
have 34.1% more access to essential health services
Afghanistan scores 41 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Indonesia scores 55 as of 2021.
be 66.7% less likely to die by suicide
Afghanistan has a suicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 75.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Afghanistan, 13.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
make 12.1 times more money
Afghanistan has a GDP per capita of $417 as of 2024, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 73.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Afghanistan, approximately 521.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Indonesia, 140.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to be literate
In Afghanistan, the literacy rate is 37.3% as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 68.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Afghanistan, approximately 48.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
have 55.0% fewer children
In Afghanistan, there are approximately 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Afghanistan, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 4.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Afghanistan, approximately 16.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
be 10.1% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Afghanistan, approximately 81% of people have access to drinking water (97% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 89% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.9% less on education
Afghanistan spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 82.0% less on healthcare
Afghanistan spends 15.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 92.6% less likely to be murdered
Afghanistan has a homicide rate of 4.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 53.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Afghanistan, road accidents kill 24.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.5 times more home broadband
Afghanistan has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 45.8% less strain on fresh water
Afghanistan withdraws 55% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
Environment
be 59.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Afghanistan, air pollution causes 143.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 10.2 times more CO2
Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2020). How we calculate this
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