Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Australia, you would:
Health
be 81.0% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 29.4 years less
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 55.6% lower top tax rate
Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Afghanistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 95.9% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 23.9% as of 2017.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Australia, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Afghanistan, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 106.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Afghanistan, 638.0 women do as of 2017.
be 34.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 80.0% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Australia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 37.3% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Afghanistan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 33.3% more on healthcare
Australia spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, Afghanistan Revenue Department.
Afghanistan: At a glance
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