Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
be 31.8% less likely to be obese
In Brazil, 30.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
be 52.6% less likely to die by suicide
Brazil has a suicide rate of 7.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 9.7 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 84.1% less spent on your healthcare
Brazil spends $2,070 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 86.6% fewer doctors per person
Brazil has 23.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
have 48.8% less access to essential health services
Brazil scores 80 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Afghanistan scores 41 as of 2021.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
be 11.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 47.1% as of 2019.
make 96.1% less money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $10,713 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
have 2.9 times more children
In Brazil, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 35.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 67.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.7% less likely to be literate
In Brazil, the literacy rate is 94.7% as of 2024. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 14.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Brazil, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 80.9% less likely to have internet access
In Brazil, approximately 84.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
be 19.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Brazil, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 81% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 48.4% less on education
Brazil spends 5.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.1% more on healthcare
Brazil spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 79.1% less likely to be murdered
Brazil has a homicide rate of 19.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 4.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 53.5% more likely to die in a road accident
In Brazil, road accidents kill 15.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.7% less home broadband
Brazil has 24.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 36.5 times more strain on fresh water
Brazil withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 87.9% less CO2
Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 6.2 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Brazil, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2016–2020). How we calculate this
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