Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 66.9% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 5.9 years less
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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
be 14.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Afghanistan, that number is 23.9% as of 2017.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Afghanistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 13.0% less money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2020.
Life
have 53.2% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Afghanistan, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 17.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Afghanistan, 638.0 women do as of 2017.
be 53.0% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 58.1% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 56.8% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Afghanistan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 16.8% more on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% 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, Ministry of Finance, Afghanistan Revenue Department.
Afghanistan: At a glance
How big is Afghanistan compared to Lesotho? See an in-depth size comparison.