Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Niue, you would:
Health
be 89.0% less likely to be obese
In Niue, 50.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 65.5% less money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2020.
be 99.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Afghanistan, that number is 23.9% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 77.5% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Niue, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Afghanistan, 76% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% 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.
Afghanistan: At a glance
How big is Afghanistan compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.