Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Zambia, you would:
Health
be 99.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Zambia, 11.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 32.1% less likely to be obese
In Zambia, 8.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 12.6 years less
In Zambia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 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 42.9% lower top tax rate
Zambia has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Afghanistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 39.4% less money
Zambia has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2020.
be 59.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Zambia, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2008. In Afghanistan, that number is 23.9% as of 2017.
Life
be 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Zambia, approximately 213.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Afghanistan, 638.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.0% less likely to be literate
In Zambia, the literacy rate is 86.7% as of 2018. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Zambia, approximately 37.1 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 2.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Zambia, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 6% 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 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Zambia, approximately 20.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.9% less on education
Zambia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Afghanistan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Zambia 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 Revenue Department, Zambia Revenue Authority.
Afghanistan: At a glance
How big is Afghanistan compared to Zambia? See an in-depth size comparison.