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Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Afghanistan
afg
Leads on 38 of 106 metrics
Bangladesh
bgd
Leads on 56 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Afghanistan and Bangladesh: Afghanistan leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (634,100) against Bangladesh (11.90); Afghanistan leads on Radios (167,000) against Bangladesh (6.15); Afghanistan leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (65.33) against Bangladesh (1.23). Across 106 compared metrics, Afghanistan wins on 38 and Bangladesh wins on 56.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)17.71 %44.5 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 18% (2023 est.)percent of population: 45% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score17.88 points33.71 points★
Radios167,000★6.15
Televisions100,000770,000★
Waterways1,2008,370★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.62B $59.36B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.56B $496.95B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA5 %
Coal Revenue0.45★0.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★9.54 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.4 % of GDP★2.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business IndexOverall Ease of Doing Business score: 44.1 | Starting a Business score: 92.0 | Trading Across Borders score: 30.6 | Enforcing Contracts score: 31.8 45
Electricity Consumption5.5353.65★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4597★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants52★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★2
Electricity Imports4.4★0
Electricity Installed Capacity634,100★11.9
Electricity Production1.2160.51★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)3.38 USD per capita11.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.432.4★
Gross Fixed InvestmentNA%23.8
Gross National Saving22.730.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.8 %3.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-6.6 %★10.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption164.2★29.53
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production164.2★29.53
Natural Gas Proved Reserves49.55185.8★
Oil Consumption4,80098,000★
Oil Exports02,770★
Oil Imports4,51277,340★
Oil Production05,724★
Oil Proved Reserves028★
Population Below Poverty Line54.5 people18.7 people★
Public Debt7.8★33.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD4.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption35,000106,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0901★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports34,21081,570★
Refined Petroleum Products Production026,280★
Remittances1.96★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.2★0.08
Taxes and Other Revenues9.9★7.6
Unemployment Rate13.3 %4.7 %★

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)309,679★3.79M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.76★125.96
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.65 Cubic meters per year21.12 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources65.33★1.23

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.35 %67.52 %★
Agricultural land387,372 sq. km★96,571 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km580 km★
Dam capacity per capita43.87 cubic meters per inhabitant★36.91 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land24,93083,690★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.1 %35.23 %★
Administrative Divisions34★8
Independence19★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.713.2★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)21.8 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km0.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)521 %115 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.9★18.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.5 %3.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,000★14,000
Underweight Children Under 518.4★21.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)165,000227,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Currently married (Percent)65.73 %81.95 %★
Human Capital Index0.420.48★
Life expectancy at birth69.52 years78.42 years★
Median age of population17.46 years26.28 years★
Population Change1.50M persons2.43M persons★
Population density68.74 per sq. km★1,364.54 per sq. km
Total population45.04M persons177.81M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.090.52★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)35.99 %★19.45 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %62.7 %★
Death Rate (%)5.79 %★6.05 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age10.79M persons50.58M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate9.1377.36★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.41 years★5.04 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.59 people23.21 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)165.26★163.81
Military Service Age and Obligationservice is voluntary; there is no conscription (2023) note: the Taliban dismissed nearly all women from the former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, except those serving in detention facilities and assisting with body searchesvaries by service, but generally 17-23 for voluntary military service; length of service also varies (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.81 %98.02 %★
Physician Density0.32 people/sq km0.72 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.86 %★0.91 %
Population living in slums74.25 %★50.21 %
Total deaths213,986.9 persons★825,758.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.45 %62.05 %★
Total fertility rate4.57 per woman★2.11 per woman
Total net-migration192,894.5 persons★-215,456.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate50.42 per live births17.1 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇧🇩 BangladeshShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.040.05★
Airports68★17
Civil Air Travel215★
Heliports836★

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