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Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Afghanistan
afg
Leads on 46 of 107 metrics
Myanmar
mmr
Leads on 47 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Afghanistan and Myanmar: Afghanistan leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (634,100) against Myanmar (5.21); Afghanistan leads on Radios (167,000) against Myanmar (4.20); Afghanistan leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (65.33) against Myanmar (1.17). Across 107 compared metrics, Afghanistan wins on 46 and Myanmar wins on 47.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)17.71 %58.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 18% (2023 est.)percent of population: 59% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score17.88 points25.32 points★
Radios167,000★4.2
Televisions100,000320,000★
Waterways1,20012,800★

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.62B $15.62B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.56B $65.90B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA12 %
Coal Revenue0.45★0.01
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★13 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.4 % of GDP★4.8 % 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 89.3
Electricity Consumption5.5314.93★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels45★39
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5261★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables4★1
Electricity Imports4.4★0
Electricity Installed Capacity634,100★5.21
Electricity Production1.2117.32★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)3.38 USD per capita8.38 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.430.7★
Gross Fixed InvestmentNA%15.1
Gross National Saving22.7★17.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.8 %★-0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-6.6 %★8.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption164.2★4.5
Natural Gas Exports014.07★
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production164.2★18.41
Natural Gas Proved Reserves49.55637.1★
Oil Consumption4,80037,000★
Oil Exports00
Oil Imports4,51219,700★
Oil Production021,120★
Oil Proved Reserves050★
Population Below Poverty Line54.5 people24.8 people★
Public Debt7.8★35.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD★-1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption35,000123,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports00
Refined Petroleum Products Imports34,210102,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production013,330★
Remittances1.9★1.6
Revenue from Forest Resources0.21.69★
Taxes and Other Revenues9.9★6
Unemployment Rate13.3 %3.1 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)309,679-189,532★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.76★27.01
Population Distributionpopulations tend to cluster in the foothills and periphery of the rugged Hindu Kush range; smaller groups are found in many of the country's interior valleys; in general, the east is more densely settled, while the south is sparsely populatedpopulation concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.65 Cubic meters per year453.7 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources65.33★1.17

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.35 %★2.17 %
Agricultural land387,372 sq. km★128,889.4 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km1,930 km★
Dam capacity per capita43.87 cubic meters per inhabitant280.65 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land24,930★17,140

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.1 %★-1.87 %
Administrative Divisions34★7
Independence19★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.7★6.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)21.8 % of GDP★5.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.8 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km1.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)521 %185 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.924.7★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.5 %★5.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,000★240,000
Underweight Children Under 518.4★19.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)165,000463,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Currently married (Percent)65.73 %★57.35 %
Human Capital Index0.420.5★
Life expectancy at birth69.52 years71.17 years★
Median age of population17.46 years30.39 years★
Population Change1.50M persons★346,246.1 persons
Population density68.74 per sq. km★84.54 per sq. km
Total population45.04M persons55.20M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.09★0.02
Birth Rate (%)35.99 %★15.44 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)5.79 %★7.17 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP★2 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age10.79M persons14.52M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate9.1322.74★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.41 years6.98 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.59 people5.61 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)165.26★164.67
Military Manpower at Military Age22★18
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 searches18
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.81 %★69.4 %
Physician Density0.32 people/sq km0.76 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.86 %★0.69 %
Population living in slums74.25 %★63.09 %
Total deaths213,986.9 persons★495,487.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.45 %42.67 %★
Total fertility rate4.57 per woman★2.06 per woman
Total net-migration192,894.5 persons★-40,069.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate50.42 per live births39.88 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇲🇲 MyanmarShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.040.1★
Airports6874★
Civil Air Travel217★
Heliports8★6

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