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Afghanistan vs Namibia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 114 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Afghanistan
afg
Leads on 44 of 114 metrics
Namibia
nam
Leads on 51 of 114 metrics

Summary

Comparing Afghanistan and Namibia: Namibia leads on Major Urban Areas Population (477,000 people) against Afghanistan (4.59 people); Afghanistan leads on Irrigated Land (24,930) against Namibia (80); Namibia leads on Apple Import Volume (10.84 million tonnes) against Afghanistan (90,480 tonnes). Across 114 compared metrics, Afghanistan wins on 44 and Namibia wins on 51.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)16.09 %64.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)17.71 %64.41 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 18% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score17.88 points75.35 points★
Radios167,000232,000★
Televisions100,000★60,000
Waterways1,200none

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country5.62B $★1.24B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.56B $14.50B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)15.29 %28.01 %★
Apple Import Volume90,480 tonnes10.84M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA10.5 %
Coal Revenue0.45★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★10.04 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.4 % of GDP★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 72.2
Electricity Consumption5.53★3.89
Electricity Exports088★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels45★28
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5264★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables48★
Electricity Imports4.4★3.07
Electricity Installed Capacity634,100★535,500
Electricity Production1.211.4★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)3.38 USD per capita21.73 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient29.459.1★
Gross Fixed InvestmentNA%22.3
Gross National Saving22.7★16.7
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.8 %★1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)-6.6 %★4.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption164.2★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production164.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves49.5562.29★
Oil Consumption4,80024,000★
Oil Exports00
Oil Imports4,51219,890★
Oil Production00
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line54.5 people17.4 people★
Public Debt7.84.64★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.3 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption35,000★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports080★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports34,210★26,270
Refined Petroleum Products Production00
Remittances1.9★1.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.20.47★
Taxes and Other Revenues9.933★
Top Exporting Countries2.89B USD5.41B USD★
Unemployment Rate13.3 %★19.2 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate37.46 %★58.84 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)309,67926,448★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions7.763.46★
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 density is very low, with the largest clusters found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation3.6 sq km40.9 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country10.65 Cubic meters per year★2.1 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources65.33★39.91

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.35 %★0.08 %
Agricultural land387,372 sq. km388,132 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km1,572 km★
Dam capacity per capita43.87 cubic meters per inhabitant215.05 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land24,930★80

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country6.1 %65.13 %★
Administrative Divisions34★14
Independence1921★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.7★5.3
Health Care Spending per Capita404.26 USD1,248.83 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)21.8 % of GDP★9.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%11.8 %
Hospital Bed Density0.4 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)521 %139 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.921.6★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.5 %★17.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,000★210,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people0 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 519.113.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)165,000★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Currently married (Percent)65.73 %★35.13 %
Human Capital Index0.420.48★
Life expectancy at birth69.52 years74.68 years★
Median age of population17.46 years21.43 years★
Population Change1.50M persons★54,865.9 persons
Population density68.74 per sq. km3.85 per sq. km★
Total population45.04M persons★3.16M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.090.72★
Birth Rate (%)35.99 %★23.93 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate18.9 %56.1 %★
Death Rate (%)5.79 %★6.36 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDP9.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age10.79M persons★816,356.35 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate9.13★1.13
Learning-adjusted years of school5.41 years6.59 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.59 people477,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)165.26166.96★
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 %★44.2 %
Physician Density0.32 people/sq km0.55 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.86 %★1.76 %
Population living in slums74.25 %★41.33 %
Total deaths213,986.9 persons15,835.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)36.45 %63.35 %★
Total fertility rate4.57 per woman★3.14 per woman
Total net-migration192,894.5 persons★-8,818.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate50.42 per live births34.52 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Airports68259★
Civil Air Travel2NA major transport aircraft
Heliports8★1

Other

1 metric
Metric🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇳🇦 NamibiaShare
Current Bank Rate7.5 %★6.5 %

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