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Afghanistan AF

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Low income · capital Kabul

Population
43,844,111
2025
GDP
$17.8 billion
2024
Life expectancy
66.3 y
2024

In the live services

corpusrows for this country
recipes3
legal1
defense1

Geospatial extent

Bounding box 60.49°–74.89° E, 29.39°–38.47° N · centroid 33.93, 67.69 · source natural-earth-1:110m

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Extent only; no cadastre or address data.

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Top research institutions

OpenAlex works counts; not a quality ranking.

Legal system

the Taliban is implementing its own interpretation of Islamic law, which is partially based on the Hanifi school of Islamic jurisprudence and have enforced strict punishments; before the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan had a mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law (2021)

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json)

Measured indicators

indicatorvalueyearsource
account_ownership9.72021World Bank FX.OWN.TOTL.ZS
Account ownership (% age 15+)9.72021World Bank
Agricultural land (% of land)58.42024World Bank
air_freight0.82023World Bank IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1
Air passengers carried1,031,379.02023World Bank
airline_routes_departures43.02026OpenFlights route database
airports_openflights22.02026OpenFlights airport database
airports_total6,427.02023World Bank IS.AIR.DPRT
armed_forces_pct1.82020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS
armed_forces_personnel165,000.02020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV)65,000,000.02021World Bank
atm_per_100k1.82019World Bank FB.ATM.TOTL.P5
bachelors_attainment_pct4.02022World Bank SE.TER.CUAT.BA.ZS
bank_branches_p52.02019World Bank FB.CBK.BRCH.P5
basic_water_pct80.82024World Bank
Battle-related deaths (UCDP)260.02024World Bank
broad_money_growth12.12020World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.ZG
broad_money_pct37.52020World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
broad_money_pct_gdp37.52020World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
budget_expense_pct_gdp39.22017World Bank
cereal_tonnes6,215,646.12024World Bank AG.PRD.CREL.MT
che_gdp_pct15.02023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHEGDP_SHA2011
che_per_capita_usd59.12023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHE_pc_US_SHA2011
child_stunting_pct44.62022World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
claims_on_central_gov-8.32020World Bank FS.AST.CGOV.GD.ZS
clean_fuels_cooking30.02024World Bank EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS
Clinical trials involving this country (ClinicalTrials.gov)34.02026ClinicalTrials.gov v2 (country from trial locations)
contradictions_total1.02026encyclopedia.db prose claim graph (precision-gated advisory; P17/P27 subject)
cpi168.52024World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL
CPIA business-regulatory rating (1-6, World Bank)2.02025World Bank IQ.CPA.BREG.XQ
CPIA financial-sector rating (1-6)1.52025World Bank IQ.CPA.FINQ.XQ
CPIA public-sector management rating (1-6)1.72025World Bank IQ.CPA.PUBS.XQ
CPIA trade rating (1-6)3.02025World Bank IQ.CPA.TRAD.XQ
crime_unodc_intentional_homicide_victims6.32012https://data.humdata.org/dataset/dcfea0b9-3f1d-47d8-b118-5207bc6149b5/resource/da23d592-5bc9-4068-aaaf-844cf914faca/download/homicide_report_total_and_sex.xlsx
crop_production_idx140.92024World Bank AG.PRD.CROP.XD
cts_homicide_count1,751.02023UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
cts_homicide_rate4.22023UNODC Crime Trends Survey (CTS) member-state responses, data.unodc.org bulk download (keyless)
Ease of doing business rank (archived DB2020)173.02020World Bank Doing Business archive (DB2020 revised, project discontinued 2021)
Ease of doing business score (archived DB2020)44.12020World Bank Doing Business archive (DB2020 revised, project discontinued 2021)
defense_spend_usd278,250,788.02021World Bank MS.MIL.XPND.CD
dentists_per_10k5.52023WHO Global Health Observatory HWF_0006
Emigrants living abroad (UN DESA 2020)2,627,519.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
International migrant stock (UN DESA 2020)74,909.02020UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2020 (bulk xlsx)
domestic_credit_private_pct3.12020World Bank FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS
dpt_immun_pct59.02024World Bank SH.IMM.IDPT
edu_spend_per_student_primary10.32017World Bank SE.XPD.PRIM.PC.ZS
edu_spend_per_student_secondary11.32017World Bank SE.XPD.SECO.PC.ZS
edu_spend_per_student_tertiary58.22014World Bank SE.XPD.TERT.PC.ZS
education_spend_pct_gdp4.32017World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
education_spend_secondary22.32017World Bank SE.XPD.SECO.ZS
education_spend_tertiary16.02015World Bank SE.XPD.TERT.ZS
Access to electricity (%)87.82024World Bank
electricity_access_rural84.62024World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS
electricity_access_urban97.02024World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.UR.ZS
electricity_capacity_gw0.82024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_emissions_mtco2e0.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_clean_twh0.92024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_demand_twh6.82024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_fossil_twh0.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_hydro,_bioenergy_and_other_renewables_twh0.82024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_renewables_twh0.92024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_twh1.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_generation_wind_and_solar_twh0.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_bioenergy_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_coal_pct3.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_gas_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_hydro_pct75.82024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_net_imports_pct588.92024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_nuclear_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_fossil_pct10.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_other_renewables_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_solar_pct11.12024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
electricity_share_wind_pct0.02024Ember yearly electricity data (2026)
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy0.02024https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20000.02000https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20010.02001https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20020.02002https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20030.02003https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20040.02004https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
ember_capacity_gw_bioenergy_20050.02005https://files.ember-energy.org/public-downloads/generation/outputs/release_generation_yearly_global.csv
showing 80 of 60,499 measured series — full list: CSV · JSON

Language

English canonical body. 327 name labels held (Wikidata). Missing languages are absent, not machine-translated.

Lane coverage

Measured, not promised
lanestatus what exists
patents · serviceYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 patent-document corpus (0%); only patent-count series present. Missing: full national patent-office document corpus. source
legal · serviceYELLOW · partial1 primary-law documents, 0 with full text mirrored (newest 2004); corpus covers this jurisdiction's official texts, not every instrument ever made source
alerts · serviceGREEN · ingested0 alerts in current GDACS/USGS window (measured, not an all-clear). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full current GDACS (125) + USGS (284) window (409 alert rows) with per-record metadata. Kept green. source
defense · serviceGREEN · ingestedmilitary expenditure (% of GDP), SIPRI series via World Bank; not procurement, capabilities or intent source
space · serviceYELLOW · partialno orbital launch site in this country in the GCAT launch log (1942-2026) source
maps · serviceGREEN · ingestedNatural Earth 1:10m boundary + centroid + bbox area computed (130.9 deg2); no cadastre, address data or navigation map. GADM L0 fallback: ok (gadm41_AFG_0.json). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — Natural Earth 1:10m boundary + GADM L0 fallback for every mapped country; complete geodata record set. Kept green. source
passport · serviceGLOBAL · service livepass.go-v.org is live; per-country identity documents are NOT ingested source
research · serviceGREEN · ingested12,405 scholarly works since 2021 with authoring institutions here (OpenAlex); a publication index, not a quality ranking source
economy · serviceGREEN · ingestedGDP per capita, current US$ (World Bank); not a cost-of-living or inequality measure source
health · serviceGREEN · ingestedlife expectancy at birth, World Bank; not a health system performance rating source
education · serviceYELLOW · partialprimary school enrolment (% gross), World Bank; tertiary data is shown when available source
energy · serviceGREEN · ingestedaccess to electricity (% of population), World Bank source
water · serviceYELLOW · partialat least basic drinking water (% of population), World Bank/WHO; safely managed data shown when available source
connectivity · serviceYELLOW · partialfixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, World Bank/ITU; internet-user share shown when available source
crimeGREEN · ingestedstale data (2021) intentional homicides per 100,000 people (UNODC series via World Bank); recorded homicides only source
conflictYELLOW · partialbattle-related deaths (UCDP series via World Bank); one definition of armed conflict, not all violence source
businessYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full company/enterprise registry corpus. source
scienceGREEN · ingestedOpenAlex institutions snapshot 2026-10: 66 institutions, works counted per country; CC0 1.0. source
prisonYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full World Prison Brief prison corpus. source
interpolYELLOW · partial8 public Interpol Red Notice(s) in the 2026-11-08T00:47:49Z snapshot list a national of this country. Not a crime rate; Interpol controls/withdraws notices and the unfiltered public API is capped, so the set is incomplete. source
armsYELLOW · partialstale data (2021) SIPRI arms-transfer trend indicator values (imports and exports) via the World Bank; TIV is a trend measure, not currency source
sanctionsGREEN · ingestedOFAC SDN 79 + UN consolidated 155 + EU 179 designation reference(s), snapshot 2026-10-26; counts are list references (text/code attribution), not convictions or proof of activity; 0 is a measured zero against these three ingested lists | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full OFAC SDN (19,471), UN consolidated (1,001) and EU (11,154) designation lists with per-record metadata (snapshot 2026-10-26). Kept green. source
agricultureGREEN · ingestedagricultural land (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
foodYELLOW · partialprevalence of undernourishment (%), World Bank/FAO; a modelled estimate, not a survey of every household source
laborYELLOW · partialunemployment (% of labour force), ILO modelled estimate via World Bank source
financeYELLOW · partialaccount ownership (% age 15+), World Bank Findex source
environmentGREEN · ingestedforest area (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
tradeGREEN · ingestedtrade (% of GDP), World Bank source
migrationYELLOW · partialnet migration (5-year estimate), World Bank/UN source
tourismYELLOW · partialstale data (2020) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 8 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNWTO tourism corpus. source
housingYELLOW · partialurban population (% of total), World Bank; not a housing-cost or tenure measure source
transportYELLOW · partialair passengers carried, World Bank/ICAO; one mode only source
investmentYELLOW · partialstale data (2021) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FDI/investment corpus. source
remittancesYELLOW · partialstale data (2020) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WB/IMF remittance corpus. source
health_financeYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WHO GHED health-finance corpus. source
budgetYELLOW · partialstale data (2017) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national budget/tender corpus. source
treatyYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNTC treaty-text corpus. source

Related in this region

Algeria Bahrain Djibouti Egypt, Arab Rep. Iran, Islamic Rep. Iraq Israel Jordan

Backlinks

Department pages with measured records for Afghanistan:

patents legal alerts defense space maps research economy health education energy water connectivity crime conflict business science prison interpol arms sanctions agriculture food labor finance environment trade migration tourism housing transport investment remittances health_finance budget treaty

patents recipes legal alerts defense space passport research

estate.json .well-known alias

Cite this page

Afghanistan (AF). go-v.org estate, https://estate.116.202.234.183.nip.io/af. Data: World Bank Open Data, OpenAlex, WIPO, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-11-08.