How much coast is there?

Afghanistan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Iran: 2,440 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Afghanistan’s highest peak towers 1,867 m above Iran’s.

Afghanistan: 7,492 m (2026 edition) · Iran: 5,625 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Iran has 2.1 times as many people as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 43.8 million (2025) · Iran: 92.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Afghanistan is 18% more densely populated than Iran.

Afghanistan: 67 per km² (2025) · Iran: 57 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Iran is 16 years older than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 16.9 years (2023) · Iran: 32.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Afghanistan have 3.1 more children on average than in Iran.

Afghanistan: 4.76 children per woman (2024) · Iran: 1.68 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.6% of people in Iran are 65 or older, versus 2.4% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2.4% (2025) · Iran: 8.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Iran has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Afghanistan 0.0.

Afghanistan: 0 (2025) · Iran: 0.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Afghanistan has 3 official languages, Iran 1.

Afghanistan: 3 (2026) · Iran: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Iran’s economy is 20 times the size of Afghanistan’s.

Afghanistan: $17.8 billion (2024) · Iran: $363 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Iran produces 8.8 times as much per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Int$2,236 (2024) · Iran: Int$19,699 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Afghanistan: no data · Iran: 35.9 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 13% in Afghanistan, versus 8.3% in Iran.

Afghanistan: 13.4% (2025) · Iran: 8.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Iran and Afghanistan are practically level.

Afghanistan: 1.8% (2021) · Iran: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Iran’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Afghanistan’s.

Afghanistan: 19% (2024) · Iran: 20% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Iran spends 4.5 times as much on health per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: $59 (2023) · Iran: $267 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Afghanistan is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Iran.

Afghanistan: 48.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Iran: 10.3 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Iran has 5.7 times as many doctors per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Iran: 1.8 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

26% of adults in Iran are obese, versus 19% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 18.8% (2024) · Iran: 25.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Afghanistan smoke, versus 12% in Iran.

Afghanistan: 22.1% (2024) · Iran: 11.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Iran rate their lives 3.71 points higher than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 1.45 (2025) · Iran: 5.15 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Afghanistan drink 46% more alcohol than in Iran.

Afghanistan: 0.03 litres (2023) · Iran: 0.021 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Iran has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 6.4 kg (2023) · Iran: 29.9 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Iran has 561 kcal more food per person per day than Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2,315 kcal (2023) · Iran: 2,875 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Afghanistan: no data · Iran: 2,246 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Iran went to school 8.3 years longer than in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 2.5 years (2023) · Iran: 10.8 years (2023)

How many people are online?

85% of people in Iran are online, versus 16% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 16% (2024) · Iran: 85% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Iran have electricity, versus 88% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 87.8% (2024) · Iran: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

77% of people in Iran live in cities, versus 26% in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 26% (2025) · Iran: 77% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Iran has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan 60.

Afghanistan: 60 (2024) · Iran: 174 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Afghanistan: no data · Iran: 9,455 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Iran fly 8.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.02 (2023) · Iran: 0.2 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 6.6% of Iran, but only 1.9% of Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 1.9% (2023) · Iran: 6.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Iran emits 34 times as much CO₂ as someone in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 0.3 t (2024) · Iran: 8.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

87% of Afghanistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 3.8% in Iran.

Afghanistan: 86.9% (2024) · Iran: 3.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Afghanistan carries 6% more fine dust than in Iran.

Afghanistan: 40 µg/m³ (2024) · Iran: 37.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 70% more likely to be murdered in Afghanistan than in Iran.

Afghanistan: 4 per 100k (2021) · Iran: 2.4 per 100k (2014)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Afghanistan are 17% deadlier than in Iran.

Afghanistan: 24.1 per 100k (2021) · Iran: 20.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Iran is on average 5.8 °C warmer than Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: 13.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Iran: 19.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Afghanistan gets 19% more rain than Iran.

Afghanistan: 324 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Iran: 272 mm (2016–2025 avg)