Afghanistan

Surprising facts about Afghanistan

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Afghanistan’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Afghanistan among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Afghanistan sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

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Natural rivals