International Rankings of Afghanistan 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	223	198	2012
Internet users	1,000,000	96	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	13,500	189	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	18,000,000	55	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$4,122,000,000	123	2012 est.
Budget revenues	$2,333,000,000	138	2012 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-8.70	104	2012 est.
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	15.15	35	31 Dec 2011 est.
Current account balance	-$743,900,000	113	2011 est.
Debt - external	$1,280,000,000	150	FY10/11
Exports	$376,000,000	180	2012 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	18.10	150	2011 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	23.30	17	2011 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	96.50	6	2011 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-63.40	123	2011 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	25.40	49	2011 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.00	42	2011 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	20.00	46	2011 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	25.60	95	2011 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	54.40	116	2011 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$20,650,000,000	111	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$1,100	164	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$45,300,000,000	101	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	3.10	48	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	24.00	97	2008
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	3.80	10	2008
Imports	$6,390,000,000	118	2012 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	6.80	31	2012 est.
Labor force	7,512,000	62	2012 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	78.60	9	FY08/09 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	5.70	107	FY08/09 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	15.70	135	FY08/09 est.
Population below poverty line (%)	36.00	38	FY08/09
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$5,983,000,000	88	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 6,499,000,000	119	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of domestic credit	-$819,600,000	180	31 Dec 2012 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 6,121,000,000	95	31 Dec 2012 est.
Taxes and other revenues	11.3	171	2012 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	35.00	14	2008 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	6,589,000	119	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	0	75	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	0	82	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	1,950	105	2012 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	2,489,000,000	134	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	91	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	23.5	129	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	76.5	16	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	0.0	72	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	1,572,000,000	57	2010 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	489,100	140	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	986,100,000	146	2010 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	78.21	197	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	140,000,000	102	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	0	76	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	140,000,000	81	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	49,550,000,000	65	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	4,229	174	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	0	125	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	36,250	83	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	0	116	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	0	193	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	7485	6	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	258	14	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	823.1	32	2005
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	20.28	33	2005
Irrigated land (sq km)	32,080	20	2003
Land Area - sq km	652,230.00	42	NA
Land boundaries - km	5,987	23	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	11.95	88	2011
Land use - other (%)	87.87	96	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	0.18	160	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	48.79	158	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	652,230.00	41	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	65.33	82	2011
Water Area - sq km	0	142	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	6,653,419	42	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	7,056,339	44	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	3,797,087	54	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	4,050,222	54	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	370,295	29	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	392,116	29	2010 est.
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	6,579,388	27	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	6,793,832	27	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	42.00	22	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	3,464,781	33	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	3,600,264	32	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	22.20	6	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	4,586,963	53	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	4,771,323	51	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	29.40	130	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	622,539	61	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	603,197	59	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	3.90	98	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	428,808	77	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	371,753	74	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	2.50	118	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	38.84	10	2014 est.
Child labor - children ages 5-14 - percentage (%)	25.00	22	2008 e
Child labor - children ages 5-14 - total number	3,252,243	7	2008 e
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	32.90	8	2004
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	21.80	123	2010
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	14.12	7	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	4.60	113	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	21.50	12	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	93.10	11	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	88.40	7	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	56.1	104	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	64.2	102	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	89.9	64	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	43.9	29	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	35.8	23	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	10.1	34	2012 est.
Health expenditures	9.60	23	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	0.10	42	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	300	65	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	4,300	119	2012 est.
Hospital bed density	0.40	73	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	109.18	1	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	124.89	1	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	117.23	1	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	51.88	215	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	49.17	212	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	50.49	207	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	12.60	136	2000 est.
Literacy - male (%)	43.10	123	2000 est.
Literacy - total (%)	28.10	130	2000 est.
Maternal mortality rate	460.00	20	2010
Median age - female (years)	18.20	148	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	18.10	146	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	18.10	142	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	20.10	65	2010 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-1.83	119	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	2.20	141	2008
Physicians density	0.19	127	2010
Population	31,822,848	41	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	2.29	35	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	23.4	123	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	76.6	32	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	29	122	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	71	26	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	46.8	111	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	53.2	28	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	7	15	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	11	10	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	9	12	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.03	14	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	19	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.04	21	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	1.03	15	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.87	24	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.05	11	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	1.03	18	2014 est
Suffrage	18.00	4	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	5.43	9	2014 est.
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	4.41	10	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	23.5	164	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	52	77	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	23	56	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	29	73	2013
Heliports	9.00	16	2013
Pipelines (km)	466	104	2013
Roadways (km)	42,150	85	2006
Waterways (km)	1,200	52	2011

NOTE: The information regarding the international rankings of Afghanistan on this page is derived from the CIA World Factbook 2015. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of international rankings of Afghanistan contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about international rankings of Afghanistan should be addressed to the CIA.