Afghanistan vs Iran
Afghanistan vs Iran: Safe drinking water
Safe drinking water in 2022: 30% in Afghanistan and 94.2% in Iran, by WHO/UNICEF estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Iran, by 64.2 percentage points, or 3.14 times that in Afghanistan.
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
What the numbers say
- Iran has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2022, Afghanistan ranked 114 and Iran ranked 51 of 135 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 72.9% in 2022.
Every year
% of people · WHO/UNICEF
| Year | Afghanistan | Iran | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 30 | 94.2 | 72.9 |
| 2021 | 29.3 | 94.1 | 72.5 |
| 2020 | 28.4 | 94 | 72.3 |
| 2019 | 27.5 | 93.8 | 71.7 |
| 2018 | 26.6 | 93.7 | 71 |
| 2017 | 25.7 | 93.5 | 70.4 |
| 2016 | 24.8 | 93.4 | 69.7 |
| 2015 | 23.9 | 93.2 | 69.1 |
| 2014 | 22.9 | 93.1 | 68.4 |
| 2013 | 22 | 92.9 | 67.7 |
| 2012 | 21.1 | 92.7 | 67.1 |
| 2011 | 20.2 | 92.6 | 66.4 |
| 2010 | 19.3 | 92.4 | 65.9 |
| 2009 | 18.4 | 92.2 | 65.4 |
| 2008 | 17.5 | 92 | 64.9 |
| 2007 | 16.6 | 91.8 | 64.6 |
| 2006 | 15.7 | 91.6 | 64 |
| 2005 | 14.7 | 91.4 | 63.7 |
| 2004 | 13.8 | 91.2 | 63 |
| 2003 | 12.9 | 91 | 62.4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 90.8 | 61.8 |
| 2001 | 11.1 | 90.6 | 61.1 |
| 2000 | 11.1 | 90.3 | 60.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people whose drinking water comes from an improved source at home, there when needed and free of contamination.
- Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 135 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Iran
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Iran: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Iran: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Iran: 9.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Iran: 5.12% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Iran: 5.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Iran: 90.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Iran: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Iran: 1.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Iran: 77.4% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Iran: 32.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Iran: 7.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Iran: 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Iran: 2.09% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Iran: $7.45B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Iran: $80 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Iran: 11.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Iran: 650,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Iran: 1.64% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Iran: 2.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Iran: 42 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Iran: 80 million TIV in 2025