Afghanistan vs Israel
Afghanistan vs Israel: Depression
Depression in 2017: 4.14% in Afghanistan and 3.83% in Israel, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Israel.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Israel.
- In 2017, Afghanistan ranked 21 and Israel ranked 49 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Afghanistan | Israel | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.14 | 3.83 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 4.14 | 3.88 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 4.14 | 3.92 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 4.13 | 3.96 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 4.14 | 4 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 4.13 | 4.03 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 4.13 | 4.06 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 4.13 | 4.08 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 4.13 | 4.1 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 4.13 | 4.12 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 4.13 | 4.14 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 4.13 | 4.15 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 4.13 | 4.17 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 4.13 | 4.18 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 4.13 | 4.2 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 4.13 | 4.21 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 4.12 | 4.22 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 4.12 | 4.23 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 4.12 | 4.23 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 4.11 | 4.22 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 4.11 | 4.21 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 4.11 | 4.19 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 4.1 | 4.17 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 4.1 | 4.15 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 4.1 | 4.12 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 4.09 | 4.09 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 4.08 | 4.05 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 4.07 | 4.01 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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 Israel
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Israel: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Israel: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Israel: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Israel: 99.5% in 2022
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Israel: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Israel: 9.26 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Israel: 1.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Israel: 2.83 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Israel: 91.6% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Israel: 29.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Israel: 12.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Israel: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Israel: 7.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Israel: $43.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Israel: $5,108 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Israel: 17.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Israel: 178,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Israel: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Israel: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Israel: 537 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Israel: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025