Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 1,498 deaths in Afghanistan and 738 deaths in Pakistan, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Afghanistan, by 760 deaths, or 2.03 times that in Pakistan.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Afghanistan has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2022, Afghanistan ranked 12 and Pakistan ranked 17 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Afghanistan | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,498 | 738 |
| 2021 | 36,370 | 437 |
| 2020 | 20,810 | 338 |
| 2019 | 30,390 | 322 |
| 2018 | 26,820 | 488 |
| 2017 | 19,740 | 904 |
| 2016 | 18,670 | 1,080 |
| 2015 | 17,930 | 2,427 |
| 2014 | 12,500 | 3,547 |
| 2013 | 8,104 | 2,848 |
| 2012 | 7,754 | 3,503 |
| 2011 | 7,560 | 3,439 |
| 2010 | 7,151 | 7,227 |
| 2009 | 6,488 | 7,514 |
| 2008 | 5,644 | 4,605 |
| 2007 | 6,911 | 1,484 |
| 2006 | 4,958 | 449 |
| 2005 | 1,700 | 137 |
| 2004 | 809 | 433 |
| 2003 | 922 | 268 |
| 2002 | 1,131 | 119 |
| 2001 | 5,553 | 30 |
| 2000 | 5,387 | 92 |
| 1999 | 5,074 | 61 |
| 1998 | 12,150 | 144 |
| 1997 | 6,719 | 106 |
| 1996 | 3,574 | 47 |
| 1995 | 5,610 | 111 |
| 1994 | 9,055 | 129 |
| 1993 | 4,097 | 33 |
| 1992 | 4,366 | 50 |
| 1991 | 3,553 | 27 |
| 1990 | 1,514 | 379 |
| 1989 | 5,411 | 114 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Pakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025