Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 87.8% in Afghanistan and 95.7% in Pakistan, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 7.9 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Afghanistan.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- In 2024, Afghanistan ranked 164 and Pakistan ranked 149 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Afghanistan | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.8 | 95.7 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 85.3 | 95.6 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 85.3 | 95 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 97.7 | 94.9 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 97.7 | 94.5 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 97.7 | 93.9 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 93.4 | 93.4 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 97.7 | 92.7 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 97.7 | 91.8 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 71.5 | 91 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 89.5 | 90.1 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 68 | 89.3 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 69.1 | 88.6 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 43.2 | 87.8 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 42.7 | 87.1 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 48.3 | 82.5 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 42.4 | 81.4 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 38.4 | 80.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 33.5 | 79.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 28.7 | 78.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 23.8 | 77 | 80 |
| 2003 | 19 | 76 | 80 |
| 2002 | 14.1 | 74.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 9.3 | 73.9 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 4.4 | 72.8 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | – | 70.3 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | – | 70.5 | 73.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, 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 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
Conflict
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