Afghanistan vs Tajikistan
Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 16.1% in Afghanistan and 55.8% in Tajikistan, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 39.7 percentage points, or 3.47 times that in Afghanistan.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Tajikistan has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Afghanistan.
- In 2024, Afghanistan ranked 177 and Tajikistan ranked 141 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Afghanistan | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 16.1 | 55.8 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 15.9 | 54.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 48.9 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 36.7 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 17.1 | 27.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 17.6 | 22.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 16.8 | 32.6 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 22 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 11 | 20.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 8.3 | 19 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 17.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 5.9 | 16 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 13 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 11.6 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 3.6 | 10.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 2000 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 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 Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025