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Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates
How Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 66 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $374
- Population · In 2023, Afghanistan was higher: 41.5 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 1.3% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 0.28 tonnes
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personAfghanistan: $374 in 2024United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureAfghanistan: 13.8 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personAfghanistan: $374 in 2024United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthAfghanistan: 1.9% a year in 2024United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationAfghanistan: 3.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtAfghanistan: 7.6% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsAfghanistan: $8.55M in 1977United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personAfghanistan: 0.28 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersAfghanistan: 16.1% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityAfghanistan: 87.8% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaAfghanistan: 1.9% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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