Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan
Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars: $8.55M in Afghanistan in 1977 and $1.77B in Uzbekistan in 2018, by SIPRI estimates.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Afghanistan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | $1.77B |
| 2003 | – | $41.7M |
| 2002 | – | $39.4M |
| 2001 | – | $46.3M |
| 2000 | – | $53.7M |
| 1999 | – | $62.4M |
| 1997 | – | $40.8M |
| 1996 | – | $35.1M |
| 1995 | – | $26.3M |
| 1994 | – | $31.4M |
| 1977 | $8.55M | – |
| 1976 | $8.11M | – |
| 1975 | $6.36M | – |
| 1974 | $6.06M | – |
| 1973 | $6.23M | – |
| 1970 | $5.37M | – |
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
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Afghanistan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyAfghanistan: 66 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAfghanistan: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAfghanistan: 44 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAfghanistan: 30% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionAfghanistan: 4.14% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateAfghanistan: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAfghanistan: 41.5 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAfghanistan: 2.85% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAfghanistan: 4.84 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAfghanistan: 25.9% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageAfghanistan: 16.9 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAfghanistan: 2.4% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateAfghanistan: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAfghanistan: 1.83% of GDP in 2021Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending per personAfghanistan: $7 in 2021Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingAfghanistan: 5% of government spending in 2020Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelAfghanistan: 165,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerAfghanistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAfghanistan: 1.82% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAfghanistan: 65 million TIV in 2021Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAfghanistan: 1 million TIV in 1992Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016