Social Development in Afghanistan 136 indicators covering social development for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 270,007 2025 up 4.3% 5th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0062 units per person 2025 down 19.5% 17th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 419.4% 2nd Political Rights Score 1 2025 down 90.0% 177th Freedom Score 8 2025 down 66.7% 184th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 382 2025 up 389.7% 117th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 up 277.9% 144th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 623.0% 88th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -29.82 % change on previous year 2025 down 114.7% 112th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 1 2025 unchanged 1st Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 9 2018 — 124th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year 2025 down 89.9% 70th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.027 2025 down 95.0% 175th Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.065 2025 down 84.0% 174th Political Corruption Index 0.769 2025 down 14.9% 41st Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.769 2025 down 14.9% 41st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 177th Number of armed conflicts 3 conflicts 2025 up 50.0% 9th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.4539 units per square kilometre 2023 up 293.2% 26th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 2023 up 309.8% 143rd LGBT+ Rights Index -2.21 2019 up 6.7% 180th Forcibly displaced people 4.38 million 2025 up 205.7% 6th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 — 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 down 100.0% 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 17 2024 up 41.7% 164th Internally displaced people due to conflict 3.20 million people 2024 up 297.3% 10th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0302 2024 down 66.2% 197th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 178th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0302 2024 down 66.2% 168th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 1.45 2025 down 57.0% 157th Happiness vs. life satisfaction 1.45 2025 down 57.0% 157th Homicide rate 4.03 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 3.9% 74th Homicides 1,613 homicides 2021 up 31.0% 28th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 4.03 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 3.9% 74th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 4.03 homicides per 100,000 population 2021 down 3.9% 74th States involved in interstate conflicts 1 2014 unchanged 1st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 90th Homicides 3,360 deaths 2021 up 25.8% 25th Homicide rate 8.38 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 8.2% 57th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 8.33 2021 down 9.5% 54th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 2.05 million 2030 down 4.3% 57th States involved in wars 0 2011 down 100.0% 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.014 2030 up 14.5% 180th States involved in state based conflicts, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 down 50.0% 97th Freedom of Expression Score 1 2025 down 75.0% 116th Civil Rights Score 1 2025 down 50.0% 117th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 19.7% 2030 down 16.9% 69th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 5.59 million 2030 up 13.1% 30th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 96.5% 2020 down 0.0% 10th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 97.9% 2020 down 0.0% 11th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 15.4% 2020 down 4.6% 184th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 2.1% 2020 up 2.0% 176th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 1.4% 2020 down 0.7% 178th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →