Hdi male vs female in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Hdi male vs female was 0.5746 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5746
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
160th
of 183 countries
All-time high
0.5746
in 2023
All-time low
0.5135
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008β2023
Hdi male vs female in Afghanistan, 2008β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, hdi male vs female in Afghanistan stood at 0.5746. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hdi male vs female in Afghanistan peaked at 0.5746 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5135, in 2008.
That places Afghanistan 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5195 | 0.5135 | 0.5255 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5583 | 0.5327 | 0.5701 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5617 | 0.5397 | 0.5746 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 703,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 657,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 686,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 644,414 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hdi male vs female in Afghanistan?
- Hdi male vs female in Afghanistan was 0.5746 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hdi male vs female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5746 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hdi male vs female recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5135 in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for hdi male vs female?
- Afghanistan ranks 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hdi male vs female rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hdi male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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