ASIA · AFG

Afghanistan geopolitical profile

National context alongside 69 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Afghanistan. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.

67Mixed2Competitive

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Country snapshot

Comparable national indicators provide context only. They do not enter the geopolitical relationship score.

Economy

GDP$17.8B2024 · World Bank

GDP, purchasing power$95.4B2024 · World Bank

GDP per capita$416.92024 · World Bank

GNI per capita$3902024 · World Bank

GDP growth1.9%2024 · World Bank

Inflation-6.6%2024 · World Bank

Unemployment13.4%2025 · World Bank

People & place

Population43.8M2025 · World Bank

Population density63.6/km²2023 · World Bank

Surface area652.9K km²2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy66.3 years2024 · World Bank

Global context

Trade openness83.8%2024 · World Bank

Military expenditure1.8%2021 · World Bank

GDP per capita$416.9

2015 $565.6 → 2024 $416.9

GDP growth1.9%

2015 1.5% → 2024 1.9%

Inflation-6.6%

2015 -0.7% → 2024 -6.6%

Population43.8M

2015 33.8M → 2025 43.8M

World Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0

ATLAS-DERIVED · ENGINE 1.0

Geopolitical position

A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.

Average toward reviewed countries+269 directions reviewed

Average from reviewed countries+269 directions reviewed

Cooperative or stronger0Scores of +10 or above

Competitive or worse2Scores of −10 or below

Strongest reviewed direction

AFG → CHN · Mixed Most difficult reviewed direction

United States-21

AFG → USA · Competitive

CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER

Relationships from Afghanistan

Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.

CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence

ChinaAFG → CHN+9Mixed94%Broad sourced evidence AlgeriaAFG → DZA+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BangladeshAFG → BGD+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence IranAFG → IRN+6Mixed57%Broad sourced evidence IraqAFG → IRQ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence KazakhstanAFG → KAZ+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence KuwaitAFG → KWT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MalaysiaAFG → MYS+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence MoroccoAFG → MAR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence QatarAFG → QAT+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence United Arab EmiratesAFG → ARE+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence UzbekistanAFG → UZB+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AngolaAFG → AGO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ArgentinaAFG → ARG+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ChileAFG → CHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ColombiaAFG → COL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Dominican RepublicAFG → DOM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EcuadorAFG → ECU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EgyptAFG → EGY+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only EthiopiaAFG → ETH+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GhanaAFG → GHA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GuatemalaAFG → GTM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IndonesiaAFG → IDN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only KenyaAFG → KEN+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only MexicoAFG → MEX+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NigeriaAFG → NGA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PeruAFG → PER+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PhilippinesAFG → PHL+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only Saudi ArabiaAFG → SAU+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SingaporeAFG → SGP+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only South AfricaAFG → ZAF+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ThailandAFG → THA+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only VietnamAFG → VNM+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IndiaAFG → IND+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence JapanAFG → JPN+4Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AustraliaAFG → AUS+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence AustriaAFG → AUT+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BrazilAFG → BRA+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CanadaAFG → CAN+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence FranceAFG → FRA+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence IrelandAFG → IRL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only New ZealandAFG → NZL+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NorwayAFG → NOR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only RussiaAFG → RUS+2Mixed53%Documented bilateral evidence SpainAFG → ESP+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence SwedenAFG → SWE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SwitzerlandAFG → CHE+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only TürkiyeAFG → TUR+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only United KingdomAFG → GBR+2Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidence BelgiumAFG → BEL0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only BulgariaAFG → BGR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CroatiaAFG → HRV0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only CzechiaAFG → CZE0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only DenmarkAFG → DNK0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only FinlandAFG → FIN0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GermanyAFG → DEU0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only GreeceAFG → GRC0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only HungaryAFG → HUN0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only ItalyAFG → ITA0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only NetherlandsAFG → NLD0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PolandAFG → POL0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PortugalAFG → PRT0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only RomaniaAFG → ROU0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only SlovakiaAFG → SVK0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only South KoreaAFG → KOR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only UkraineAFG → UKR0Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only IsraelAFG → ISR-5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators only PakistanAFG → PAK-20Competitive95%Broad sourced evidence United StatesAFG → USA-21Competitive95%Broad sourced evidence

Methodology v1.1.1 frozen

Every component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.