Afghanistan profile

Asia · 10 indices with data

A summary of where Afghanistan stands across our published indices — every score normalised 0–⁠100, with its global rank.

Afghanistan (Asia) has data on 10/14 PI indices. Strongest relative position: Cost of Living Index — #2/200 (97.1/100). Passport rank #108/198. Global Citizenship Score 26.2/100 (#187/199).

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Entering Afghanistan

Of 197 passports with data, 0 are visa-free, 0 get a visa on arrival, 0 use an eTA, 0 need an e-⁠Visa and 197 need a consular visa.

The Afghanistan passport can reach 19 destinations without applying for a consular visa in advance.

Immigration authority: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — Ministry of Foreign Affairs / e-⁠Visa · Last checked: 15 Oct 2026

Regional position and data sources

Comparison with countries and territories in the same region that have data for each index. Regional rank uses descending scores; ties share a rank. Asia.

Scores, regional ranks, data dates and sources
IndicesScore (0–⁠100)Regional medianRegional rankData dateSource
Passport Index 0.0 21.6 #50 / 51 2026-10-15 An in-house bilateral visa matrix, taken from each destination government's own source.
2026-10-15
Quality of Life Index 33.0 65.7 #49 / 50 2026-09-14 UNDP + UN SDG Global Database + World Bank governance indicators (CC-⁠BY).
2026-09-14
Cost of Living Index 97.1 77.8 #2 / 49 2026-08-28 World Bank ICP + World Bank WDI + inflation (CC-⁠BY).
2026-08-28
Education Index 25.8 65.9 #46 / 48 2026-09-14 World Bank WDI + Human Capital Index (CC-⁠BY).
2026-09-14
Global Safety Index 47.8 69.0 #45 / 50 2026-09-14 UNODC + World Bank governance indicators + WHO + UCDP armed-conflict data (CC-⁠BY).
2026-09-14
Healthcare Index 20.3 56.0 #47 / 47 2026-08-28 World Bank WDI + UN universal health coverage indicator (CC-⁠BY).
2026-08-28
Wealth Protection Index 29.4 53.6 #41 / 50 2026-09-14 World Bank governance indicators + inflation + banking-system soundness (non-performing loans, capital adequacy) — CC-⁠BY.
2026-09-14
Family Relocation Score 36.0 62.5 #48 / 49 2026-10-15 Composite of Prosperous Intelligence component index scores.
2026-10-15
Global Citizenship Score 26.2 54.6 #47 / 49 2026-10-15 Composite of Prosperous Intelligence component index scores.
2026-10-15
Retirement Destination Index 49.7 68.0 #45 / 49 2026-10-15 Composite of Prosperous Intelligence component index scores.
2026-10-15

Passport strength components

Visa-free
6 destinations
Visa on arrival
11 destinations
eTA
2 destinations
e-⁠Visa
61 destinations

e-⁠Visa is shown for comparison but does not contribute to passport strength.

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