World Bank Income Classification:Low Income
The World Bank classifies economies for analytical purposes into four income groups: low, lower-middle, upper-middle, and high income. For this purpose it uses gross national income (GNI) per capita data in U.S. dollars, converted from local currency using the World Bank Atlas method, which is applied to smooth exchange rate fluctuations.
Least Developed Country:Yes
Since 1971, the United Nations has recognized LDCs as a category of States that are deemed highly disadvantaged in their development process, for structural, historical and also geographical reasons. Three criteria are used: per capita income, human assets, and economic vulnerability.
Gender Inequality Index:0.575
GII is a composite metric of gender inequality using three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market. A low GII value indicates low inequality between women and men, and vice-versa.
Gender Development Index:0.723
GDI measures gender inequalities in achievement in three basic dimensions of human development: health, education, and command over economic resources.
Population:209,497,025
Source of population data: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2022). World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision
Male:19,976,265 (9.5%)
Female:189,520,760 (90.5%)
(Deactivated) An enabling legislative and policy environment in line with international standards on EVAW is in place and translated into action
The outcome focuses on meeting International Human Rights treaties that Afghanistan has signed by strengthening the capacity of the government institutions on reviewing laws and policies and by providing technical assistance to CSOs being directly in touch in consulting and consolidating legislative recommendations.
(Deactivated) An enabling legislative and policy environment in line with international standards on EVAW is in place and translated into action
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
UN Women reports on this indicator in a global scope, signified by "(Desk Review)" at the end of the indicator statement (see the Our Global Results page for the global result)
Common indicators are those that appear verbatim the same in at least two entities' results frameworks and are drawn, where possible, directly from other globally agreed frameworks.
Common
Complementary indicators are identified as those in the results framework that are not repeated verbatim in the results framework of another United Nations entity, but are related or provide different but complementary lenses or insights into the same issue, high-level result and/or area of complementary work, such as a Sustainable Development Goal target.
Complementary
Government institutions have strengthened capacities to review and reform laws and policies related to EVAW in line with international standards
An enabling legislative and policy environment in line with international standards on EVAW is in place and translated into action
Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Law was enacted as a Presidential Decree in 2009 and was enforced across the country for the last 11 years. With the Taliban seizing power, the EVAW law is no longer being enforced or implemented. However, at the beginning of 2021, UN Women and the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), provided technical support to the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and its provincial departments to review the implementation of the 2009 EVAW Law. Before the launch of the report, the fall of the Government caused the activity to be suspended.Disclaimer and notes
References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).