Herat, Afghanistan is home to an estimated 521 developers working with AI coding tools — an emerging scene that ranks #761 of the 1,687 cities we track worldwide, with an AI-adoption index of 50/100. Here's how Herat fits into the global picture.
521developers (est.)
#761of 1,687 cities
50/100AI-adoption index
Nearest AI hubs
The tracked cities closest to Herat:
| City | Country | Developers | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashhad | Iran | 2,451 | 316 km |
| Mary | Turkmenistan | 27 | 362 km |
| Kandahar | Afghanistan | 113 | 447 km |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | Afghanistan | 14 | 515 km |
| Ashgabat | Turkmenistan | 387 | 531 km |
Afghanistan's AI scene
Herat is one of 6 cities we track in Afghanistan, which ranks #99 of 197 countries by tracked developers (~2,863 in total). See the full Afghanistan picture →
How this is measured
Figures blend public GitHub developer density with Google Trends interest in AI coding tools, refreshed daily. It's an aggregated public-data estimate, not a headcount — read the full method.
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