Difference between abstract class and interface in java

Let’s learn difference between abstract class and interface in java.

Here’s the difference between abstract class and interface.

abstract class	interface
an abstract class can have protected, private etc. as access modifiers for class members.	members of interface are public by default.
abstract class can have static, final, static, non-static and non final variables.	interface only have static and final variables.
abstract class do not support multiple inheritance.	interface support multiple inheritance in java.
abstract class is declared using “abstract” keyword.	interface keyword is used to declare interface.
abstract class can extend another java class and implement multiple interfaces.	interface can only extend another interface.
cannot be instantiated. can be subclassed.	absolutely abstract; cannot be instantiated
abstract class can have non-abstract and abstract methods.	interface can have only abstract methods. From Java 8 interface can have static and default methods.
achieves partial abstraction.	achieves full abstraction.