Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Afghanistan
0.016
in 2025
Myanmar
0.057
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Myanmar rank
172nd
Egalitarian Democracy Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.057 against 0.016 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.041.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 3.6 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Myanmar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 172nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0406 | 0.081 | 0.0404 | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.0411 | 0.081 | 0.0399 | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.0579 | 0.1009 | 0.043 | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.0596 | 0.1098 | 0.0502 | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.0627 | 0.1102 | 0.0475 | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.0642 | 0.1988 | 0.1346 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.0811 | 0.0884 | 0.0073 | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.0921 | 0.057 | 0.0351 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1124 | 0.0648 | 0.0476 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0541 | 0.0714 | 0.0173 | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.1506 | 0.0714 | 0.0792 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1935 | 0.1874 | 0.0061 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0532 | 0.0887 | 0.0355 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.057 against 0.016 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 0.041, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 172nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.