Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Egalitarian democracy index vdem
Afghanistan
0.016
in 2025
Myanmar
0.057
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Myanmar rank
172nd
Egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.057 against 0.016 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index vdem 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 vdem?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 172nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.