Afghanistan vs Qatar: Electoral democracy index
Afghanistan
0.069
in 2025
Qatar
0.034
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Qatar rank
174th
Electoral democracy index over time
- Afghanistan
- Qatar
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.069 against 0.034 in Qatar, a difference of 0.035.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Qatar ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0204 | 0.011 | 0.0094 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.0235 | 0.0114 | 0.0121 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.08 | 0.013 | 0.067 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.0909 | 0.013 | 0.0779 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.0876 | 0.012 | 0.0756 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.0854 | 0.013 | 0.0724 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.1276 | 0.013 | 0.1146 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1216 | 0.0167 | 0.1049 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0858 | 0.016 | 0.0698 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0857 | 0.0168 | 0.0689 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.2601 | 0.0344 | 0.2257 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.3419 | 0.0412 | 0.3007 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1297 | 0.0702 | 0.0595 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy index, Afghanistan or Qatar?
- Afghanistan, at 0.069 against 0.034 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy index between Afghanistan and Qatar?
- 0.035, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Qatar rank globally for electoral democracy index?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Qatar ranks 174th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.