Afghanistan vs China (People’s Republic of): Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index

Afghanistan
0.069
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of)
0.072
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
171st
China (People’s Republic of) rank
170th

Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • China (People’s Republic of)
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.072 against 0.069 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 171st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 170th of 175 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and China (People’s Republic of) in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1780s 0.019 0.036 0.017 China (People’s Republic of)
1790s 0.019 0.036 0.017 China (People’s Republic of)
1800s 0.019 0.036 0.017 China (People’s Republic of)
1810s 0.019 0.036 0.017 China (People’s Republic of)
1820s 0.019 0.036 0.017 China (People’s Republic of)
1830s 0.019 0.036 0.017 China (People’s Republic of)
1840s 0.019 0.036 0.017 China (People’s Republic of)
1850s 0.019 0.0332 0.0142 China (People’s Republic of)
1860s 0.019 0.0401 0.0211 China (People’s Republic of)
1870s 0.019 0.044 0.025 China (People’s Republic of)
1880s 0.019 0.044 0.025 China (People’s Republic of)
1890s 0.019 0.0471 0.0281 China (People’s Republic of)
1900s 0.0204 0.056 0.0356 China (People’s Republic of)
1910s 0.0235 0.1027 0.0792 China (People’s Republic of)
1920s 0.08 0.1066 0.0266 China (People’s Republic of)
1930s 0.0909 0.0888 0.0021 Afghanistan
1940s 0.0876 0.1056 0.018 China (People’s Republic of)
1950s 0.0854 0.0729 0.0125 Afghanistan
1960s 0.1276 0.0701 0.0575 Afghanistan
1970s 0.1216 0.0721 0.0495 Afghanistan
1980s 0.0858 0.0998 0.014 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 0.0857 0.0996 0.0139 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 0.2601 0.0981 0.162 Afghanistan
2010s 0.3419 0.0843 0.2576 Afghanistan
2020s 0.1297 0.0743 0.0553 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Afghanistan or China (People’s Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 0.072 against 0.069 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of)?
0.003, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of)?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
Afghanistan ranks 171st and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 170th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
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Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 29,523 data points, 1789–2025
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