Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Key features of human rights
Afghanistan
0.041
in 2025
Myanmar
0.102
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Myanmar rank
172nd
Key features of human rights over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.102 against 0.041 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.061.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.5 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1790 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 8 and Myanmar in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.124 | 0.1176 | 0.0064 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | 0.124 | 0.122 | 0.002 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | 0.124 | 0.122 | 0.002 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | 0.124 | 0.122 | 0.002 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | 0.124 | 0.1241 | 0.0001 | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 0.124 | 0.129 | 0.005 | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 0.124 | 0.129 | 0.005 | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.124 | 0.1362 | 0.0122 | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.124 | 0.1814 | 0.0574 | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.11 | 0.2992 | 0.1892 | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.0992 | 0.448 | 0.3488 | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.134 | 0.45 | 0.316 | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.1514 | 0.45 | 0.2986 | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.2544 | 0.4784 | 0.224 | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.2579 | 0.4875 | 0.2296 | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.2746 | 0.4396 | 0.165 | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.2699 | 0.5534 | 0.2835 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 0.3107 | 0.2042 | 0.1065 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2259 | 0.0988 | 0.1271 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0813 | 0.1053 | 0.024 | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 0.0562 | 0.122 | 0.0658 | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.4404 | 0.1186 | 0.3218 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.518 | 0.4156 | 0.1024 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1287 | 0.1698 | 0.0412 | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of human rights, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.102 against 0.041 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of human rights between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 0.061, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for key features of human rights?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Myanmar ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of human rights. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.