Which has higher key features of human rights, Afghanistan or Myanmar?

Myanmar, at 0.102 against 0.041 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?

236 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.