Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
28.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
23.34 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 28.57 % change on previous year against 23.34 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5.23 % change on previous year.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.56 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 0.8313 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 7.54 % change on previous year | 0.5408 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | -0.2404 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.1515 % change on previous year | 6.95 % change on previous year | 6.8 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | -0.2921 % change on previous year | -0.7821 % change on previous year | 0.49 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 4.25 % change on previous year | 0.4201 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | -6.38 % change on previous year | -2.96 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.2783 % change on previous year | -3.05 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | -6.52 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 8.89 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 33.53 % change on previous year | -3.4 % change on previous year | 36.93 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -1.83 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year | 9.27 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -14.54 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | 21.01 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at 28.57 % change on previous year against 23.34 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 5.23 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of liberal democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.