Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Varieties democracy vdem

Afghanistan
0.069
in 2025
Myanmar
0.08
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Myanmar rank
169th

Varieties democracy vdem over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
00.10.20.30.4178919072025

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.08 against 0.069 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.011.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Myanmar ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Myanmar ranks 169th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1780s 0.019 0.021 0.002 Myanmar
1790s 0.019 0.02 0.001 Myanmar
1800s 0.019 0.02 0.001 Myanmar
1810s 0.019 0.02 0.001 Myanmar
1820s 0.019 0.02 0.001 Myanmar
1830s 0.019 0.0233 0.0043 Myanmar
1840s 0.019 0.031 0.012 Myanmar
1850s 0.019 0.031 0.012 Myanmar
1860s 0.019 0.0342 0.0152 Myanmar
1870s 0.019 0.0504 0.0314 Myanmar
1880s 0.019 0.0702 0.0512 Myanmar
1890s 0.019 0.09 0.071 Myanmar
1900s 0.0204 0.089 0.0686 Myanmar
1910s 0.0235 0.089 0.0655 Myanmar
1920s 0.08 0.17 0.09 Myanmar
1930s 0.0909 0.2067 0.1158 Myanmar
1940s 0.0876 0.1675 0.0799 Myanmar
1950s 0.0854 0.3809 0.2955 Myanmar
1960s 0.1276 0.1473 0.0197 Myanmar
1970s 0.1216 0.0971 0.0245 Afghanistan
1980s 0.0858 0.1318 0.046 Myanmar
1990s 0.0857 0.0979 0.0122 Myanmar
2000s 0.2601 0.0961 0.164 Afghanistan
2010s 0.3419 0.3352 0.0067 Afghanistan
2020s 0.1297 0.142 0.0123 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher varieties democracy vdem, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 0.08 against 0.069 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in varieties democracy vdem between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
0.011, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for varieties democracy vdem?
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Myanmar ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Varieties democracy vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Varieties democracy vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed