Civil Rights Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Civil Rights Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Afghanistan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for civil rights score in Afghanistan is 1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Afghanistan peaked at 3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 117th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2007 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2, 50% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3, 33% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Afghanistan?
- Civil rights score in Afghanistan was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for civil rights score?
- Afghanistan ranks 117th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.