Egalitarian democracy index vdem in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Egalitarian democracy index vdem was 0.016 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Egalitarian democracy index vdem in Afghanistan, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for egalitarian democracy index vdem in Afghanistan is 0.016, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.9% on the previous year and down 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index vdem in Afghanistan peaked at 0.207 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 2025.
That places Afghanistan 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0406 | 0.039 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0411 | 0.041 | 0.042 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0579 | 0.05 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0596 | 0.052 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0627 | 0.062 | 0.063 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0642 | 0.063 | 0.066 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0811 | 0.066 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0921 | 0.087 | 0.116 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1124 | 0.112 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0541 | 0.036 | 0.099 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1506 | 0.037 | 0.207 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1935 | 0.175 | 0.206 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0532 | 0.016 | 0.179 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.041 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.018 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.069 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.023 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.022 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.051 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian democracy index vdem in Afghanistan?
- Egalitarian democracy index vdem in Afghanistan was 0.016 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian democracy index vdem recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.207 in 2008.
- What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index vdem recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for egalitarian democracy index vdem?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian democracy index vdem rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian democracy index vdem. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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