What is equal rights protection index in Afghanistan?

Equal rights protection index in Afghanistan was 0.027 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.75 in 1979.

What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.027 in 2025.

How does Afghanistan rank for equal rights protection index?

Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Afghanistan

Name: Equal Rights Protection Index in Afghanistan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.027 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.027

Change on year

down 34.1%

World rank

175th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.75

in 1979

All-time low

0.027

in 2025

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Afghanistan, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.027 for equal rights protection index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

That represents a change of down 34.1% on the previous year and down 95.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.75 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.027, in 2025.

Afghanistan ranks 175th of 176 countries on this measure, 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
1780s	0.093	0.093	0.093	1
1790s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1800s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1810s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1820s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1830s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1840s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1850s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1860s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1870s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1880s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1890s	0.08	0.08	0.08	10
1900s	0.089	0.081	0.091	10
1910s	0.091	0.091	0.091	10
1920s	0.156	0.156	0.156	10
1930s	0.1677	0.122	0.192	10
1940s	0.192	0.192	0.192	10
1950s	0.192	0.192	0.192	10
1960s	0.211	0.192	0.23	10
1970s	0.3044	0.219	0.75	10
1980s	0.711	0.711	0.711	10
1990s	0.2621	0.15	0.625	10
2000s	0.4492	0.137	0.537	10
2010s	0.5196	0.466	0.541	10
2020s	0.1758	0.027	0.514	6

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More social development data for Afghanistan

Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
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)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.018 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Human Rights Index 0.041 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.051 (2025)
Key features of human rights 0.041 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Afghanistan?: Equal rights protection index in Afghanistan was 0.027 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.75 in 1979.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.027 in 2025.
How does Afghanistan rank for equal rights protection index?: Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Equal Rights Protection Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.