Happiness cantril ladder in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Happiness cantril ladder was 1.45 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.45
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
157th
of 157 countries
All-time high
4.26
in 2011
All-time low
1.36
in 2024
Years of data
14
2011–2025
Happiness cantril ladder in Afghanistan, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.45 for happiness cantril ladder in 2025.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness cantril ladder in Afghanistan peaked at 4.26 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.36, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.55 | 2.57 | 4.26 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 1.36 | 2.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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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 happiness cantril ladder in Afghanistan?
- Happiness cantril ladder in Afghanistan was 1.45 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness cantril ladder recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 in 2011.
- What is the lowest happiness cantril ladder recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for happiness cantril ladder?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness cantril ladder rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness cantril ladder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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