Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.769 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.769
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
41st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.962
in 2012
All-time low
0.418
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Afghanistan, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Afghanistan is 0.769, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.962 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.418, in 1789.
Afghanistan ranks 41st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.418 | — |
| 1790 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.418 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.492 | +17.7% |
| 1881 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.505 | +2.6% |
| 1903 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.505 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.51 | +1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.524 | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.468 | -10.7% |
| 1924 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.468 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.486 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.528 | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.534 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.561 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.561 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.555 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.555 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.709 | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 0.89 | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.894 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.849 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.787 | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.787 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.802 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.918 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.93 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.942 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.954 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.957 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.957 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.959 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.962 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.94 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.925 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.904 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.906 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.898 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.896 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.898 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.872 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.665 | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 0.568 | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.619 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.681 | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.769 | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.418 | 0.418 | 0.418 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.492 | 0.492 | 0.492 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.492 | 0.492 | 0.492 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5024 | 0.492 | 0.505 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5074 | 0.505 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4848 | 0.468 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.468 | 0.468 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.468 | 0.468 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.468 | 0.468 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.468 | 0.468 | 0.468 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5208 | 0.468 | 0.561 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.561 | 0.561 | 0.561 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7703 | 0.555 | 0.894 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9122 | 0.787 | 0.957 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9247 | 0.896 | 0.962 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6957 | 0.568 | 0.872 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 38 Russian Federation 0.783 compare
- 39 Bangladesh 0.78 compare
- 40 Comoros 0.774 compare
- 42 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.768 compare
- 43 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.765 compare
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.763 compare
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 fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Afghanistan?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Afghanistan was 0.769 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2012.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.418 in 1789.
- How does Afghanistan rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Afghanistan ranks 41st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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