Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Afghanistan is 0 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Afghanistan peaked at 0 units per square kilometre in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 133rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 130 Somalia 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 131 South Sudan 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Portugal 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Myanmar 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Philippines 0 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Iceland 0 units per square kilometre 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 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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Afghanistan?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Afghanistan was 0 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1973.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 133rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.