Political rights rating fh in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Political rights rating fh was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7
in 1973
All-time low
4
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2025
Political rights rating fh in Afghanistan, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 7 for political rights rating fh in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh in Afghanistan peaked at 7 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1972.
Afghanistan ranks 1st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 1974 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.89 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.9 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.67 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Azerbaijan 7 compare
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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)
- 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0144 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh in Afghanistan?
- Political rights rating fh in Afghanistan was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights rating fh recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1973.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1972.
- How does Afghanistan rank for political rights rating fh?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights rating fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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