Political rights score fh in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Political rights score fh was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 197 countries
All-time high
17
in 2006
All-time low
1
in 2021
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Afghanistan, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Afghanistan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Afghanistan peaked at 17 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2021.
That places Afghanistan 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political rights score fh in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | — |
| 2003 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 13 | +44.4% |
| 2005 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 11 | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -92.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.38 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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 rights score fh in Afghanistan?
- Political rights score fh in Afghanistan was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for political rights score fh?
- Afghanistan ranks 177th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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