States involved in wars in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: States involved in wars was 0 in 2011. ◆ Volatile
States involved in wars in Afghanistan, 1816–2011
Source: Jason Lyall, Project Mars (2020) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for states involved in wars in Afghanistan is 0, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 159 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, states involved in wars in Afghanistan peaked at 1 in 1818 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1816.
Afghanistan ranks 5th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1820s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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More social development data for Afghanistan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- 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)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.069 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.022 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.023 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.069 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.051 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.018 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is states involved in wars in Afghanistan?
- States involved in wars in Afghanistan was 0 in 2011, according to Jason Lyall, Project Mars (2020) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest states involved in wars recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1818.
- What is the lowest states involved in wars recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1816.
- How does Afghanistan rank for states involved in wars?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2011.
- Is states involved in wars rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Jason Lyall, Project Mars (2020) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of States involved in wars. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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State was a major participant in at least one conventional war that year.