Afghanistan vs Sudan: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Afghanistan
0.033
in 2025
Sudan
0.045
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Sudan rank
171st
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.045 against 0.033 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.012.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sudan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Sudan ranks 171st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0708 | 0.066 | 0.0048 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.0784 | 0.066 | 0.0124 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.171 | 0.066 | 0.105 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.1751 | 0.066 | 0.1091 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.202 | 0.066 | 0.136 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.202 | 0.1569 | 0.0451 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.2766 | 0.1571 | 0.1195 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2028 | 0.1558 | 0.047 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0892 | 0.2306 | 0.1414 | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.0618 | 0.113 | 0.0512 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.5473 | 0.1228 | 0.4245 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.6508 | 0.1623 | 0.4885 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1583 | 0.172 | 0.0137 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.045 against 0.033 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 0.012, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Sudan ranks 171st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.