Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: Deliberative political institutions index
Afghanistan
0.033
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.058
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
172nd
Turkmenistan rank
170th
Deliberative political institutions index over time
- Afghanistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.058 against 0.033 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.025.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.8 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Turkmenistan ranks 170th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0708 | 0.1144 | 0.0436 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.0784 | 0.2109 | 0.1325 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.171 | 0.2302 | 0.0592 | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.1751 | 0.091 | 0.0841 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.202 | 0.0668 | 0.1352 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.202 | 0.222 | 0.02 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.2766 | 0.3092 | 0.0326 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.2028 | 0.261 | 0.0582 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.0892 | 0.4229 | 0.3337 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.0618 | 0.093 | 0.0312 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.5473 | 0.0316 | 0.5157 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.6508 | 0.0737 | 0.5771 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1583 | 0.0533 | 0.105 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Afghanistan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.058 against 0.033 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.025, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Afghanistan ranks 172nd and Turkmenistan ranks 170th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.