Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Elite Consultations Score

Afghanistan
-1.42
in 2025
Tajikistan
-1.48
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
165th
Tajikistan rank
167th

Elite Consultations Score over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tajikistan
-2-1012178919072025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -1.42 against -1.48 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 165th and Tajikistan ranks 167th of 176 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Tajikistan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1860s -1.64 -1.8 0.168 Afghanistan
1870s -1.64 -1.81 0.168 Afghanistan
1880s -1.98 -1.81 0.176 Tajikistan
1890s -1.98 -1.81 0.176 Tajikistan
1900s -1.44 -1.51 0.0731 Afghanistan
1910s -1.3 -0.9845 0.3205 Tajikistan
1920s -1.24 -1.12 0.1224 Tajikistan
1930s -1.07 -1.94 0.8659 Afghanistan
1940s -0.905 -2.02 1.12 Afghanistan
1950s -0.905 -0.982 0.077 Afghanistan
1960s -0.8035 -0.502 0.3015 Tajikistan
1970s -0.7894 -0.556 0.2334 Tajikistan
1980s -1.24 -0.3866 0.8547 Tajikistan
1990s -1.22 -0.5503 0.6667 Tajikistan
2000s 0.7797 -0.9325 1.71 Afghanistan
2010s 1.23 -1.39 2.62 Afghanistan
2020s -1.02 -1.48 0.4513 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elite consultations score, Afghanistan or Tajikistan?
Afghanistan, at -1.42 against -1.48 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in elite consultations score between Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
0.06, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Tajikistan rank globally for elite consultations score?
Afghanistan ranks 165th and Tajikistan ranks 167th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elite Consultations Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elite Consultations Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,403 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and business when considering important policy changes.