Afghanistan vs Turkey: Engaged Society Score
Afghanistan
-2.49
in 2025
Turkey
-1.93
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Turkey rank
170th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Afghanistan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -1.93 against -2.49 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.56.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Turkey ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Turkey ranks 170th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.968 | -0.269 | 0.699 | Turkey |
| 1790s | -0.968 | -0.269 | 0.699 | Turkey |
| 1800s | -0.968 | -0.4272 | 0.5408 | Turkey |
| 1810s | -0.968 | -1.85 | 0.883 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | -0.968 | -1.85 | 0.883 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | -0.968 | -1.85 | 0.883 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | -0.968 | -0.258 | 0.71 | Turkey |
| 1850s | -0.968 | -0.258 | 0.71 | Turkey |
| 1860s | -0.968 | 0.074 | 1.04 | Turkey |
| 1870s | -0.968 | -0.3697 | 0.5983 | Turkey |
| 1880s | -0.968 | -2.35 | 1.38 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | -0.968 | -2.35 | 1.38 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | -0.968 | -2.05 | 1.08 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | -0.9484 | -1.15 | 0.2016 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | -0.477 | -1.07 | 0.5901 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | -0.452 | -0.568 | 0.116 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | -0.3 | -0.4468 | 0.1468 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | -0.3 | -0.498 | 0.198 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.1962 | 0.6372 | 0.441 | Turkey |
| 1970s | -0.3861 | 0.9942 | 1.38 | Turkey |
| 1980s | -1.39 | 0.1936 | 1.58 | Turkey |
| 1990s | -2.08 | 1.4 | 3.48 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.8104 | 0.933 | 0.1226 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.53 | -0.5676 | 2.1 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.03 | -1.65 | 0.6232 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Afghanistan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at -1.93 against -2.49 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 0.56, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkey?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkey rank globally for engaged society score?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Turkey ranks 170th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. 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 ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.