Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: Engaged Society Score
Afghanistan
-2.49
in 2025
Turkmenistan
-2.19
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Turkmenistan rank
172nd
Engaged Society Score over time
- Afghanistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports -2.19 against -2.49 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Turkmenistan ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | -0.968 | -1.54 | 0.57 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | -0.968 | -1.21 | 0.2374 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | -0.9484 | -0.617 | 0.3314 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | -0.477 | -0.6158 | 0.1388 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | -0.452 | -1.83 | 1.38 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | -0.3 | -2.24 | 1.94 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | -0.3 | -0.8881 | 0.5881 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.1962 | -0.1424 | 0.3386 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | -0.3861 | -0.433 | 0.0469 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -1.39 | 0.1587 | 1.55 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | -2.08 | -1.69 | 0.3861 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.8104 | -2.19 | 3.01 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.53 | -1.35 | 2.88 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.03 | -2.19 | 1.16 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Afghanistan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at -2.19 against -2.49 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.3, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for engaged society score?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Turkmenistan ranks 172nd 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.