Afghanistan vs Venezuela: Engaged Society Score
Afghanistan
-2.49
in 2025
Venezuela
-2.17
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
173rd
Venezuela rank
171st
Engaged Society Score over time
- Afghanistan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -2.17 against -2.49 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.32.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 227 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Venezuela ranks 171st of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 12 and Venezuela in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.968 | -2.06 | 1.09 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | -0.968 | -2.06 | 1.09 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | -0.968 | -2.06 | 1.09 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | -0.968 | -0.6547 | 0.3133 | Venezuela |
| 1830s | -0.968 | 0.468 | 1.44 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | -0.968 | -0.0858 | 0.8822 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | -0.968 | -0.786 | 0.182 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | -0.968 | -0.3286 | 0.6394 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | -0.968 | -0.052 | 0.916 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | -0.968 | -0.052 | 0.916 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | -0.968 | -0.052 | 0.916 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | -0.968 | -1.92 | 0.9531 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | -0.9484 | -2.04 | 1.09 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | -0.477 | -2.23 | 1.75 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | -0.452 | -1.69 | 1.24 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | -0.3 | -0.4214 | 0.1214 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | -0.3 | -1.3 | 1 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.1962 | 0.8921 | 0.6959 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | -0.3861 | 1.19 | 1.58 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | -1.39 | 1.25 | 2.63 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | -2.08 | 1.21 | 3.29 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.8104 | 0.7704 | 0.04 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.53 | -0.5972 | 2.13 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.03 | -1.49 | 0.4683 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Afghanistan or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -2.17 against -2.49 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Afghanistan and Venezuela?
- 0.32, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Venezuela?
- 227 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Venezuela rank globally for engaged society score?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd and Venezuela ranks 171st 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.