Afghanistan vs China: Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score
Afghanistan
-2.95
in 2025
China
-2.29
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
176th
China rank
173rd
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports -2.29 against -2.95 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.66.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 176th and China ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 19 and China in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1790s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1800s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1810s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1820s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1830s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1840s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1850s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | -0.649 | -2.46 | 1.81 | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | -1.15 | -2.46 | 1.31 | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | -1.15 | -2.46 | 1.31 | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | -0.874 | -2.46 | 1.59 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | -0.806 | -1.27 | 0.4641 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | -0.806 | -0.6214 | 0.1846 | China |
| 1930s | -0.908 | -0.34 | 0.568 | China |
| 1940s | -0.976 | -0.5108 | 0.4652 | China |
| 1950s | -0.976 | -0.9528 | 0.0232 | China |
| 1960s | -0.7155 | -1.47 | 0.7561 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | -0.6277 | -1.5 | 0.8751 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | -1.15 | -0.4083 | 0.7397 | China |
| 1990s | -1.76 | -0.396 | 1.36 | China |
| 2000s | -0.5089 | -0.7495 | 0.2406 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | -0.3258 | -1.48 | 1.15 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | -1.97 | -2.14 | 0.1645 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of civil liberties across social groups score, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at -2.29 against -2.95 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of civil liberties across social groups score between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.66, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for equality of civil liberties across social groups score?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th and China ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedoms of movement.