Afghanistan vs China: Free and Fair Elections Index
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
China
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
157th
China rank
157th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in China, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 157th and China ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.0206 | 0.0206 | China |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.0133 | 0.0133 | China |
| 1930s | 0.0906 | 0 | 0.0906 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.0991 | 0.0161 | 0.083 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.122 | 0 | 0.122 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.1597 | 0 | 0.1597 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0694 | 0 | 0.0694 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0101 | 0 | 0.0101 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.0167 | 0 | 0.0167 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1082 | 0 | 0.1082 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1601 | 0 | 0.1601 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0402 | 0 | 0.0402 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Afghanistan and China?
- 0, with Afghanistan 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 free and fair elections index?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th and China ranks 157th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.