Afghanistan vs Syria: Free and fair elections index
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
Syria
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
157th
Syria rank
157th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Syria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 157th and Syria ranks 157th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.0407 | 0.0407 | Syria |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2198 | 0.2198 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 1930s | 0.0906 | 0 | 0.0906 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.0991 | 0.0815 | 0.0176 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.122 | 0.2328 | 0.1108 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.1597 | 0.1343 | 0.0254 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.0694 | 0.0582 | 0.0112 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0101 | 0.0622 | 0.0521 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.0167 | 0.0679 | 0.0512 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1082 | 0.0529 | 0.0553 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1601 | 0.0096 | 0.1505 | 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 Syria?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th and Syria ranks 157th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.