Afghanistan vs South Africa: Multi-party elections
Afghanistan
1
in 2021
South Africa
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections, Afghanistan or South Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.