Afghanistan vs China: Political civil liberties index
Afghanistan
0.021
in 2025
China
0.036
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
174th
China rank
171st
Political civil liberties index over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.036 against 0.021 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.015.
That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 174th and China ranks 171st of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and China in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.109 | 0.208 | 0.099 | China |
| 1790s | 0.109 | 0.208 | 0.099 | China |
| 1800s | 0.109 | 0.208 | 0.099 | China |
| 1810s | 0.109 | 0.208 | 0.099 | China |
| 1820s | 0.109 | 0.208 | 0.099 | China |
| 1830s | 0.109 | 0.208 | 0.099 | China |
| 1840s | 0.109 | 0.208 | 0.099 | China |
| 1850s | 0.109 | 0.1744 | 0.0654 | China |
| 1860s | 0.109 | 0.2262 | 0.1172 | China |
| 1870s | 0.109 | 0.258 | 0.149 | China |
| 1880s | 0.102 | 0.258 | 0.156 | China |
| 1890s | 0.102 | 0.2207 | 0.1187 | China |
| 1900s | 0.1008 | 0.2422 | 0.1414 | China |
| 1910s | 0.127 | 0.4199 | 0.2929 | China |
| 1920s | 0.2066 | 0.4469 | 0.2403 | China |
| 1930s | 0.2015 | 0.3664 | 0.1649 | China |
| 1940s | 0.2176 | 0.3526 | 0.135 | China |
| 1950s | 0.2063 | 0.0535 | 0.1528 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.3228 | 0.0307 | 0.2921 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2661 | 0.0413 | 0.2248 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.0828 | 0.1961 | 0.1133 | China |
| 1990s | 0.0742 | 0.1706 | 0.0964 | China |
| 2000s | 0.5642 | 0.1806 | 0.3836 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.6644 | 0.1097 | 0.5547 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1405 | 0.0455 | 0.095 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at 0.036 against 0.021 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.015, 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 political civil liberties index?
- Afghanistan ranks 174th and China ranks 171st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.