Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Democracy

Afghanistan
0
in 2025
Madagascar
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
175th
Madagascar rank
175th

Democracy over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Madagascar ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 175th and Madagascar ranks 175th of 197 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
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 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0.8 0 0.8 Afghanistan
1940s 1 0.5 0.5 Afghanistan
1950s 1 1.9 0.9 Madagascar
1960s 1.6 2 0.4 Madagascar
1970s 1.3 0.7 0.6 Afghanistan
1980s 1.4 1 0.4 Afghanistan
1990s 0.6 4.5 3.9 Madagascar
2000s 1.6 5.4 3.8 Madagascar
2010s 3 4.2 1.2 Madagascar
2020s 0.5 4 3.5 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for democracy?
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Madagascar ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).