Which has higher strong civil society index, Afghanistan or China?

Afghanistan, at 0.03 against 0.026 in China as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs China: Strong Civil Society Index

Afghanistan

0.03

in 2025

China

0.026

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

172nd

China rank

173rd

Strong Civil Society Index over time

Afghanistan
China

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.03 against 0.026 in China, a difference of 0.004.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 172nd and China ranks 173rd 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	0.138	0.52	0.382	China
1790s	0.138	0.52	0.382	China
1800s	0.138	0.52	0.382	China
1810s	0.138	0.52	0.382	China
1820s	0.138	0.52	0.382	China
1830s	0.138	0.52	0.382	China
1840s	0.138	0.52	0.382	China
1850s	0.138	0.3644	0.2264	China
1860s	0.138	0.4431	0.3051	China
1870s	0.138	0.527	0.389	China
1880s	0.157	0.527	0.37	China
1890s	0.157	0.379	0.222	China
1900s	0.2146	0.434	0.2194	China
1910s	0.2344	0.5205	0.2861	China
1920s	0.32	0.5284	0.2084	China
1930s	0.2258	0.4444	0.2186	China
1940s	0.2518	0.43	0.1782	China
1950s	0.293	0.033	0.26	Afghanistan
1960s	0.3569	0.0193	0.3376	Afghanistan
1970s	0.3022	0.0253	0.2769	Afghanistan
1980s	0.0568	0.1322	0.0754	China
1990s	0.0929	0.1474	0.0545	China
2000s	0.6069	0.2109	0.396	Afghanistan
2010s	0.659	0.1475	0.5115	Afghanistan
2020s	0.1443	0.0503	0.094	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong civil society index, Afghanistan or China?: Afghanistan, at 0.03 against 0.026 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong civil society index between Afghanistan and China?: 0.004, 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 strong civil society index?: Afghanistan ranks 172nd and China ranks 173rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Civil Society Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Strong Civil Society Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,138 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which interest groups, labor unions, charities, and other civil society organizations are autonomous from the state and can freely pursue their goals. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (strongest).