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?
- 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.