Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Strong elected local governments index
Afghanistan
0.495
in 2025
Pakistan
0.518
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
121st
Pakistan rank
118th
Strong elected local governments index over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.518 against 0.495 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 182 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 121st and Pakistan ranks 118th of 175 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0.173 | 0.173 | Pakistan |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.173 | 0.173 | Pakistan |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.173 | 0.173 | Pakistan |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.173 | 0.173 | Pakistan |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.173 | 0.173 | Pakistan |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.1753 | 0.1753 | Pakistan |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.176 | 0.176 | Pakistan |
| 1900s | 0.012 | 0.176 | 0.164 | Pakistan |
| 1910s | 0.012 | 0.176 | 0.164 | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 0.012 | 0.176 | 0.164 | Pakistan |
| 1930s | 0.012 | 0.176 | 0.164 | Pakistan |
| 1940s | 0.012 | 0.209 | 0.197 | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 0.012 | 0.2595 | 0.2475 | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.012 | 0.0324 | 0.0204 | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.012 | 0.074 | 0.062 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.012 | 0.0956 | 0.0836 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.012 | 0.159 | 0.147 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.017 | 0.4451 | 0.4281 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.1024 | 0.2941 | 0.1917 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.25 | 0.399 | 0.149 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher strong elected local governments index, Afghanistan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.518 against 0.495 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in strong elected local governments index between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.023, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 182 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for strong elected local governments index?
- Afghanistan ranks 121st and Pakistan ranks 118th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Strong elected local governments index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.