Effective Power to Govern Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Effective Power to Govern Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective Power to Govern Score in Afghanistan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, effective power to govern score in Afghanistan stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Afghanistan peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 103rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.67 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 103 Bahrain 1 compare
- 103 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 103 Cambodia 1 compare
- 103 Chad 1 compare
- 103 Cuba 1 compare
- 103 Eritrea 1 compare
- 103 Guinea 1 compare
- 103 Haiti 1 compare
- 103 Kuwait 1 compare
- 103 Laos 1 compare
- 103 Libya 1 compare
- 103 Mali 1 compare
- 103 Myanmar 1 compare
- 103 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 103 Niger 1 compare
- 103 North Korea 1 compare
- 103 Oman 1 compare
- 103 Qatar 1 compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 103 South Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Syria 1 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 103 Yemen 1 compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective power to govern score in Afghanistan?
- Effective power to govern score in Afghanistan was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for effective power to govern score?
- Afghanistan ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.