Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.048 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.048
Change on year
down 46.7%
World rank
175th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.453
in 2010
All-time low
0.048
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Afghanistan, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Afghanistan stood at 0.048. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.453 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.048, in 2025.
That places Afghanistan 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.154 | — |
| 1901 | 0.154 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.159 | +3.2% |
| 1903 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.162 | +1.9% |
| 1919 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.193 | +19.1% |
| 1921 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.21 | +8.8% |
| 1925 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.183 | -12.9% |
| 1931 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.201 | +9.8% |
| 1934 | 0.219 | +9.0% |
| 1935 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.219 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.222 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.225 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.236 | +4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.24 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.263 | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.281 | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.281 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.277 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.277 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.279 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.291 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.301 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.301 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.327 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.426 | +30.3% |
| 1980 | 0.412 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.356 | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.344 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.227 | -34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.147 | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.137 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.123 | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.131 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.131 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.13 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.141 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.394 | +179.4% |
| 2003 | 0.403 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.403 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.43 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.436 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.437 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.436 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.44 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.453 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.453 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.437 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.435 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.438 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.418 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.412 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.399 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.393 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.396 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.154 | -61.1% |
| 2022 | 0.062 | -59.7% |
| 2023 | 0.067 | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.09 | +34.3% |
| 2025 | 0.048 | -46.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.048 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.408, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.048 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.45, 11% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.158 | 0.154 | 0.159 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1596 | 0.159 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2032 | 0.193 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2064 | 0.183 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.219 | 0.219 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2268 | 0.219 | 0.236 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2616 | 0.236 | 0.281 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3081 | 0.277 | 0.426 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.412 | 0.412 | 0.412 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1874 | 0.123 | 0.356 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.365 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4291 | 0.393 | 0.453 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1362 | 0.048 | 0.396 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Afghanistan?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Afghanistan was 0.048 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.453 in 2010.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.048 in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.