Free and Fair Elections Index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Free and Fair Elections Index was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
157th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.225
in 1966
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Free and Fair Elections Index in Afghanistan, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for free and fair elections index in Afghanistan is 0, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, free and fair elections index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.225 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.
That places Afghanistan 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Free and Fair Elections Index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0 | — |
| 1790 | 0 | — |
| 1791 | 0 | — |
| 1792 | 0 | — |
| 1793 | 0 | — |
| 1794 | 0 | — |
| 1795 | 0 | — |
| 1796 | 0 | — |
| 1797 | 0 | — |
| 1798 | 0 | — |
| 1799 | 0 | — |
| 1800 | 0 | — |
| 1801 | 0 | — |
| 1802 | 0 | — |
| 1803 | 0 | — |
| 1804 | 0 | — |
| 1805 | 0 | — |
| 1806 | 0 | — |
| 1807 | 0 | — |
| 1808 | 0 | — |
| 1809 | 0 | — |
| 1810 | 0 | — |
| 1811 | 0 | — |
| 1812 | 0 | — |
| 1813 | 0 | — |
| 1814 | 0 | — |
| 1815 | 0 | — |
| 1816 | 0 | — |
| 1817 | 0 | — |
| 1818 | 0 | — |
| 1819 | 0 | — |
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1821 | 0 | — |
| 1822 | 0 | — |
| 1823 | 0 | — |
| 1824 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1826 | 0 | — |
| 1827 | 0 | — |
| 1828 | 0 | — |
| 1829 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1831 | 0 | — |
| 1832 | 0 | — |
| 1833 | 0 | — |
| 1834 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1836 | 0 | — |
| 1837 | 0 | — |
| 1838 | 0 | — |
| 1839 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1841 | 0 | — |
| 1842 | 0 | — |
| 1843 | 0 | — |
| 1844 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1846 | 0 | — |
| 1847 | 0 | — |
| 1848 | 0 | — |
| 1849 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1851 | 0 | — |
| 1852 | 0 | — |
| 1853 | 0 | — |
| 1854 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1856 | 0 | — |
| 1857 | 0 | — |
| 1858 | 0 | — |
| 1859 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0 | — |
| 1861 | 0 | — |
| 1862 | 0 | — |
| 1863 | 0 | — |
| 1864 | 0 | — |
| 1865 | 0 | — |
| 1866 | 0 | — |
| 1867 | 0 | — |
| 1868 | 0 | — |
| 1869 | 0 | — |
| 1870 | 0 | — |
| 1871 | 0 | — |
| 1872 | 0 | — |
| 1873 | 0 | — |
| 1874 | 0 | — |
| 1875 | 0 | — |
| 1876 | 0 | — |
| 1877 | 0 | — |
| 1878 | 0 | — |
| 1879 | 0 | — |
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1881 | 0 | — |
| 1882 | 0 | — |
| 1883 | 0 | — |
| 1884 | 0 | — |
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0.096 | — |
| 1932 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.105 | +9.4% |
| 1935 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.105 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.101 | -3.8% |
| 1938 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.096 | -5.0% |
| 1941 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.096 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.077 | -19.8% |
| 1944 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.111 | +44.2% |
| 1947 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.139 | +25.2% |
| 1950 | 0.176 | +26.6% |
| 1951 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.107 | -39.2% |
| 1953 | 0.101 | -5.6% |
| 1954 | 0.101 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.111 | +9.9% |
| 1956 | 0.115 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.115 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.109 | -5.2% |
| 1959 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.102 | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.123 | +20.6% |
| 1965 | 0.155 | +26.0% |
| 1966 | 0.225 | +45.2% |
| 1967 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.225 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.215 | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.196 | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.106 | -45.9% |
| 1974 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0.043 | — |
| 1989 | 0.058 | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 0.069 | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.029 | -58.0% |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0.051 | — |
| 2005 | 0.209 | +309.8% |
| 2006 | 0.211 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.211 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.189 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.152 | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 0.155 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.153 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.16 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.181 | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.188 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.172 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.155 | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.151 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.134 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.174 | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 0.067 | -61.5% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.089. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.235. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Free and Fair Elections Index in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +309.8% | 0.051 | 0.209 |
| 1974 | -100.0% | 0.106 | 0 |
| 1993 | -100.0% | 0.029 | 0 |
| 2022 | -100.0% | 0.067 | 0 |
| 2021 | -61.5% | 0.174 | 0.067 |
| 1992 | -58.0% | 0.069 | 0.029 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0906 | 0 | 0.105 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0991 | 0.077 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.122 | 0.101 | 0.176 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1597 | 0.102 | 0.225 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0694 | 0 | 0.196 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0101 | 0 | 0.058 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0167 | 0 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1082 | 0 | 0.211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1601 | 0.134 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0402 | 0 | 0.174 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 154 Turkmenistan 0.071 compare
- 155 Venezuela 0.051 compare
- 156 Guinea 0.002 compare
- 157 Bangladesh 0 compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 157 China 0 compare
- 157 Eritrea 0 compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
- 157 Haiti 0 compare
- 157 Kuwait 0 compare
- 157 Libya 0 compare
- 157 Mali 0 compare
- 157 Myanmar 0 compare
- 157 Niger 0 compare
- 157 Palestine 0 compare
- 157 Qatar 0 compare
- 157 Saudi Arabia 0
- 157 Somalia 0 compare
- 157 South Sudan 0 compare
- 157 Sudan 0 compare
- 157 Syria 0 compare
- 157 Yemen 0 compare
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 free and fair elections index in Afghanistan?
- Free and fair elections index in Afghanistan was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest free and fair elections index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.225 in 1966.
- What is the lowest free and fair elections index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
- How does Afghanistan rank for free and fair elections index?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is free and fair elections index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.