Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.02 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.02
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
175th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.391
in 2010
All-time low
0.014
in 1997
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Afghanistan, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.02 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.391 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1997.
That places Afghanistan 175th 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.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.127 | — |
| 1790 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.103 | -18.9% |
| 1881 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.103 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.084 | -18.4% |
| 1892 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.145 | +72.6% |
| 1903 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.145 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.148 | +2.1% |
| 1911 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.148 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.164 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | 0.259 | +57.9% |
| 1921 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.27 | +4.2% |
| 1924 | 0.268 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.266 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.206 | -22.6% |
| 1931 | 0.209 | +1.5% |
| 1932 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.237 | +13.4% |
| 1934 | 0.258 | +8.9% |
| 1935 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.25 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.256 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.259 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.255 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.189 | -25.9% |
| 1974 | 0.184 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.104 | -43.5% |
| 1979 | 0.07 | -32.7% |
| 1980 | 0.072 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.09 | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.091 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.064 | -29.7% |
| 1991 | 0.047 | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.026 | -44.7% |
| 1993 | 0.02 | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.023 | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.015 | -34.8% |
| 1997 | 0.014 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.014 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.045 | +221.4% |
| 2002 | 0.378 | +740.0% |
| 2003 | 0.384 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.379 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.379 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.383 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.386 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.391 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.388 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.386 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.367 | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.376 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.385 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.342 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.362 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.373 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.362 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.379 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.083 | -78.1% |
| 2022 | 0.025 | -69.9% |
| 2023 | 0.021 | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 0.016 | -23.8% |
| 2025 | 0.02 | +25.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.02 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.341, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.02 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.452, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.103 | 0.103 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0859 | 0.084 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1328 | 0.084 | 0.145 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1496 | 0.148 | 0.164 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2653 | 0.259 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2409 | 0.206 | 0.258 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.258 | 0.258 | 0.258 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.258 | 0.258 | 0.258 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2575 | 0.25 | 0.259 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1872 | 0.07 | 0.259 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0884 | 0.072 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0257 | 0.014 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3111 | 0.014 | 0.386 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3732 | 0.342 | 0.391 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0907 | 0.016 | 0.379 | 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 individual liberties and equality before the law index in Afghanistan?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Afghanistan was 0.02 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.391 in 2010.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1997.
- How does Afghanistan rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.8%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.