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Participatory Political Institutions Index in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Participatory Political Institutions Index was 0.184 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.184
Change on year
up 513.3%
World rank
152nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.317
in 2018
All-time low
0.024
in 2023
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Afghanistan, 1789–2025

00.10.20.3178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, participatory political institutions index in Afghanistan stood at 0.184.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 513.3% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory political institutions index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.317 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.024, in 2023.

Afghanistan ranks 152nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Political Institutions Index in Afghanistan, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.068 —
1790 0.083 +22.1%
1791 0.083 +0.0%
1792 0.083 +0.0%
1793 0.083 +0.0%
1794 0.083 +0.0%
1795 0.083 +0.0%
1796 0.083 +0.0%
1797 0.083 +0.0%
1798 0.083 +0.0%
1799 0.083 +0.0%
1800 0.083 +0.0%
1801 0.083 +0.0%
1802 0.083 +0.0%
1803 0.083 +0.0%
1804 0.083 +0.0%
1805 0.083 +0.0%
1806 0.083 +0.0%
1807 0.083 +0.0%
1808 0.083 +0.0%
1809 0.083 +0.0%
1810 0.083 +0.0%
1811 0.083 +0.0%
1812 0.083 +0.0%
1813 0.083 +0.0%
1814 0.083 +0.0%
1815 0.083 +0.0%
1816 0.083 +0.0%
1817 0.083 +0.0%
1818 0.083 +0.0%
1819 0.083 +0.0%
1820 0.083 +0.0%
1821 0.083 +0.0%
1822 0.083 +0.0%
1823 0.083 +0.0%
1824 0.083 +0.0%
1825 0.083 +0.0%
1826 0.083 +0.0%
1827 0.083 +0.0%
1828 0.083 +0.0%
1829 0.083 +0.0%
1830 0.083 +0.0%
1831 0.083 +0.0%
1832 0.083 +0.0%
1833 0.083 +0.0%
1834 0.083 +0.0%
1835 0.083 +0.0%
1836 0.083 +0.0%
1837 0.083 +0.0%
1838 0.083 +0.0%
1839 0.083 +0.0%
1840 0.083 +0.0%
1841 0.083 +0.0%
1842 0.083 +0.0%
1843 0.083 +0.0%
1844 0.083 +0.0%
1845 0.083 +0.0%
1846 0.083 +0.0%
1847 0.083 +0.0%
1848 0.083 +0.0%
1849 0.083 +0.0%
1850 0.083 +0.0%
1851 0.083 +0.0%
1852 0.083 +0.0%
1853 0.083 +0.0%
1854 0.083 +0.0%
1855 0.083 +0.0%
1856 0.083 +0.0%
1857 0.083 +0.0%
1858 0.083 +0.0%
1859 0.083 +0.0%
1860 0.083 +0.0%
1861 0.083 +0.0%
1862 0.083 +0.0%
1863 0.083 +0.0%
1864 0.083 +0.0%
1865 0.083 +0.0%
1866 0.083 +0.0%
1867 0.083 +0.0%
1868 0.083 +0.0%
1869 0.083 +0.0%
1870 0.083 +0.0%
1871 0.083 +0.0%
1872 0.083 +0.0%
1873 0.083 +0.0%
1874 0.083 +0.0%
1875 0.083 +0.0%
1876 0.083 +0.0%
1877 0.083 +0.0%
1878 0.083 +0.0%
1879 0.083 +0.0%
1880 0.083 +0.0%
1881 0.083 +0.0%
1882 0.083 +0.0%
1883 0.083 +0.0%
1884 0.083 +0.0%
1885 0.083 +0.0%
1886 0.083 +0.0%
1887 0.083 +0.0%
1888 0.083 +0.0%
1889 0.083 +0.0%
1890 0.083 +0.0%
1891 0.083 +0.0%
1892 0.083 +0.0%
1893 0.083 +0.0%
1894 0.083 +0.0%
1895 0.083 +0.0%
1896 0.083 +0.0%
1897 0.083 +0.0%
1898 0.083 +0.0%
1899 0.083 +0.0%
1900 0.087 +4.8%
1901 0.087 +0.0%
1902 0.096 +10.3%
1903 0.096 +0.0%
1904 0.096 +0.0%
1905 0.096 +0.0%
1906 0.096 +0.0%
1907 0.096 +0.0%
1908 0.096 +0.0%
1909 0.096 +0.0%
1910 0.096 +0.0%
1911 0.096 +0.0%
1912 0.096 +0.0%
1913 0.096 +0.0%
1914 0.096 +0.0%
1915 0.096 +0.0%
1916 0.096 +0.0%
1917 0.096 +0.0%
1918 0.096 +0.0%
1919 0.101 +5.2%
1920 0.116 +14.9%
1921 0.116 +0.0%
1922 0.116 +0.0%
1923 0.116 +0.0%
1924 0.116 +0.0%
1925 0.116 +0.0%
1926 0.116 +0.0%
1927 0.116 +0.0%
1928 0.116 +0.0%
1929 0.116 +0.0%
1930 0.108 -6.9%
1931 0.108 +0.0%
1932 0.108 +0.0%
1933 0.108 +0.0%
1934 0.108 +0.0%
1935 0.108 +0.0%
1936 0.108 +0.0%
1937 0.108 +0.0%
1938 0.108 +0.0%
1939 0.108 +0.0%
1940 0.108 +0.0%
1941 0.112 +3.7%
1942 0.112 +0.0%
1943 0.112 +0.0%
1944 0.112 +0.0%
1945 0.112 +0.0%
1946 0.112 +0.0%
1947 0.112 +0.0%
1948 0.122 +8.9%
1949 0.122 +0.0%
1950 0.122 +0.0%
1951 0.122 +0.0%
1952 0.122 +0.0%
1953 0.122 +0.0%
1954 0.122 +0.0%
1955 0.122 +0.0%
1956 0.122 +0.0%
1957 0.122 +0.0%
1958 0.122 +0.0%
1959 0.122 +0.0%
1960 0.08 -34.4%
1961 0.08 +0.0%
1962 0.08 +0.0%
1963 0.08 +0.0%
1964 0.103 +28.7%
1965 0.104 +1.0%
1966 0.104 +0.0%
1967 0.104 +0.0%
1968 0.083 -20.2%
1969 0.083 +0.0%
1970 0.083 +0.0%
1971 0.083 +0.0%
1972 0.083 +0.0%
1973 0.105 +26.5%
1974 0.105 +0.0%
1975 0.105 +0.0%
1976 0.105 +0.0%
1977 0.105 +0.0%
1978 0.089 -15.2%
1979 0.058 -34.8%
1980 0.066 +13.8%
1981 0.066 +0.0%
1982 0.066 +0.0%
1983 0.066 +0.0%
1984 0.066 +0.0%
1985 0.066 +0.0%
1986 0.066 +0.0%
1987 0.073 +10.6%
1988 0.073 +0.0%
1989 0.073 +0.0%
1990 0.071 -2.7%
1991 0.071 +0.0%
1992 0.082 +15.5%
1993 0.082 +0.0%
1994 0.082 +0.0%
1995 0.068 -17.1%
1996 0.033 -51.5%
1997 0.033 +0.0%
1998 0.033 +0.0%
1999 0.033 +0.0%
2000 0.033 +0.0%
2001 0.061 +84.8%
2002 0.235 +285.2%
2003 0.239 +1.7%
2004 0.258 +7.9%
2005 0.269 +4.3%
2006 0.27 +0.4%
2007 0.268 -0.7%
2008 0.268 +0.0%
2009 0.27 +0.7%
2010 0.27 +0.0%
2011 0.27 +0.0%
2012 0.27 +0.0%
2013 0.283 +4.8%
2014 0.266 -6.0%
2015 0.274 +3.0%
2016 0.264 -3.6%
2017 0.241 -8.7%
2018 0.317 +31.5%
2019 0.227 -28.4%
2020 0.234 +3.1%
2021 0.068 -70.9%
2022 0.026 -61.8%
2023 0.024 -7.7%
2024 0.03 +25.0%
2025 0.184 +513.3%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.184 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.344, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.184 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.23, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.068 0.068 0.068 1
1790s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1800s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1810s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1820s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1830s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1840s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1850s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1860s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1870s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1880s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1890s 0.083 0.083 0.083 10
1900s 0.0942 0.087 0.096 10
1910s 0.0965 0.096 0.101 10
1920s 0.116 0.116 0.116 10
1930s 0.108 0.108 0.108 10
1940s 0.1136 0.108 0.122 10
1950s 0.122 0.122 0.122 10
1960s 0.0901 0.08 0.104 10
1970s 0.0921 0.058 0.105 10
1980s 0.0681 0.066 0.073 10
1990s 0.0588 0.033 0.082 10
2000s 0.2171 0.033 0.27 10
2010s 0.2682 0.227 0.317 10
2020s 0.0943 0.024 0.234 6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 150 Uzbekistan 0.198 compare
  2. 151 Palestine 0.192 compare
  3. 153 Syria 0.179 compare
  4. 154 Angola 0.164 compare
  5. 155 Tajikistan 0.163 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is participatory political institutions index in Afghanistan?
Participatory political institutions index in Afghanistan was 0.184 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory political institutions index recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.317 in 2018.
What is the lowest participatory political institutions index recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.024 in 2023.
How does Afghanistan rank for participatory political institutions index?
Afghanistan ranks 152nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory political institutions index rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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 Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.