What is political centralization index in Afghanistan?

Political centralization index in Afghanistan was 0.927 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2022.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.668 in 1964.

How does Afghanistan rank for political centralization index?

Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Afghanistan

Name: Political centralization index in Afghanistan
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Political centralization index was 0.927 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.927

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

17th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.962

in 2022

All-time low

0.668

in 1964

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Afghanistan, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political centralization index in Afghanistan stood at 0.927.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Afghanistan peaked at 0.962 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.668, in 1964.

That places Afghanistan 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Afghanistan, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.914	—
1790	0.914	+0.0%
1791	0.914	+0.0%
1792	0.914	+0.0%
1793	0.914	+0.0%
1794	0.914	+0.0%
1795	0.914	+0.0%
1796	0.914	+0.0%
1797	0.914	+0.0%
1798	0.914	+0.0%
1799	0.914	+0.0%
1800	0.914	+0.0%
1801	0.914	+0.0%
1802	0.914	+0.0%
1803	0.914	+0.0%
1804	0.914	+0.0%
1805	0.914	+0.0%
1806	0.914	+0.0%
1807	0.914	+0.0%
1808	0.914	+0.0%
1809	0.914	+0.0%
1810	0.914	+0.0%
1811	0.914	+0.0%
1812	0.914	+0.0%
1813	0.914	+0.0%
1814	0.914	+0.0%
1815	0.914	+0.0%
1816	0.914	+0.0%
1817	0.914	+0.0%
1818	0.914	+0.0%
1819	0.914	+0.0%
1820	0.914	+0.0%
1821	0.914	+0.0%
1822	0.914	+0.0%
1823	0.914	+0.0%
1824	0.914	+0.0%
1825	0.914	+0.0%
1826	0.914	+0.0%
1827	0.914	+0.0%
1828	0.914	+0.0%
1829	0.914	+0.0%
1830	0.914	+0.0%
1831	0.914	+0.0%
1832	0.914	+0.0%
1833	0.914	+0.0%
1834	0.914	+0.0%
1835	0.914	+0.0%
1836	0.914	+0.0%
1837	0.914	+0.0%
1838	0.914	+0.0%
1839	0.914	+0.0%
1840	0.916	+0.2%
1841	0.916	+0.0%
1842	0.916	+0.0%
1843	0.916	+0.0%
1844	0.916	+0.0%
1845	0.916	+0.0%
1846	0.916	+0.0%
1847	0.916	+0.0%
1848	0.916	+0.0%
1849	0.916	+0.0%
1850	0.916	+0.0%
1851	0.916	+0.0%
1852	0.916	+0.0%
1853	0.916	+0.0%
1854	0.916	+0.0%
1855	0.916	+0.0%
1856	0.916	+0.0%
1857	0.916	+0.0%
1858	0.916	+0.0%
1859	0.916	+0.0%
1860	0.916	+0.0%
1861	0.916	+0.0%
1862	0.916	+0.0%
1863	0.916	+0.0%
1864	0.916	+0.0%
1865	0.916	+0.0%
1866	0.916	+0.0%
1867	0.916	+0.0%
1868	0.916	+0.0%
1869	0.916	+0.0%
1870	0.916	+0.0%
1871	0.916	+0.0%
1872	0.916	+0.0%
1873	0.916	+0.0%
1874	0.916	+0.0%
1875	0.916	+0.0%
1876	0.916	+0.0%
1877	0.916	+0.0%
1878	0.916	+0.0%
1879	0.916	+0.0%
1880	0.916	+0.0%
1881	0.916	+0.0%
1882	0.916	+0.0%
1883	0.916	+0.0%
1884	0.916	+0.0%
1885	0.916	+0.0%
1886	0.916	+0.0%
1887	0.916	+0.0%
1888	0.916	+0.0%
1889	0.916	+0.0%
1890	0.916	+0.0%
1891	0.916	+0.0%
1892	0.916	+0.0%
1893	0.916	+0.0%
1894	0.916	+0.0%
1895	0.916	+0.0%
1896	0.916	+0.0%
1897	0.916	+0.0%
1898	0.916	+0.0%
1899	0.916	+0.0%
1900	0.905	-1.2%
1901	0.905	+0.0%
1902	0.871	-3.8%
1903	0.871	+0.0%
1904	0.871	+0.0%
1905	0.871	+0.0%
1906	0.871	+0.0%
1907	0.871	+0.0%
1908	0.871	+0.0%
1909	0.871	+0.0%
1910	0.871	+0.0%
1911	0.871	+0.0%
1912	0.871	+0.0%
1913	0.871	+0.0%
1914	0.871	+0.0%
1915	0.871	+0.0%
1916	0.871	+0.0%
1917	0.871	+0.0%
1918	0.871	+0.0%
1919	0.857	-1.6%
1920	0.857	+0.0%
1921	0.866	+1.1%
1922	0.867	+0.1%
1923	0.786	-9.3%
1924	0.786	+0.0%
1925	0.786	+0.0%
1926	0.786	+0.0%
1927	0.79	+0.5%
1928	0.79	+0.0%
1929	0.79	+0.0%
1930	0.79	+0.0%
1931	0.79	+0.0%
1932	0.79	+0.0%
1933	0.79	+0.0%
1934	0.79	+0.0%
1935	0.79	+0.0%
1936	0.79	+0.0%
1937	0.79	+0.0%
1938	0.79	+0.0%
1939	0.79	+0.0%
1940	0.79	+0.0%
1941	0.79	+0.0%
1942	0.79	+0.0%
1943	0.79	+0.0%
1944	0.79	+0.0%
1945	0.79	+0.0%
1946	0.79	+0.0%
1947	0.79	+0.0%
1948	0.79	+0.0%
1949	0.79	+0.0%
1950	0.778	-1.5%
1951	0.778	+0.0%
1952	0.778	+0.0%
1953	0.778	+0.0%
1954	0.778	+0.0%
1955	0.778	+0.0%
1956	0.778	+0.0%
1957	0.778	+0.0%
1958	0.778	+0.0%
1959	0.778	+0.0%
1960	0.778	+0.0%
1961	0.778	+0.0%
1962	0.778	+0.0%
1963	0.771	-0.9%
1964	0.668	-13.4%
1965	0.668	+0.0%
1966	0.668	+0.0%
1967	0.668	+0.0%
1968	0.668	+0.0%
1969	0.668	+0.0%
1970	0.668	+0.0%
1971	0.668	+0.0%
1972	0.668	+0.0%
1973	0.691	+3.4%
1974	0.838	+21.3%
1975	0.838	+0.0%
1976	0.838	+0.0%
1977	0.838	+0.0%
1978	0.824	-1.7%
1979	0.828	+0.5%
1980	0.858	+3.6%
1981	0.858	+0.0%
1982	0.852	-0.7%
1983	0.852	+0.0%
1984	0.852	+0.0%
1985	0.852	+0.0%
1986	0.852	+0.0%
1987	0.84	-1.4%
1988	0.833	-0.8%
1989	0.833	+0.0%
1990	0.821	-1.4%
1991	0.835	+1.7%
1992	0.828	-0.8%
1993	0.888	+7.2%
1994	0.888	+0.0%
1995	0.901	+1.5%
1996	0.903	+0.2%
1997	0.88	-2.5%
1998	0.88	+0.0%
1999	0.88	+0.0%
2000	0.88	+0.0%
2001	0.865	-1.7%
2002	0.815	-5.8%
2003	0.813	-0.2%
2004	0.794	-2.3%
2005	0.826	+4.0%
2006	0.729	-11.7%
2007	0.73	+0.1%
2008	0.727	-0.4%
2009	0.73	+0.4%
2010	0.729	-0.1%
2011	0.729	+0.0%
2012	0.722	-1.0%
2013	0.723	+0.1%
2014	0.727	+0.6%
2015	0.734	+1.0%
2016	0.742	+1.1%
2017	0.749	+0.9%
2018	0.768	+2.5%
2019	0.779	+1.4%
2020	0.78	+0.1%
2021	0.925	+18.6%
2022	0.962	+4.0%
2023	0.942	-2.1%
2024	0.944	+0.2%
2025	0.927	-1.8%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

Afghanistan's 0.927 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Afghanistan's 0.927 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.597, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.914	0.914	0.914	1
1790s	0.914	0.914	0.914	10
1800s	0.914	0.914	0.914	10
1810s	0.914	0.914	0.914	10
1820s	0.914	0.914	0.914	10
1830s	0.914	0.914	0.914	10
1840s	0.916	0.916	0.916	10
1850s	0.916	0.916	0.916	10
1860s	0.916	0.916	0.916	10
1870s	0.916	0.916	0.916	10
1880s	0.916	0.916	0.916	10
1890s	0.916	0.916	0.916	10
1900s	0.8778	0.871	0.905	10
1910s	0.8696	0.857	0.871	10
1920s	0.8104	0.786	0.867	10
1930s	0.79	0.79	0.79	10
1940s	0.79	0.79	0.79	10
1950s	0.778	0.778	0.778	10
1960s	0.7113	0.668	0.778	10
1970s	0.7699	0.668	0.838	10
1980s	0.8482	0.833	0.858	10
1990s	0.8704	0.821	0.903	10
2000s	0.7909	0.727	0.88	10
2010s	0.7402	0.722	0.779	10
2020s	0.9133	0.78	0.962	6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

14 Burundi 0.936 compare
15 China 0.931 compare
16 Cambodia 0.93 compare
18 Syria 0.914 compare
19 Vatican 0.906 compare
20 Uzbekistan 0.901 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Afghanistan?: Political centralization index in Afghanistan was 0.927 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 0.962 in 2022.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.668 in 1964.
How does Afghanistan rank for political centralization index?: Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Political centralization index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026