What is democratic change in Afghanistan?

Democratic change in Afghanistan was 0 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democratic change recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 2001.

What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.

How does Afghanistan rank for democratic change?

Afghanistan ranks 131st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is democratic change rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Democratic change in Afghanistan

Name: Democratic change in Afghanistan
Creator: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Afghanistan: Democratic change was 0 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

World rank

131st

of 175 countries

All-time high

in 2001

All-time low

in 2021

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Democratic change in Afghanistan, 1900–2025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, democratic change in Afghanistan stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democratic change in Afghanistan peaked at 2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.

Afghanistan ranks 131st of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	1	1	1	10
1910s	1	1	1	10
1920s	1	1	1	10
1930s	1	1	1	10
1940s	1	1	1	10
1950s	1	1	1	10
1960s	1	1	1	10
1970s	1	1	1	10
1980s	1	1	1	10
1990s	1	1	1	10
2000s	1.6	1	2	10
2010s	1	1	1	10
2020s	0.1667	0	1	6

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

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More reference data data for Afghanistan

Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
Free country 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democratic change in Afghanistan?: Democratic change in Afghanistan was 0 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democratic change recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 2001.
What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
How does Afghanistan rank for democratic change?: Afghanistan ranks 131st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is democratic change rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Democratic change
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.