Political regime polity in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Political regime polity was 1 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1
in 1978
All-time low
0
in 1800
Years of data
196
1800–2018

Political regime polity in Afghanistan, 1800–2018

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, political regime polity in Afghanistan stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 196 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, political regime polity in Afghanistan peaked at 1 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1800.

That places Afghanistan 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Political regime polity in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Political regime polity in Afghanistan, 1800 to 2018.
Year Value Change
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 —
1932 0 —
1933 0 —
1934 0 —
1935 0 —
1936 0 —
1937 0 —
1938 0 —
1939 0 —
1940 0 —
1941 0 —
1942 0 —
1943 0 —
1944 0 —
1945 0 —
1946 0 —
1947 0 —
1948 0 —
1949 0 —
1950 0 —
1951 0 —
1952 0 —
1953 0 —
1954 0 —
1955 0 —
1956 0 —
1957 0 —
1958 0 —
1959 0 —
1960 0 —
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 1 —
1989 0 -100.0%
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 1 —
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 0 -100.0%
1997 0 —
1998 0 —
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2014 1 —
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0.1111 0 1 9
1980s 0 0 0 1
1990s 0.4 0 1 10
2000s 0 0 0 1
2010s 1 1 1 5

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  13. 98 Djibouti 1 compare
  14. 98 Ecuador 1 compare
  15. 98 Egypt 1 compare
  16. 98 Ethiopia 1 compare
  17. 98 Fiji 1 compare
  18. 98 Gabon 1 compare
  19. 98 Gambia 1 compare
  20. 98 Guinea 1 compare
  21. 98 Haiti 1 compare
  22. 98 Jordan 1 compare
  23. 98 Libya 1 compare
  24. 98 Mali 1 compare
  25. 98 Mauritania 1 compare
  26. 98 Morocco 1 compare
  27. 98 Mozambique 1 compare
  28. 98 Niger 1 compare
  29. 98 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
  30. 98 Russia 1 compare
  31. 98 Rwanda 1 compare
  32. 98 Singapore 1 compare
  33. 98 Somalia 1 compare
  34. 98 South Sudan 1 compare
  35. 98 Sudan 1 compare
  36. 98 Suriname 1 compare
  37. 98 Tajikistan 1 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime polity in Afghanistan?
Political regime polity in Afghanistan was 1 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime polity recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
What is the lowest political regime polity recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1800.
How does Afghanistan rank for political regime polity?
Afghanistan ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
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