Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 17.66 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Afghanistan, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in Afghanistan is 17.66 0-100, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Afghanistan peaked at 39.76 0-100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.95 0-100, in 1998.
Afghanistan ranks 207th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15.63 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 12.95 0-100 | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 14.15 0-100 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 32.44 0-100 | +129.2% |
| 2003 | 33.7 0-100 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 36.31 0-100 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 37.55 0-100 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 38.98 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 39.76 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 39.02 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 35.42 0-100 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 34.01 0-100 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 35.84 0-100 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 36.71 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 36.25 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 37.32 0-100 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 37.25 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 36.96 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 36.65 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 38 0-100 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 38.69 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 39.55 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 31.17 0-100 | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 23.04 0-100 | -26.1% |
| 2023 | 19.77 0-100 | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 18.18 0-100 | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 17.66 0-100 | -2.8% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 17.66 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.74 0-100, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 17.66 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37.02 0-100, 48% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +129.2% | 14.15 0-100 | 32.44 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.29 0-100 | 12.95 0-100 | 15.63 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.15 0-100 | 14.15 0-100 | 39.76 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.77 0-100 | 34.01 0-100 | 38.69 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9 0-100 | 17.66 0-100 | 39.55 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 204 Turkmenistan 20.83 0-100 compare
- 205 Myanmar 19.36 0-100 compare
- 206 North Korea 18.72 0-100 compare
- 208 Eritrea 14.64 0-100 compare
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 voice and accountability - governance score in Afghanistan?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Afghanistan was 17.66 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.76 0-100 in 2007.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.95 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Afghanistan rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Afghanistan ranks 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).