Afghanistan: Egalitarian democracy index
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| Afghanistan |
Egalitarian democracy index |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.025 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | index points |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2024 |
| Average | 0.111 |
| Min - Max | 0.020 - 0.210 |
| Source | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 0.025 index points, an increase from 0.021 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.368 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 1960 to 2024 is 0.111 index points. The minimum value, 0.02 index points, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 0.21 index points was recorded in 2008.
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| Recent values | Afghanistan: Egalitarian democracy index |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.025 |
| 2023 | 0.021 |
| 2022 | 0.020 |
| 2021 | 0.054 |
| 2020 | 0.177 |
| 2019 | 0.182 |
| 2018 | 0.184 |
| 2017 | 0.188 |
Definition: Measures the extent to which political power is distributed equally among different social groups.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.081 | 2024 | index points |
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| Participatory democracy index | 0.012 | 2024 | index points |
| Deliberative democracy index | 0.024 | 2024 | index points |
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| Government accountability | -1.311 | 2024 | index points |
| Freedom of expression | 0.053 | 2024 | index points |
| Political corruption | 0.674 | 2024 | index points |
| Women political empowerment | 0.045 | 2024 | index points |
| Academic freedom | 0.079 | 2024 | index points |
| Clean elections index | 0.000 | 2024 | index points |
| Judicial constraints on executive | 0.104 | 2024 | index points |
| Legislative constraints on executive | 0.171 | 2024 | index points |
| Civil society participation index | 0.048 | 2024 | index points |
| Direct popular vote index | 0.020 | 2024 | index points |
| Equal protection index | 0.039 | 2024 | index points |
| Presidential elections | 0.00 | 2024 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |
| Parliamentary elections | 0.00 | 2024 | 1 elections, 0 otherwise |