Social Development in Afghanistan 136 indicators covering social development for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 2025 down 91.9% 82nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million 2025 up 0.2% 4th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 up 16.7% 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 up 16.7% 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0609 units per person 2025 down 22.7% 6th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million 2025 up 0.2% 4th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 93.7% 105th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 92.0% 37th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0144 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.1% 92nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 2025 down 91.9% 82nd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -53.67 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,089.8% 190th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 156.1% 1st Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.041 2025 down 92.1% 175th Liberal Democracy Index 0.018 2025 down 91.0% 173rd Electoral Democracy Index 0.069 2025 down 80.2% 172nd Freedom of Association Index 0.023 2025 down 96.3% 173rd Freedom of Expression Index 0.022 2025 down 96.8% 174th Participatory Democracy Index 0.051 2025 down 64.1% 161st Varieties of democracy 0.069 2025 down 80.2% 172nd Liberal democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 142nd Electoral democracy 0 2025 down 100.0% 142nd Human Rights Index 0.041 2025 down 92.1% 175th Key features of human rights 0.041 2025 down 92.1% 175th Key features of electoral democracy 0.069 2025 down 80.2% 172nd Key features of liberal democracy 0.018 2025 down 91.0% 173rd Executive Corruption Index 0.615 2025 down 26.1% 69th Judicial Corruption Score -0.955 2025 up 34.5% 128th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.881 2025 down 1.1% 14th Key features of democracy 0.069 2025 down 80.2% 172nd Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -13.75 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,306.2% 172nd Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 28.57 % change on previous year 2025 up 2,742.9% 2nd Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.018 2025 down 91.0% 173rd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -13.75 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,306.2% 172nd Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -2.38 % change on previous year 2025 down 311.9% 134th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 down 100.0% 142nd Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 down 100.0% 142nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -13.75 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,306.2% 172nd Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.069 2025 down 80.2% 171st Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.016 2025 down 92.0% 175th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.012 2025 down 95.8% 174th Direct Democracy Index 0.02 2025 unchanged 104th Key media freedoms -2.55 2025 down 435.6% 169th Media Corruption Score -2.52 2025 down 575.7% 171st Key media freedoms, annual growth rate -69.69 % change on previous year 2025 — 165th Academic Freedom Index 0.086 2025 down 83.2% 161st Legislative Corruption Score -2.74 2021 down 15.6% 174th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 73.6% 92nd Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 91.9% 129th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 73.6% 92nd Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 73.6% 92nd Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.7% 133rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0534 units per square kilometre 2023 up 106.5% 96th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.82 units per square kilometre 2023 up 150.5% 5th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2021 — 141st Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2021 — 141st Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.64 2019 down 24.4% 173rd Democracy Index -1 2018 — 124th Page 1 of 3 Next →