Self-reported life satisfaction in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Self-reported life satisfaction was 1.45 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-reported life satisfaction in Afghanistan, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.45 for self-reported life satisfaction in 2025.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Afghanistan peaked at 4.26 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.36, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.55 | 2.57 | 4.26 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 1.36 | 2.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 154 Rwanda 3.27 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 3.25 compare
- 156 South Sudan 2.82 compare
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2.67 million (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.64 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 270,007 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 382 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 4.38 million (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 4.36 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Afghanistan?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Afghanistan was 1.45 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 in 2011.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.