| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.069 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Liberal democracy index | 0.018 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Government effectiveness | -1.93 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Rule of law | -1.94 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Control of corruption | -1.31 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Voice & accountability | -2.15 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Political stability | -2.21 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Regulatory quality | -1.54 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Cabinet fragmentation index | 0.441 indexWB DPI [1996] |
| Governing majority margin | 1 %WB DPI [1996] |
| Parties in executive cabinet | 0WB DPI [2023] |
| Women in parliament | 27 %WB Gender [2021] |
| Constitutional history supplement | No authoritative open source found |
| Legal system | the Taliban is implementing its own interpretation of Islamic law, which is partially based on the Hanifi school of Islamic jurisprudence and have enforced strict punishments; before the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan had a mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic law (2021)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Suffrage (voting rights) | 18 years of age; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
several previous; latest ratified in 2004, but not currently enforced by the Taliban
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
How to read these indices
V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.
