Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary state
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 16/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 17.9/100 #175
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.069
- HDI
- 0.496
- Regional blocs
- SAARC
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary state
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Supreme Leader of Afghanistan | Hibatullah Akhundzada |
| Prime Minister of Afghanistan | Hasan Akhund |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 4.0/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 15.9/100k
- Military spending (2021)
- 1.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 16 / 100
- Interpretation
- High corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.069
- Liberal
- 0.018
- Participatory
- 0.051
- Deliberative
- 0.012
- Egalitarian
- 0.016
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 17.9 / 100
- Global rank
- #175 / 180
- Rank change
- +3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Asie-Pacifique
- Political #163
- 17.8
- Economic #165
- 25.1
- Legal #178
- 11.4
- Social #175
- 18.9
- Safety #175
- 16.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.9 | 175 | 17.8 | 25.1 | 11.4 | 18.9 | 16.2 |
| 2024 | 19.1 | 178 | 20.1 | 29.1 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 13.9 |
| 2023 | 39.8 | 152 | 49.0 | 44.9 | 42.8 | 30.7 | 31.4 |
| 2022 | 38.3 | 156 | 44.7 | 43.9 | 42.5 | 43.3 | 17.0 |
| 2021 | 59.8 | 122 | - | - | - | - | 36.7 |
| 2020 | 62.3 | 122 | - | - | - | - | 38.9 |
| 2019 | 63.5 | 121 | - | - | - | - | 27.9 |
| 2018 | 62.7 | 118 | - | - | - | - | 31.7 |
| 2017 | 60.5 | 120 | - | - | - | - | 31.9 |
| 2016 | 62.3 | 120 | - | - | - | - | 34.1 |
| 2015 | 62.6 | 122 | - | - | - | - | 38.4 |
| 2014 | 62.9 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 62.6 | 128 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 74.0 | 150 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 51.7 | 147 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 54.3 | 149 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 59.3 | 156 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 56.5 | 142 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 44.3 | 130 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 39.2 | 125 | - | - | - | - | - |