Every national leader, scored across up to eight dimensions of tenure contribution — from governance and economy to politics and crisis response. Compare current form against the legacy they'll leave behind.
Ahmadzai is a former Supreme Leader of Afghanistan.
How is Ahmadzai rated on NationsHelm?
Ahmadzai holds a very weak Legacy Rating of 45 out of 100. It is a derived blend of sourced leadership dimensions — governance, communication, diplomacy and others — never an estimate.
What are Ahmadzai's strengths and weaknesses?
Ahmadzai's strongest leadership dimension is Economy (77/100); the weakest is Institutional Integrity (22/100), ranked from the leadership radar.
Data coverage:107 Sourced·85 Derived|Scores refreshed: 2026-09-28·snap-20260928-e5941091|Methodology:Reconstructable|Cite:How to cite
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Profile
Legacy Rating45.0as of 2026-09coverage 5/8
Role
Supreme Leader
Party
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Term
2014–2021
Country
Afghanistan
Political Position
No data
No expert-survey data available.
SourceTenure record + derivedMethodWeighted averageConfMedium✓ ReconstructableⓘLegacy Rating is the completed-tenure rating derived from sourced leadership dimensions and the recorded conditions of that tenure — on the published scale a score near 60 means the country broadly matched the benchmark trajectory over the mandate. Anything unsourced shows as no data. Full weights on the Methodology page.
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Strongest on economy — sharpest weakness institutional integrity.
Briefing
The story
Ahmadzai served as Supreme Leader of Afghanistan. Ahmadzai holds a very weak Legacy Rating of 45 out of 100. Their standout dimension is Economy (77/100).
The data & sources
The Legacy Rating of 45 is a derived blend of Ahmadzai's leadership dimensions, each computed from sourced public inputs — none estimated. Diplomatic Conduct — no country-level data; shown as "No data" rather than inferred. Governing-stability conditions score 27/100, renormalised over WGI, V-Dem and UCDP.
The risk read
For country-risk purposes, Ahmadzai's tenure reads as fragile: governing-stability conditions score 27/100. For the full opportunity, market-pulse and resilience read, see Afghanistan's nation page.
The strategic read
Governing conditions: stability 27/100. The sharpest institutional vulnerability is Institutional Integrity (22/100).
Leadership Radar
Tenure Contribution
Polarized profile — 55-point spread from Economy to Institutional Integrity.
Country scores are blended with live World Bank data where available. Difficulty reflects the structural challenge of governing this nation — not the leader's individual performance.
Source: World Bank·Method: Unweighted average·✓ Reconstructable
Leadership Archetype
No distinct archetype
Polarized profile — 55-point spread from Economy to Institutional Integrity. No archetype rule matches that shape. This is a reading of the sourced stats — not a data gap.
SourceDerivedMethodRule-based classificationConfDeterministic✓ ReconstructableⓘArchetypes are derived automatically from the leadership stat profile — not hand-assigned. "No distinct archetype" means no classification rule matched; profile shape is assessed separately from the best-to-worst spread. A leader lacking enough sourced stats reads as "No data". A secondary archetype is added only when a stat scores exceptionally high.
Political Legacy
Legacy Rating
45
Assessment
ContestedDerivedDerived from the published Legacy Rating band — ≥84 Transformational · 72–83 Lasting · 60–71 Mixed · 42–59 Contested · <42 Negative.
Years Served
6
Peak Strengths
Economy77
Relative Weaknesses
Institutional Integrity22
Governance25
Politics31
Post-Office Metrics
Macro Tailwind/Headwind Adjustment
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Politics
31
Crisis Response
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Vision
43
Communication
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Institutional Integrity
22
Source: World Bank + derived·Method: Contribution·✓ ReconstructableⓘEach dimension measures change under the leader relative to global trends — how the indicator moved over their tenure, net of the world's move over the same window — not the country's absolute level. A score near 60 means performance broadly matched the benchmark trajectory; above = improved the country's standing, below = declined. Governance / Economy / Politics / Institutional Integrity from World Bank WGI, WDI and V-Dem trajectories; Vision from the country's innovation rank (WIPO patents + UNESCO tertiary), former leaders only (patents lag ~3 years); Crisis Response (World Bank + UCDP + WGI, an absolute response-quality scale) and Communication (GDELT) from tenure signals; Diplomacy (Diplomatic Conduct) is active-only. A tenure under six months, or an indicator whose series hasn't reached the term, shows as no data. Full model on the Methodology page.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Top Strengths
Economy77
Economic stewardship, growth, and macro stability
Key Weaknesses
Institutional Integrity22
Perceived transparency and anti-corruption track record
Governance25
State management and policy execution capacity
Politics31
Political coalition-building and governability
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Country scores are the unweighted average of scored World Bank indicators — the same model used on the nation's own page. Difficulty reflects structural constraints on governing this nation, independent of the current leader.
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External conditions during tenure
Vision43
Strategic foresight and long-term reform capacity
Source: Derived·Method: Ranked by stat value·✓ ReconstructableⓘUp to 5 strengths (dimensions scoring 70+) and 5 weaknesses (scoring 57 or below), ranked from the leadership radar. Dimensions in the 58–69 benchmark band appear in neither column. Descriptions are fixed per dimension and don't vary by country. Dimensions without a sourced signal show as no data. Full model on the Methodology page.