Governance and Human Development in South Asia: Replication Dataset for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nepal, 2002–2022

This dataset contains the country-year observations used for the empirical analysis of the relationship between governance quality and human development in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nepal during 2002–2022. It includes the Human Development Index (HDI) and all six Worldwide Governance Indicators: Voice and Accountability; Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism; Government Effectiveness; Regulatory Quality; Rule of Law; and Control of Corruption. The dataset contains 63 observations covering three countries over 21 years.