Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan

Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Kazakhstan and 0.15 of 1 in Turkmenistan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.11 of 1, or 1.75 times that in Turkmenistan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Kazakhstan vs Turkmenistan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Kazakhstan and 0.15 of 1 in Turkmenistan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.11 of 1, or 1.75 times that in Turkmenistan.
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What the numbers say

  • Kazakhstan has been higher since 1991.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearKazakhstanTurkmenistanWorld
20250.260.150.48
20240.270.150.49
20230.270.150.49
20220.270.150.5
20210.250.150.5
20200.240.150.51
20190.240.150.52
20180.230.150.52
20170.240.150.52
20160.240.140.52
20150.230.140.52
20140.230.140.52
20130.230.140.52
20120.230.150.53
20110.230.140.53
20100.240.140.52
20090.240.140.52
20080.240.140.52
20070.240.130.52
20060.240.080.52
20050.240.080.52
20040.250.070.51
20030.250.070.51
20020.250.070.5
20010.260.070.49
20000.270.070.49
19990.270.140.49
19980.280.140.49
19970.30.140.49
19960.280.150.48
19950.290.150.47
19940.30.150.47
19930.30.150.46
19920.30.160.44
19910.290.170.42
19900.25–0.41
19890.180.180.36
19880.150.150.36
19870.140.140.35
19860.120.120.34
19850.110.110.34
19840.110.110.33
19830.110.110.32
19820.110.110.32
19810.110.110.32
19800.110.110.32
19790.110.110.31
19780.110.110.3
19770.110.110.3
19760.110.110.29
19750.110.110.29
19740.110.110.29
19730.110.110.29
19720.110.110.29
19710.110.110.29
19700.10.10.29
19690.090.090.29
19680.090.090.3
19670.090.090.29
19660.090.090.29
19650.090.090.3
19640.090.090.3
19630.090.090.3
19620.10.10.29
19610.110.110.29
19600.110.110.28
19590.110.110.27
19580.110.110.27
19570.110.110.27
19560.110.110.26
19550.110.110.25
19540.110.110.25
19530.10.10.24
19520.10.10.24
19510.10.10.24
19500.10.10.23
19490.10.10.22
19480.10.10.22
19470.10.10.21
19460.10.10.19
19450.090.090.16
19440.090.090.14
19430.090.090.14
19420.090.090.14
19410.090.090.15
19400.10.10.15
19390.10.10.17
19380.10.10.17
19370.120.120.17
19360.110.110.17
19350.110.110.17
19340.110.110.18
19330.110.110.18
19320.110.110.19
19310.110.110.18
19300.110.110.18
19290.110.110.19
19280.110.110.19
19270.110.110.19
19260.110.110.19
19250.110.110.19
19240.110.110.19
19230.110.110.19
19220.110.110.19
19210.110.110.19
19200.110.110.18
19190.110.110.16
19180.130.130.15
19170.10.10.15
19160.110.110.15
19150.110.110.15
19140.110.110.15
19130.110.110.15
19120.110.110.15
19110.110.110.15
19100.110.110.15
19090.110.110.15
19080.110.110.15
19070.110.110.15
19060.110.110.15
19050.070.070.15
19040.050.050.14
19030.050.050.14
19020.050.050.15
19010.050.050.14
19000.050.050.14
18990.030.030.22
18980.030.030.22
18970.040.040.22
18960.040.040.22
18950.04–0.22
18940.04–0.21
18930.04–0.21
18920.04–0.21
18910.04–0.2
18900.04–0.2
18890.04–0.2
18880.04–0.2
18870.04–0.2
18860.04–0.19
18850.04–0.19
18840.04–0.2
18830.04–0.19
18820.04–0.19
18810.03–0.19
18800.03–0.19
18790.03–0.19
18780.03–0.18
18770.03–0.18
18760.03–0.19
18750.03–0.18
18740.03–0.18
18730.03–0.18
18720.04–0.18
18710.04–0.18
18700.04–0.18
18690.04–0.17
18680.04–0.17
18670.04–0.17
18660.04–0.16
18650.04–0.16
18640.03–0.16
18630.03–0.16
18620.03–0.16
18610.03–0.15
18600.03–0.15
18590.03–0.14
18580.03–0.14
18570.03–0.14
18560.03–0.13
18550.03–0.13
18540.02–0.13
18530.02–0.13
18520.02–0.13
18510.02–0.13
18500.02–0.13
18490.02–0.15
18480.02–0.13
18470.02–0.11
18460.02–0.11
18450.02–0.11
18440.02–0.11
18430.02–0.1
18420.02–0.1
18410.02–0.1
18400.02–0.1
18390.02–0.1
18380.02–0.09
18370.02–0.09
18360.02–0.1
18350.02–0.09
18340.02–0.09
18330.02–0.09
18320.02–0.09
18310.02–0.09
18300.02–0.09
18290.02–0.08
18280.02–0.08
18270.02–0.09
18260.02–0.08
18250.02–0.08
18240.02–0.08
18230.02–0.08
18220.02–0.08
18210.02–0.07
18200.02–0.07
18190.02–0.06
18180.02–0.06
18170.02–0.06
18160.02–0.06
18150.02–0.06
18140.02–0.05
18130.02–0.05
18120.02–0.06
18110.02–0.06
18100.02–0.06
18090.02–0.05
18080.02–0.05
18070.02–0.05
18060.02–0.05
18050.02–0.05
18040.02–0.05
18030.02–0.05
18020.02–0.05
18010.02–0.05
18000.02–0.05
17990.02–0.05
17980.02–0.06
17970.02–0.05
17960.02–0.05
17950.02–0.05
17940.02–0.05
17930.02–0.05
17920.02–0.05
17910.02–0.05
17900.02–0.05
17890.03–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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