Kyrgyzstan vs United States of America: Academic freedom index

Kyrgyzstan
0.378
in 2025
United States of America
0.397
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
117th
United States of America rank
115th

Academic freedom index over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • United States of America
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.397 against 0.378 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.019.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th and United States of America ranks 115th of 174 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan United States of America Difference Ahead
1900s 0.4366 0.732 0.2954 United States of America
1910s 0.3475 0.7152 0.3677 United States of America
1920s 0.031 0.7804 0.7494 United States of America
1930s 0.0048 0.8047 0.7999 United States of America
1940s 0.0045 0.7659 0.7614 United States of America
1950s 0.0186 0.7801 0.7615 United States of America
1960s 0.0287 0.8735 0.8448 United States of America
1970s 0.0376 0.9042 0.8666 United States of America
1980s 0.1183 0.915 0.7967 United States of America
1990s 0.4934 0.9231 0.4297 United States of America
2000s 0.5675 0.9228 0.3553 United States of America
2010s 0.6101 0.916 0.3059 United States of America
2020s 0.4652 0.6953 0.2302 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher academic freedom index, Kyrgyzstan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.397 against 0.378 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in academic freedom index between Kyrgyzstan and United States of America?
0.019, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and United States of America?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kyrgyzstan and United States of America rank globally for academic freedom index?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 117th and United States of America ranks 115th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Academic freedom index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Academic freedom index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
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