Kyrgyzstan vs United Kingdom: Distribution of Democracy Index

Kyrgyzstan
18
in 2018
United Kingdom
18
in 2018
Kyrgyzstan rank
52nd
United Kingdom rank
52nd

Distribution of Democracy Index over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • United Kingdom
05101520180019092018

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 18 against 18 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

Across all 151 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 52nd of 168 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1860s 0 13 13 United Kingdom
1870s 0 13 13 United Kingdom
1880s 0 17 17 United Kingdom
1890s 0 17 17 United Kingdom
1900s 1.8 17.9 16.1 United Kingdom
1910s 5.5 18 12.5 United Kingdom
1920s 3.9 19.6 15.7 United Kingdom
1930s 1.3 20 18.7 United Kingdom
1940s 1 20 19 United Kingdom
1950s 2.4 20 17.6 United Kingdom
1960s 3 20 17 United Kingdom
1970s 3 20 17 United Kingdom
1980s 3.4 20 16.6 United Kingdom
1990s 7.3 20 12.7 United Kingdom
2000s 9.9 20 10.1 United Kingdom
2010s 16.89 19.33 2.44 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of democracy index, Kyrgyzstan or United Kingdom?
Kyrgyzstan, at 18 against 18 in United Kingdom as of 2018.
What is the difference in distribution of democracy index between Kyrgyzstan and United Kingdom?
0, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and United Kingdom?
151 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2018.
How do Kyrgyzstan and United Kingdom rank globally for distribution of democracy index?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 52nd and United Kingdom ranks 52nd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Distribution of Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,366 data points, 1800–2018
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from 0 to 20 (fully democratic).