Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Kazakhstan or Turkey?

Turkey, at 0.208 against 0.204 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Turkey?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Turkey: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Kazakhstan

0.204

in 2025

Turkey

0.208

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

116th

Turkey rank

114th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Kazakhstan
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.208 against 0.204 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkey ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 116th and Turkey ranks 114th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.043	0.0566	0.0136	Turkey
1910s	0.0726	0.0672	0.0054	Kazakhstan
1920s	0.1822	0.1148	0.0674	Kazakhstan
1930s	0.1875	0.1496	0.0379	Kazakhstan
1940s	0.1875	0.1661	0.0214	Kazakhstan
1950s	0.2142	0.2171	0.0029	Turkey
1960s	0.2195	0.2801	0.0606	Turkey
1970s	0.2232	0.3465	0.1233	Turkey
1980s	0.2246	0.2258	0.0012	Turkey
1990s	0.21	0.331	0.121	Turkey
2000s	0.1844	0.4306	0.2462	Turkey
2010s	0.1789	0.2993	0.1204	Turkey
2020s	0.2007	0.207	0.0063	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Kazakhstan or Turkey?: Turkey, at 0.208 against 0.204 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Kazakhstan and Turkey?: 0.004, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Turkey?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Turkey rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Kazakhstan ranks 116th and Turkey ranks 114th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.