Kazakhstan vs Kyrgyzstan: Electoral democracy (V-Dem)
Kazakhstan
1
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
1
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
87th
Kyrgyzstan rank
87th
Electoral democracy (V-Dem) over time
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 1 against 1 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 87th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 1 against 1 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Kazakhstan ranks 87th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.