Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Key features of democracy
Tajikistan
0.158
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.148
in 2025
Tajikistan rank
153rd
Turkmenistan rank
156th
Key features of democracy over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 0.158 against 0.148 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 153rd and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.0735 | 0.0735 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1084 | 0.1084 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.1123 | 0.1123 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.1085 | 0.1085 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0959 | 0.0959 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.1043 | 0.1043 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0951 | 0.0951 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.1068 | 0.1068 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1225 | 0.1225 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.2142 | 0.1508 | 0.0634 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.2352 | 0.0923 | 0.1429 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.1933 | 0.1451 | 0.0482 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.1658 | 0.1488 | 0.017 | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Tajikistan, at 0.158 against 0.148 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.01, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for key features of democracy?
- Tajikistan ranks 153rd and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.