Which has higher liberal democracy index, Kyrgyzstan or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 0.187 against 0.178 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Madagascar?

150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Kyrgyzstan vs Madagascar: Liberal Democracy Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.178

in 2025

Madagascar

0.187

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan rank

111th

Madagascar rank

110th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Kyrgyzstan
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.187 against 0.178 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.009.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th and Madagascar ranks 110th of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.0755	0.017	0.0585	Kyrgyzstan
1880s	0.0411	0.0152	0.0259	Kyrgyzstan
1890s	0.0433	0.0228	0.0205	Kyrgyzstan
1900s	0.0499	0.0568	0.0069	Madagascar
1910s	0.0618	0.058	0.0038	Kyrgyzstan
1920s	0.019	0.0562	0.0372	Madagascar
1930s	0.016	0.0564	0.0404	Madagascar
1940s	0.0144	0.0619	0.0475	Madagascar
1950s	0.0196	0.0794	0.0598	Madagascar
1960s	0.0232	0.125	0.1018	Madagascar
1970s	0.0247	0.096	0.0713	Madagascar
1980s	0.0352	0.0935	0.0583	Madagascar
1990s	0.1802	0.2552	0.075	Madagascar
2000s	0.1754	0.2511	0.0757	Madagascar
2010s	0.311	0.1929	0.1181	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	0.218	0.2222	0.0042	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Kyrgyzstan or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.187 against 0.178 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Kyrgyzstan and Madagascar?: 0.009, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Madagascar?: 150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Madagascar rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 111th and Madagascar ranks 110th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.