Turkmenistan vs Uzbekistan: Liberal democracy
Turkmenistan
1
in 2025
Uzbekistan
1
in 2025
Turkmenistan rank
87th
Uzbekistan rank
87th
Liberal democracy over time
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 87th and Uzbekistan ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 2 and Uzbekistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Turkmenistan |
| 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 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 1 against 1 in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan?
- 0, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Turkmenistan ranks 87th and Uzbekistan ranks 87th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal 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 by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.