Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan: Media corruption score

Kazakhstan
-0.978
in 2025
Uzbekistan
-0.913
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
147th
Uzbekistan rank
145th

Media corruption score over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Uzbekistan
-3-2-10199020072025

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports -0.913 against -0.978 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.065.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 147th and Uzbekistan ranks 145th of 175 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2066 -3.26 3.47 Kazakhstan
2000s -0.3834 -3.37 2.99 Kazakhstan
2010s -0.8803 -2.65 1.77 Kazakhstan
2020s -0.9868 -1.09 0.1082 Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher media corruption score, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at -0.913 against -0.978 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in media corruption score between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
0.065, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan rank globally for media corruption score?
Kazakhstan ranks 147th and Uzbekistan ranks 145th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Media corruption score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Media corruption score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 18,887 data points, 1900–2025
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