Which has higher participatory democracy index, Kyrgyzstan or Turkey?

Turkey, at 0.165 against 0.163 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.

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

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 Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kyrgyzstan vs Turkey: Participatory Democracy Index

Kyrgyzstan

0.163

in 2025

Turkey

0.165

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan rank

121st

Turkey rank

118th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Kyrgyzstan
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.165 against 0.163 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 121st and Turkey ranks 118th of 176 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.077	0.0168	0.0602	Kyrgyzstan
1880s	0.077	0.012	0.065	Kyrgyzstan
1890s	0.03	0.012	0.018	Kyrgyzstan
1900s	0.0347	0.0111	0.0236	Kyrgyzstan
1910s	0.0384	0.023	0.0154	Kyrgyzstan
1920s	0.0218	0.0329	0.0111	Turkey
1930s	0.0195	0.0885	0.069	Turkey
1940s	0.0194	0.0986	0.0792	Turkey
1950s	0.02	0.1707	0.1507	Turkey
1960s	0.0495	0.2376	0.1881	Turkey
1970s	0.0637	0.323	0.2593	Turkey
1980s	0.0709	0.215	0.1441	Turkey
1990s	0.1089	0.3269	0.218	Turkey
2000s	0.1634	0.3766	0.2132	Turkey
2010s	0.2708	0.2713	0.0005	Turkey
2020s	0.1963	0.1713	0.025	Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Kyrgyzstan or Turkey?: Turkey, at 0.165 against 0.163 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Kyrgyzstan and Turkey?: 0.002, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkey?: 150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkey rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 121st and Turkey ranks 118th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.