Age of democracy in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Age of democracy was 8 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
8 years
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
95th
of 110 countries
All-time high
8 years
in 2018
All-time low
1 years
in 2011
Years of data
8
2011–2018
Age of democracy in Kyrgyzstan, 2011–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 8 years for age of democracy in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 700.0% over ten years.
That places Kyrgyzstan 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age of democracy in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 years | — |
| 2012 | 2 years | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 5 years | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 6 years | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 8 years | +14.3% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 8 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.5 years, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 8 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29 years, 28% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More social development data for Kyrgyzstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,337 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,337 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of democracy in Kyrgyzstan?
- Age of democracy in Kyrgyzstan was 8 years in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of democracy recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 8 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest age of democracy recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 2011.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for age of democracy?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2018.
- Is age of democracy rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 700.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Age of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of consecutive years in a democracy.