Citizen support for democracy in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Citizen support for democracy was -1.72 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen support for democracy in Kyrgyzstan, 2003–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Kyrgyzstan is -1.72, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Kyrgyzstan peaked at -0.8251 in 2003 and was at its lowest, -1.72, in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 140th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Citizen support for democracy in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -0.8251 | — |
| 2004 | -0.9285 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | -1.03 | +11.0% |
| 2006 | -1.05 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | -1.07 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | -1.09 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | -1.11 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | -1.14 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | -1.16 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | -1.22 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | -1.29 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | -1.36 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | -1.42 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | -1.48 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | -1.55 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | -1.61 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | -1.67 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | -1.72 | +2.9% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's -1.72 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6191, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's -1.72 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1715. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.02 | -1.11 | -0.8251 | 7 |
| 2010s | -1.39 | -1.67 | -1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.72 | -1.72 | -1.72 | 1 |
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 citizen support for democracy in Kyrgyzstan?
- Citizen support for democracy in Kyrgyzstan was -1.72 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8251 in 2003.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.72 in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.