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.
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 |
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More social development data for Kyrgyzstan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,337 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.313 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.469 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.338 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.313 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.163 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.178 (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.