Civil Rights Score in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Civil Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Kazakhstan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 4 for civil rights score in 2025.
That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Kazakhstan peaked at 5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2013.
That places Kazakhstan 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 64 Algeria 4 compare
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- 64 Bahrain 4 compare
- 64 Georgia 4 compare
- 64 Guinea 4 compare
- 64 Honduras 4 compare
- 64 Kuwait 4 compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 4 compare
- 64 Mexico 4 compare
- 64 Morocco 4 compare
- 64 Nigeria 4 compare
- 64 Philippines 4 compare
- 64 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 64 Tanzania 4 compare
- 64 Togo 4 compare
- 64 Uganda 4 compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 4 compare
More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 4,144 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 1 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.131 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.513 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.107 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.513 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Kazakhstan?
- Civil rights score in Kazakhstan was 4 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2013.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for civil rights score?
- Kazakhstan ranks 64th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.