Civil Rights Score in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Tajikistan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 2 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Tajikistan peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2017.
Tajikistan ranks 99th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.67 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 99 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 99 Belarus 2 compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 2 compare
- 99 Burundi 2 compare
- 99 Cambodia 2 compare
- 99 Chad 2 compare
- 99 Congo 2 compare
- 99 Ethiopia 2 compare
- 99 Mozambique 2 compare
- 99 Nicaragua 2 compare
- 99 Oman 2 compare
- 99 Pakistan 2 compare
- 99 Russia 2 compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 2 compare
- 99 South Sudan 2 compare
- 99 Venezuela 2 compare
- 99 Zimbabwe 2 compare
More social development data for Tajikistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,620 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 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 civil rights score in Tajikistan?
- Civil rights score in Tajikistan was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Tajikistan rank for civil rights score?
- Tajikistan ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.