Equal Rights Protection Index in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.638 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.638
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
93rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.745
in 1993
All-time low
0.046
in 1876
Years of data
150
1876–2025
Equal Rights Protection Index in Kyrgyzstan, 1876–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.638.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.745 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.046, in 1876.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 93rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Equal Rights Protection Index in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 | 0.046 | — |
| 1877 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.057 | +23.9% |
| 1901 | 0.058 | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 0.06 | +3.4% |
| 1903 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.059 | -1.7% |
| 1905 | 0.06 | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 0.075 | +25.0% |
| 1907 | 0.08 | +6.7% |
| 1908 | 0.079 | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.076 | -3.8% |
| 1910 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.076 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.077 | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.077 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.082 | +6.5% |
| 1915 | 0.08 | -2.4% |
| 1916 | 0.077 | -3.8% |
| 1917 | 0.135 | +75.3% |
| 1918 | 0.431 | +219.3% |
| 1919 | 0.429 | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 0.427 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.421 | -1.4% |
| 1922 | 0.422 | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.663 | +57.1% |
| 1924 | 0.674 | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.639 | -5.2% |
| 1926 | 0.65 | +1.7% |
| 1927 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.647 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.65 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.649 | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 0.636 | -2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.632 | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.644 | +1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.63 | -2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.63 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.675 | +7.1% |
| 1955 | 0.681 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.681 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.676 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.668 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 0.668 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.67 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.672 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.673 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.673 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.681 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.678 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.673 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.676 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.682 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.673 | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.679 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.684 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.689 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.679 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.677 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.677 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.688 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.688 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.676 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.663 | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.645 | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.617 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.73 | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 0.666 | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.701 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.745 | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.745 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.74 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.74 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.722 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.722 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.721 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.721 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.713 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.714 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.714 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.69 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.698 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.686 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.682 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.681 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.683 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.691 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.711 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.683 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.705 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.685 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.607 | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.666 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.648 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.673 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.638 | -5.2% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.638 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.534, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.638 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7595, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Equal Rights Protection Index in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +219.3% | 0.135 | 0.431 |
| 1917 | +75.3% | 0.077 | 0.135 |
| 1923 | +57.1% | 0.422 | 0.663 |
| 1906 | +25.0% | 0.06 | 0.075 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 4 |
| 1880s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0664 | 0.057 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.154 | 0.076 | 0.431 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5843 | 0.421 | 0.674 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6341 | 0.63 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6582 | 0.63 | 0.681 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6746 | 0.668 | 0.682 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6812 | 0.673 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6729 | 0.617 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7287 | 0.666 | 0.745 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7193 | 0.713 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.691 | 0.681 | 0.711 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6528 | 0.607 | 0.685 | 6 |
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 equal rights protection index in Kyrgyzstan?
- Equal rights protection index in Kyrgyzstan was 0.638 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.745 in 1993.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.046 in 1876.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for equal rights protection index?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.