Liberal democracy in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Liberal democracy was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Liberal democracy in Kyrgyzstan, 1876–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 1 for liberal democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 150 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal democracy in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 1 in 1917 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1876.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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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)
- Varieties of democracy 0.313 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.178 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.478 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.478 (2025)
- Key features of electoral democracy 0.313 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liberal democracy in Kyrgyzstan?
- Liberal democracy in Kyrgyzstan was 1 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal democracy recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1917.
- What is the lowest liberal democracy recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1876.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for liberal democracy?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal democracy rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.