Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.736 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan is 0.736, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.858 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.682, in 1990.
Kazakhstan ranks 49th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.682 | — |
| 1991 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.689 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.713 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.713 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.815 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.815 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.839 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.839 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.846 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.842 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.842 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.843 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.855 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.858 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.849 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.826 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.84 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.707 | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.727 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.729 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.736 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7452 | 0.682 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8355 | 0.815 | 0.846 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.846 | 0.842 | 0.858 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7608 | 0.707 | 0.84 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan?
- Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Kazakhstan was 0.736 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.858 in 2018.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.682 in 1990.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
- Kazakhstan ranks 49th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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