Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Political rights rating fh, gaps filled was 7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Kazakhstan, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2025, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Kazakhstan stood at 7. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Kazakhstan peaked at 7 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1990.
That places Kazakhstan 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 6 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1989 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.38 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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More social development data for Kazakhstan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,144 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 4,144 (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -93.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Kazakhstan?
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled in Kazakhstan was 7 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1975.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, gaps filled recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1990.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for political rights rating fh, gaps filled?
- Kazakhstan ranks 1st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights rating fh, gaps filled rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Political rights rating fh Our World in Data
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About this data
Political rights rating fh with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.