Political rights score fh in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Political rights score fh was 5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 197 countries
All-time high
10
in 2005
All-time low
5
in 2016
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Kazakhstan, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Kazakhstan stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Kazakhstan peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2016.
Kazakhstan ranks 155th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political rights score fh in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | — |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.38 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Kazakhstan?
- Political rights score fh in Kazakhstan was 5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2016.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for political rights score fh?
- Kazakhstan ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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