Political Rights Score in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Political Rights Score was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Kyrgyzstan, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score in Kyrgyzstan is 4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 16 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2020.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 160th 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 in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | — |
| 2003 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 2006 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 11 | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 | 10 | 16 | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.4 | 12 | 16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 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 political rights score in Kyrgyzstan?
- Political rights score in Kyrgyzstan was 4 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2005.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2020.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for political rights score?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 160th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.