Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Elected Political Leaders Index
Kyrgyzstan
1
in 2025
Uzbekistan
1
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
1st
Uzbekistan rank
1st
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1 against 1 in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and Uzbekistan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.9775 | 0.0225 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 1 against 1 in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan?
- 0, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and Uzbekistan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).