Kyrgyzstan vs Russia: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Kyrgyzstan
0.372
in 2025
Russia
0.391
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
124th
Russia rank
122nd
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.391 against 0.372 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Russia ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th and Russia ranks 122nd of 176 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.299 | 0.299 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.299 | 0.299 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.114 | 0.114 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.1172 | 0.1172 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.117 | 0.117 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.051 | 0.051 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0454 | 0.0454 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.049 | 0.049 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.1659 | 0.1659 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.2132 | 0.2132 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2289 | 0.2289 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.2172 | 0.5112 | 0.294 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.3864 | 0.4649 | 0.0785 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.5171 | 0.4023 | 0.1148 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 0.4178 | 0.4023 | 0.0155 | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Kyrgyzstan or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.391 against 0.372 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Kyrgyzstan and Russia?
- 0.019, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Russia?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Russia rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th and Russia ranks 122nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.