Which has higher political civil liberties index, Cambodia or Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan, at 0.249 against 0.208 in Cambodia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Uzbekistan?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cambodia vs Uzbekistan: Political Civil Liberties Index

Cambodia

0.208

in 2025

Uzbekistan

0.249

in 2025

Cambodia rank

148th

Uzbekistan rank

146th

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

Cambodia
Uzbekistan

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 0.249 against 0.208 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.041.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.2 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uzbekistan ahead.

Cambodia ranks 148th and Uzbekistan ranks 146th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 10 and Uzbekistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Uzbekistan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.181	0.198	0.017	Uzbekistan
1910s	0.181	0.1796	0.0014	Cambodia
1920s	0.181	0.0486	0.1324	Cambodia
1930s	0.181	0.0164	0.1646	Cambodia
1940s	0.1894	0.0151	0.1743	Cambodia
1950s	0.3128	0.0305	0.2823	Cambodia
1960s	0.4066	0.0394	0.3672	Cambodia
1970s	0.1845	0.0373	0.1472	Cambodia
1980s	0.026	0.1174	0.0914	Uzbekistan
1990s	0.3792	0.1625	0.2167	Cambodia
2000s	0.5171	0.0596	0.4575	Cambodia
2010s	0.3827	0.112	0.2707	Cambodia
2020s	0.2165	0.2415	0.025	Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Cambodia or Uzbekistan?: Uzbekistan, at 0.249 against 0.208 in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Cambodia and Uzbekistan?: 0.041, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Uzbekistan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Uzbekistan rank globally for political civil liberties index?: Cambodia ranks 148th and Uzbekistan ranks 146th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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