Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Political Civil Liberties Index
Tajikistan
0.07
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.054
in 2025
Tajikistan rank
165th
Turkmenistan rank
168th
Political Civil Liberties Index over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 0.07 against 0.054 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.016.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.3 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 165th and Turkmenistan ranks 168th of 176 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.2005 | 0.2005 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.2715 | 0.2715 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2684 | 0.2684 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0368 | 0.0368 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.0164 | 0.0164 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.0151 | 0.0151 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.0305 | 0.0305 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.0394 | 0.0394 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.0373 | 0.0373 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.1174 | 0.1174 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.2449 | 0.0684 | 0.1765 | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 0.37 | 0.03 | 0.34 | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 0.2171 | 0.0451 | 0.172 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.0893 | 0.0548 | 0.0345 | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Tajikistan, at 0.07 against 0.054 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0.016, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Tajikistan ranks 165th and Turkmenistan ranks 168th 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.