Civil society participation index in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Civil society participation index was 0.418 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.418
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
135th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.469
in 2023
All-time low
0.044
in 1970
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Civil society participation index in Kazakhstan, 1789–2025

00.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, civil society participation index in Kazakhstan stood at 0.418.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.469 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.044, in 1970.

Kazakhstan ranks 135th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Civil society participation index in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Civil society participation index in Kazakhstan, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 0.213 —
1790 0.213 +0.0%
1791 0.213 +0.0%
1792 0.213 +0.0%
1793 0.213 +0.0%
1794 0.213 +0.0%
1795 0.213 +0.0%
1796 0.213 +0.0%
1797 0.213 +0.0%
1798 0.213 +0.0%
1799 0.213 +0.0%
1800 0.213 +0.0%
1801 0.213 +0.0%
1802 0.213 +0.0%
1803 0.213 +0.0%
1804 0.213 +0.0%
1805 0.213 +0.0%
1806 0.213 +0.0%
1807 0.213 +0.0%
1808 0.213 +0.0%
1809 0.213 +0.0%
1810 0.213 +0.0%
1811 0.213 +0.0%
1812 0.213 +0.0%
1813 0.213 +0.0%
1814 0.213 +0.0%
1815 0.213 +0.0%
1816 0.213 +0.0%
1817 0.213 +0.0%
1818 0.213 +0.0%
1819 0.213 +0.0%
1820 0.213 +0.0%
1821 0.213 +0.0%
1822 0.213 +0.0%
1823 0.213 +0.0%
1824 0.213 +0.0%
1825 0.213 +0.0%
1826 0.213 +0.0%
1827 0.213 +0.0%
1828 0.213 +0.0%
1829 0.213 +0.0%
1830 0.213 +0.0%
1831 0.213 +0.0%
1832 0.213 +0.0%
1833 0.213 +0.0%
1834 0.213 +0.0%
1835 0.213 +0.0%
1836 0.213 +0.0%
1837 0.213 +0.0%
1838 0.213 +0.0%
1839 0.213 +0.0%
1840 0.213 +0.0%
1841 0.213 +0.0%
1842 0.213 +0.0%
1843 0.213 +0.0%
1844 0.213 +0.0%
1845 0.213 +0.0%
1846 0.213 +0.0%
1847 0.213 +0.0%
1848 0.213 +0.0%
1849 0.213 +0.0%
1850 0.213 +0.0%
1851 0.213 +0.0%
1852 0.213 +0.0%
1853 0.213 +0.0%
1854 0.213 +0.0%
1855 0.213 +0.0%
1856 0.213 +0.0%
1857 0.213 +0.0%
1858 0.213 +0.0%
1859 0.213 +0.0%
1860 0.213 +0.0%
1861 0.213 +0.0%
1862 0.213 +0.0%
1863 0.213 +0.0%
1864 0.213 +0.0%
1865 0.213 +0.0%
1866 0.213 +0.0%
1867 0.213 +0.0%
1868 0.213 +0.0%
1869 0.213 +0.0%
1870 0.213 +0.0%
1871 0.213 +0.0%
1872 0.213 +0.0%
1873 0.213 +0.0%
1874 0.213 +0.0%
1875 0.213 +0.0%
1876 0.213 +0.0%
1877 0.213 +0.0%
1878 0.213 +0.0%
1879 0.213 +0.0%
1880 0.213 +0.0%
1881 0.213 +0.0%
1882 0.213 +0.0%
1883 0.213 +0.0%
1884 0.213 +0.0%
1885 0.213 +0.0%
1886 0.213 +0.0%
1887 0.213 +0.0%
1888 0.213 +0.0%
1889 0.213 +0.0%
1890 0.213 +0.0%
1891 0.213 +0.0%
1892 0.213 +0.0%
1893 0.213 +0.0%
1894 0.213 +0.0%
1895 0.213 +0.0%
1896 0.213 +0.0%
1897 0.213 +0.0%
1898 0.213 +0.0%
1899 0.213 +0.0%
1900 0.236 +10.8%
1901 0.236 +0.0%
1902 0.236 +0.0%
1903 0.236 +0.0%
1904 0.236 +0.0%
1905 0.25 +5.9%
1906 0.285 +14.0%
1907 0.285 +0.0%
1908 0.285 +0.0%
1909 0.285 +0.0%
1910 0.285 +0.0%
1911 0.285 +0.0%
1912 0.285 +0.0%
1913 0.285 +0.0%
1914 0.277 -2.8%
1915 0.277 +0.0%
1916 0.277 +0.0%
1917 0.265 -4.3%
1918 0.132 -50.2%
1919 0.102 -22.7%
1920 0.102 +0.0%
1921 0.113 +10.8%
1922 0.092 -18.6%
1923 0.064 -30.4%
1924 0.064 +0.0%
1925 0.064 +0.0%
1926 0.064 +0.0%
1927 0.064 +0.0%
1928 0.064 +0.0%
1929 0.064 +0.0%
1930 0.061 -4.7%
1931 0.061 +0.0%
1932 0.061 +0.0%
1933 0.061 +0.0%
1934 0.061 +0.0%
1935 0.061 +0.0%
1936 0.061 +0.0%
1937 0.061 +0.0%
1938 0.061 +0.0%
1939 0.061 +0.0%
1940 0.061 +0.0%
1941 0.061 +0.0%
1942 0.061 +0.0%
1943 0.061 +0.0%
1944 0.061 +0.0%
1945 0.061 +0.0%
1946 0.061 +0.0%
1947 0.061 +0.0%
1948 0.061 +0.0%
1949 0.061 +0.0%
1950 0.061 +0.0%
1951 0.061 +0.0%
1952 0.061 +0.0%
1953 0.061 +0.0%
1954 0.061 +0.0%
1955 0.061 +0.0%
1956 0.061 +0.0%
1957 0.061 +0.0%
1958 0.061 +0.0%
1959 0.061 +0.0%
1960 0.061 +0.0%
1961 0.061 +0.0%
1962 0.061 +0.0%
1963 0.061 +0.0%
1964 0.061 +0.0%
1965 0.061 +0.0%
1966 0.061 +0.0%
1967 0.061 +0.0%
1968 0.061 +0.0%
1969 0.061 +0.0%
1970 0.044 -27.9%
1971 0.044 +0.0%
1972 0.044 +0.0%
1973 0.044 +0.0%
1974 0.044 +0.0%
1975 0.044 +0.0%
1976 0.044 +0.0%
1977 0.044 +0.0%
1978 0.044 +0.0%
1979 0.044 +0.0%
1980 0.044 +0.0%
1981 0.044 +0.0%
1982 0.044 +0.0%
1983 0.044 +0.0%
1984 0.044 +0.0%
1985 0.044 +0.0%
1986 0.09 +104.5%
1987 0.143 +58.9%
1988 0.166 +16.1%
1989 0.179 +7.8%
1990 0.344 +92.2%
1991 0.344 +0.0%
1992 0.384 +11.6%
1993 0.397 +3.4%
1994 0.397 +0.0%
1995 0.397 +0.0%
1996 0.397 +0.0%
1997 0.397 +0.0%
1998 0.44 +10.8%
1999 0.44 +0.0%
2000 0.387 -12.0%
2001 0.387 +0.0%
2002 0.387 +0.0%
2003 0.387 +0.0%
2004 0.387 +0.0%
2005 0.387 +0.0%
2006 0.387 +0.0%
2007 0.378 -2.3%
2008 0.378 +0.0%
2009 0.378 +0.0%
2010 0.373 -1.3%
2011 0.373 +0.0%
2012 0.373 +0.0%
2013 0.373 +0.0%
2014 0.373 +0.0%
2015 0.373 +0.0%
2016 0.405 +8.6%
2017 0.352 -13.1%
2018 0.38 +8.0%
2019 0.38 +0.0%
2020 0.434 +14.2%
2021 0.444 +2.3%
2022 0.444 +0.0%
2023 0.469 +5.6%
2024 0.469 +0.0%
2025 0.418 -10.9%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 0.418 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.666, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 0.418 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7645, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.213 0.213 0.213 1
1790s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1800s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1810s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1820s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1830s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1840s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1850s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1860s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1870s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1880s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1890s 0.213 0.213 0.213 10
1900s 0.257 0.236 0.285 10
1910s 0.247 0.102 0.285 10
1920s 0.0755 0.064 0.113 10
1930s 0.061 0.061 0.061 10
1940s 0.061 0.061 0.061 10
1950s 0.061 0.061 0.061 10
1960s 0.061 0.061 0.061 10
1970s 0.044 0.044 0.044 10
1980s 0.0842 0.044 0.179 10
1990s 0.3937 0.344 0.44 10
2000s 0.3843 0.378 0.387 10
2010s 0.3755 0.352 0.405 10
2020s 0.4463 0.418 0.469 6

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

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  3. 134 Angola 0.433 compare
  4. 136 Singapore 0.412 compare
  5. 137 El Salvador 0.407 compare
  6. 138 Rwanda 0.402 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Kazakhstan?
Civil society participation index in Kazakhstan was 0.418 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.469 in 2023.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.044 in 1970.
How does Kazakhstan rank for civil society participation index?
Kazakhstan ranks 135th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Civil society participation index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Civil society participation index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
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