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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Kazakhstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.69 (2050)
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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