Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
3
in 2005
All-time low
1
in 2016
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Kazakhstan, 2005–2025

11.522.532005201520252005: 32006: 32007: 32008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1

Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 1 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Kazakhstan peaked at 3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.

That places Kazakhstan 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.6 2 3 5
2010s 1.6 1 2 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 152 Burundi 1 compare
  2. 152 Cameroon 1 compare
  3. 152 Central African Republic 1 compare
  4. 152 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
  5. 152 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
  6. 152 Haiti 1 compare
  7. 152 Libya 1 compare
  8. 152 Togo 1 compare
  9. 152 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
  10. 152 Uzbekistan 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is democratic electoral institutions score in Kazakhstan?
Democratic electoral institutions score in Kazakhstan was 1 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2005.
What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
How does Kazakhstan rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
Kazakhstan ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score
Source
Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,121 data points, 2005–2025
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The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.