Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Kazakhstan, 2005–2025
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.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | +0.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 152 Burundi 1 compare
- 152 Cameroon 1 compare
- 152 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 152 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 1 compare
- 152 Haiti 1 compare
- 152 Libya 1 compare
- 152 Togo 1 compare
- 152 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 152 Uzbekistan 1 compare
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 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
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.