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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.02 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.71 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.4141 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4005 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.4 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 348.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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.