Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.273 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.273
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.824
in 1965
All-time low
0.131
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Turkmenistan, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Turkmenistan stood at 0.273.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.824 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.131, in 1900.
Turkmenistan ranks 158th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.131 | — |
| 1901 | 0.133 | +1.5% |
| 1902 | 0.135 | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.168 | +24.4% |
| 1906 | 0.171 | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 0.16 | -6.4% |
| 1908 | 0.159 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.158 | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 0.159 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.16 | +0.6% |
| 1915 | 0.161 | +0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.157 | -2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.256 | +63.1% |
| 1918 | 0.534 | +108.6% |
| 1919 | 0.545 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0.553 | +1.5% |
| 1921 | 0.576 | +4.2% |
| 1922 | 0.582 | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.684 | +17.5% |
| 1924 | 0.693 | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 0.683 | -1.4% |
| 1926 | 0.699 | +2.3% |
| 1927 | 0.696 | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.7 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 0.684 | -2.3% |
| 1930 | 0.688 | +0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.684 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 0.688 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.677 | -1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.675 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.675 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.676 | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.665 | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.665 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.664 | -0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.707 | +6.5% |
| 1947 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.747 | +5.7% |
| 1949 | 0.747 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.761 | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.761 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.758 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.787 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.79 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.79 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.814 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 0.815 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.81 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 0.811 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.814 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.812 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.824 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.814 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.811 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.812 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.816 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.815 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.814 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.816 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.817 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.816 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.812 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.81 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.787 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.778 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.766 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.521 | -32.0% |
| 1991 | 0.518 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.443 | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.416 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.416 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.344 | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.326 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.319 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.319 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.32 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.315 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.315 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.303 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.303 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.303 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.267 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.267 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.222 | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 0.23 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.246 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.253 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.247 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.258 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.27 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.273 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.273 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6095, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.273 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.781, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | +108.6% | 0.256 | 0.534 |
| 1917 | +63.1% | 0.157 | 0.256 |
| 1990 | -32.0% | 0.766 | 0.521 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1486 | 0.131 | 0.171 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2448 | 0.157 | 0.545 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.655 | 0.553 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6791 | 0.675 | 0.688 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6908 | 0.664 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7844 | 0.758 | 0.815 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8139 | 0.811 | 0.824 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8155 | 0.812 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8013 | 0.766 | 0.812 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3941 | 0.319 | 0.521 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3183 | 0.315 | 0.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2675 | 0.222 | 0.303 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2623 | 0.247 | 0.273 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6549 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5864 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egalitarian political institutions index in Turkmenistan?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Turkmenistan was 0.273 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.824 in 1965.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1900.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Turkmenistan ranks 158th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.