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Centralization of Political Power Index in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.834 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.834
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
29th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.976
in 1918
All-time low
0.373
in 1866
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Kazakhstan, 1789–2025

00.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for centralization of political power index in Kazakhstan is 0.834, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.976 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.373, in 1866.

Kazakhstan ranks 29th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Centralization of Political Power Index in Kazakhstan, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.93 —
1790 0.93 +0.0%
1791 0.93 +0.0%
1792 0.93 +0.0%
1793 0.93 +0.0%
1794 0.93 +0.0%
1795 0.93 +0.0%
1796 0.93 +0.0%
1797 0.93 +0.0%
1798 0.93 +0.0%
1799 0.93 +0.0%
1800 0.93 +0.0%
1801 0.93 +0.0%
1802 0.93 +0.0%
1803 0.93 +0.0%
1804 0.93 +0.0%
1805 0.93 +0.0%
1806 0.93 +0.0%
1807 0.93 +0.0%
1808 0.93 +0.0%
1809 0.93 +0.0%
1810 0.93 +0.0%
1811 0.93 +0.0%
1812 0.93 +0.0%
1813 0.93 +0.0%
1814 0.93 +0.0%
1815 0.93 +0.0%
1816 0.93 +0.0%
1817 0.93 +0.0%
1818 0.93 +0.0%
1819 0.93 +0.0%
1820 0.93 +0.0%
1821 0.93 +0.0%
1822 0.93 +0.0%
1823 0.93 +0.0%
1824 0.93 +0.0%
1825 0.93 +0.0%
1826 0.93 +0.0%
1827 0.93 +0.0%
1828 0.93 +0.0%
1829 0.93 +0.0%
1830 0.93 +0.0%
1831 0.93 +0.0%
1832 0.93 +0.0%
1833 0.93 +0.0%
1834 0.93 +0.0%
1835 0.93 +0.0%
1836 0.93 +0.0%
1837 0.93 +0.0%
1838 0.93 +0.0%
1839 0.93 +0.0%
1840 0.93 +0.0%
1841 0.93 +0.0%
1842 0.93 +0.0%
1843 0.93 +0.0%
1844 0.93 +0.0%
1845 0.93 +0.0%
1846 0.93 +0.0%
1847 0.93 +0.0%
1848 0.93 +0.0%
1849 0.93 +0.0%
1850 0.93 +0.0%
1851 0.93 +0.0%
1852 0.93 +0.0%
1853 0.93 +0.0%
1854 0.93 +0.0%
1855 0.881 -5.3%
1856 0.881 +0.0%
1857 0.881 +0.0%
1858 0.881 +0.0%
1859 0.881 +0.0%
1860 0.881 +0.0%
1861 0.881 +0.0%
1862 0.881 +0.0%
1863 0.881 +0.0%
1864 0.597 -32.2%
1865 0.508 -14.9%
1866 0.373 -26.6%
1867 0.373 +0.0%
1868 0.373 +0.0%
1869 0.373 +0.0%
1870 0.373 +0.0%
1871 0.373 +0.0%
1872 0.373 +0.0%
1873 0.373 +0.0%
1874 0.373 +0.0%
1875 0.373 +0.0%
1876 0.373 +0.0%
1877 0.373 +0.0%
1878 0.77 +106.4%
1879 0.77 +0.0%
1880 0.77 +0.0%
1881 0.876 +13.8%
1882 0.876 +0.0%
1883 0.876 +0.0%
1884 0.876 +0.0%
1885 0.852 -2.7%
1886 0.852 +0.0%
1887 0.852 +0.0%
1888 0.852 +0.0%
1889 0.852 +0.0%
1890 0.852 +0.0%
1891 0.852 +0.0%
1892 0.852 +0.0%
1893 0.852 +0.0%
1894 0.852 +0.0%
1895 0.852 +0.0%
1896 0.852 +0.0%
1897 0.852 +0.0%
1898 0.852 +0.0%
1899 0.852 +0.0%
1900 0.892 +4.7%
1901 0.892 +0.0%
1902 0.892 +0.0%
1903 0.892 +0.0%
1904 0.892 +0.0%
1905 0.892 +0.0%
1906 0.884 -0.9%
1907 0.818 -7.5%
1908 0.807 -1.3%
1909 0.798 -1.1%
1910 0.805 +0.9%
1911 0.805 +0.0%
1912 0.805 +0.0%
1913 0.805 +0.0%
1914 0.807 +0.2%
1915 0.809 +0.2%
1916 0.814 +0.6%
1917 0.802 -1.5%
1918 0.976 +21.7%
1919 0.969 -0.7%
1920 0.969 +0.0%
1921 0.969 +0.0%
1922 0.969 +0.0%
1923 0.969 +0.0%
1924 0.97 +0.1%
1925 0.97 +0.0%
1926 0.97 +0.0%
1927 0.97 +0.0%
1928 0.97 +0.0%
1929 0.97 +0.0%
1930 0.971 +0.1%
1931 0.971 +0.0%
1932 0.971 +0.0%
1933 0.971 +0.0%
1934 0.971 +0.0%
1935 0.971 +0.0%
1936 0.971 +0.0%
1937 0.971 +0.0%
1938 0.971 +0.0%
1939 0.971 +0.0%
1940 0.971 +0.0%
1941 0.971 +0.0%
1942 0.971 +0.0%
1943 0.971 +0.0%
1944 0.971 +0.0%
1945 0.971 +0.0%
1946 0.971 +0.0%
1947 0.971 +0.0%
1948 0.971 +0.0%
1949 0.971 +0.0%
1950 0.971 +0.0%
1951 0.971 +0.0%
1952 0.971 +0.0%
1953 0.971 +0.0%
1954 0.964 -0.7%
1955 0.964 +0.0%
1956 0.964 +0.0%
1957 0.964 +0.0%
1958 0.964 +0.0%
1959 0.964 +0.0%
1960 0.964 +0.0%
1961 0.964 +0.0%
1962 0.964 +0.0%
1963 0.964 +0.0%
1964 0.964 +0.0%
1965 0.964 +0.0%
1966 0.964 +0.0%
1967 0.964 +0.0%
1968 0.964 +0.0%
1969 0.964 +0.0%
1970 0.964 +0.0%
1971 0.964 +0.0%
1972 0.964 +0.0%
1973 0.964 +0.0%
1974 0.964 +0.0%
1975 0.964 +0.0%
1976 0.964 +0.0%
1977 0.964 +0.0%
1978 0.964 +0.0%
1979 0.964 +0.0%
1980 0.963 -0.1%
1981 0.963 +0.0%
1982 0.963 +0.0%
1983 0.963 +0.0%
1984 0.963 +0.0%
1985 0.963 +0.0%
1986 0.96 -0.3%
1987 0.943 -1.8%
1988 0.942 -0.1%
1989 0.922 -2.1%
1990 0.741 -19.6%
1991 0.755 +1.9%
1992 0.737 -2.4%
1993 0.738 +0.1%
1994 0.748 +1.4%
1995 0.804 +7.5%
1996 0.879 +9.3%
1997 0.875 -0.5%
1998 0.875 +0.0%
1999 0.875 +0.0%
2000 0.886 +1.3%
2001 0.886 +0.0%
2002 0.874 -1.4%
2003 0.893 +2.2%
2004 0.881 -1.3%
2005 0.878 -0.3%
2006 0.878 +0.0%
2007 0.878 +0.0%
2008 0.878 +0.0%
2009 0.878 +0.0%
2010 0.878 +0.0%
2011 0.878 +0.0%
2012 0.878 +0.0%
2013 0.867 -1.3%
2014 0.867 +0.0%
2015 0.86 -0.8%
2016 0.855 -0.6%
2017 0.846 -1.1%
2018 0.832 -1.7%
2019 0.831 -0.1%
2020 0.817 -1.7%
2021 0.812 -0.6%
2022 0.805 -0.9%
2023 0.812 +0.9%
2024 0.812 +0.0%
2025 0.834 +2.7%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 0.834 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 0.834 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 5.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.93 0.93 0.93 1
1790s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1800s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1810s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1820s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1830s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1840s 0.93 0.93 0.93 10
1850s 0.9055 0.881 0.93 10
1860s 0.6121 0.373 0.881 10
1870s 0.4524 0.373 0.77 10
1880s 0.8534 0.77 0.876 10
1890s 0.852 0.852 0.852 10
1900s 0.8659 0.798 0.892 10
1910s 0.8397 0.802 0.976 10
1920s 0.9696 0.969 0.97 10
1930s 0.971 0.971 0.971 10
1940s 0.971 0.971 0.971 10
1950s 0.9668 0.964 0.971 10
1960s 0.964 0.964 0.964 10
1970s 0.964 0.964 0.964 10
1980s 0.9545 0.922 0.963 10
1990s 0.8027 0.737 0.879 10
2000s 0.881 0.874 0.893 10
2010s 0.8592 0.831 0.878 10
2020s 0.8153 0.805 0.834 6

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 26 South Sudan 0.847 compare
  2. 27 Guinea-Bissau 0.843 compare
  3. 28 United Arab Emirates 0.837 compare
  4. 29 Iran 0.834 compare
  5. 31 Mauritania 0.826 compare
  6. 32 Haiti 0.809 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Kazakhstan?
Centralization of political power index in Kazakhstan was 0.834 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 1918.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.373 in 1866.
How does Kazakhstan rank for centralization of political power index?
Kazakhstan ranks 29th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.