Democracy in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 128 countries
All-time high
4
in 2017
All-time low
2
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Democracy in Kyrgyzstan, 2005–2025

012342005201520252005: 22007: 32009: 22011: 32013: 32015: 32017: 42019: 42021: 32023: 22025: 2

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, democracy in Kyrgyzstan stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 4 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.

That places Kyrgyzstan 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.33 2 3 3
2010s 3.4 3 4 5
2020s 2.33 2 3 3

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  22. 57 United Arab Emirates 2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Kyrgyzstan?
Democracy in Kyrgyzstan was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2017.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for democracy?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 57th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).