Democracy in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Democracy was 2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in Kyrgyzstan, 2005–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Kyrgyzstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2833 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8535 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4667 (2050)
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
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).