Democracy in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democracy in Turkmenistan, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democracy in Turkmenistan is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Turkmenistan peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2005.
Turkmenistan ranks 80th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2615 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.49 °C (2026)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Turkmenistan?
- Democracy in Turkmenistan was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for democracy?
- Turkmenistan ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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).