What is democracy in Kazakhstan?

Democracy in Kazakhstan was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest democracy recorded in Kazakhstan?

The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.

What is the lowest democracy recorded in Kazakhstan?

The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1990.

How does Kazakhstan rank for democracy?

Kazakhstan ranks 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.

Is democracy rising or falling in Kazakhstan?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?

The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Democracy in Kazakhstan

Name: Democracy in Kazakhstan
Creator: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kazakhstan: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

87th

of 172 countries

All-time high

in 1990

All-time low

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2025

Democracy in Kazakhstan, 1990–2025

Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for democracy in Kazakhstan is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, democracy in Kazakhstan peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1990.

That places Kazakhstan 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1	1	1	10
2000s	1	1	1	10
2010s	1	1	1	10
2020s	1	1	1	6

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More reference data data for Kazakhstan

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.3 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.52 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8607 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.63 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.75 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.76 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.69 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Kazakhstan?: Democracy in Kazakhstan was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Kazakhstan?: The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Kazakhstan?: The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
How does Kazakhstan rank for democracy?: Kazakhstan ranks 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is democracy rising or falling in Kazakhstan?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?: The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (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: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).