Democracy in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Democracy in Turkmenistan, 1800–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 1 for democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 226 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Turkmenistan peaked at 1 in 1906 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1800.
Turkmenistan ranks 159th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 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 Turkmenistan
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2615 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.49 °C (2026)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Turkmenistan?
- Democracy in Turkmenistan was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1906.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1800.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for democracy?
- Turkmenistan ranks 159th out of 197 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 volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical 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 non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).