Democracy in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Democracy was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0
World rank
147th
of 168 countries
All-time high
1
in 1917
All-time low
0
in 1800
Years of data
219
1800–2018

Democracy in Kazakhstan, 1800–2018

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Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 0 for democracy in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 219 years on record.

Over the whole period, democracy in Kazakhstan peaked at 1 in 1917 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1800.

That places Kazakhstan 147th out of 168 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Democracy in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Democracy in Kazakhstan, 1800 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1800 0
1801 0
1802 0
1803 0
1804 0
1805 0
1806 0
1807 0
1808 0
1809 0
1810 0
1811 0
1812 0
1813 0
1814 0
1815 0
1816 0
1817 0
1818 0
1819 0
1820 0
1821 0
1822 0
1823 0
1824 0
1825 0
1826 0
1827 0
1828 0
1829 0
1830 0
1831 0
1832 0
1833 0
1834 0
1835 0
1836 0
1837 0
1838 0
1839 0
1840 0
1841 0
1842 0
1843 0
1844 0
1845 0
1846 0
1847 0
1848 0
1849 0
1850 0
1851 0
1852 0
1853 0
1854 0
1855 0
1856 0
1857 0
1858 0
1859 0
1860 0
1861 0
1862 0
1863 0
1864 0
1865 0
1866 0
1867 0
1868 0
1869 0
1870 0
1871 0
1872 0
1873 0
1874 0
1875 0
1876 0
1877 0
1878 0
1879 0
1880 0
1881 0
1882 0
1883 0
1884 0
1885 0
1886 0
1887 0
1888 0
1889 0
1890 0
1891 0
1892 0
1893 0
1894 0
1895 0
1896 0
1897 0
1898 0
1899 0
1900 0
1901 0
1902 0
1903 0
1904 0
1905 0
1906 0
1907 0
1908 0
1909 0
1910 0
1911 0
1912 0
1913 0
1914 0
1915 0
1916 0
1917 1
1918 1 +0.0%
1919 1 +0.0%
1920 1 +0.0%
1921 1 +0.0%
1922 0 -100.0%
1923 0
1924 0
1925 0
1926 0
1927 0
1928 0
1929 0
1930 0
1931 0
1932 0
1933 0
1934 0
1935 0
1936 0
1937 0
1938 0
1939 0
1940 0
1941 0
1942 0
1943 0
1944 0
1945 0
1946 0
1947 0
1948 0
1949 0
1950 0
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 0 -100.0%
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 0 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 0 0 10
1910s 0.3 0 1 10
1920s 0.2 0 1 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0.1 0 1 10
1990s 0.5 0 1 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 9

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 147 Azerbaijan 0 compare
  2. 147 Bahrain 0 compare
  3. 147 Bangladesh 0 compare
  4. 147 Belarus 0 compare
  5. 147 China 0 compare
  6. 147 Equatorial Guinea 0 compare
  7. 147 Eritrea 0
  8. 147 Eswatini 0
  9. 147 Iran 0 compare
  10. 147 Kuwait 0
  11. 147 Laos 0 compare
  12. 147 North Korea 0
  13. 147 Oman 0
  14. 147 Qatar 0
  15. 147 Saudi Arabia 0
  16. 147 Syria 0 compare
  17. 147 Turkmenistan 0 compare
  18. 147 United Arab Emirates 0
  19. 147 Uzbekistan 0 compare
  20. 147 Vatican 0
  21. 147 Vietnam 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Kazakhstan?
Democracy in Kazakhstan was 0 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1917.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1800.
How does Kazakhstan rank for democracy?
Kazakhstan ranks 147th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – 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
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).