Political regime polity in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Political regime polity 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

Political regime polity in Turkmenistan, 1800–2018

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political regime polity in Turkmenistan is 0, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 219 years on record.

Over the whole period, political regime polity in Turkmenistan peaked at 1 in 1917 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1800.

That places Turkmenistan 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.

Political regime polity in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Political regime polity in Turkmenistan, 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 0 -100.0%
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 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 —

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2. (47 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan'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 0.1 0 1 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 9

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  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 Kazakhstan 0 compare
  11. 147 Kuwait 0
  12. 147 Laos 0 compare
  13. 147 North Korea 0
  14. 147 Oman 0
  15. 147 Qatar 0
  16. 147 Saudi Arabia 0
  17. 147 Syria 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 political regime polity in Turkmenistan?
Political regime polity in Turkmenistan was 0 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime polity recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1917.
What is the lowest political regime polity recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1800.
How does Turkmenistan rank for political regime polity?
Turkmenistan ranks 147th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime polity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime polity
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
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