Political regime in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Political regime was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1917
All-time low
0
in 1896
Years of data
130
1896–2025

Political regime in Turkmenistan, 1896–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded 1 for political regime in 2025. That is the highest value across all 130 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, political regime in Turkmenistan peaked at 1 in 1917 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1896.

That places Turkmenistan 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Political regime in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Political regime in Turkmenistan, 1896 to 2025.
Year Value Change
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 0 -100.0%
1919 0 —
1920 0 —
1921 0 —
1922 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 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 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 1 —
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 0 -100.0%
2023 0 —
2024 1 —
2025 1 +0.0%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1890s 0 0 0 4
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0.1 0 1 10
1920s 0 0 0 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 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0.2 0 1 10
2020s 0.6667 0 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime in Turkmenistan?
Political regime in Turkmenistan was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1917.
What is the lowest political regime recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1896.
How does Turkmenistan rank for political regime?
Turkmenistan ranks 87th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,400 data points, 1789–2025
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