What is rule of law index in Kyrgyzstan?

Rule of law index in Kyrgyzstan was 0.353 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?

The highest recorded value was 0.596 in 1876.

What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 1920.

How does Kyrgyzstan rank for rule of law index?

Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is rule of law index rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Rule of Law Index in Kyrgyzstan

Name: Rule of Law Index in Kyrgyzstan
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kyrgyzstan: Rule of Law Index was 0.353 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.353

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

118th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.596

in 1876

All-time low

0.117

in 1920

Years of data

150

1876–2025

Rule of Law Index in Kyrgyzstan, 1876–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, rule of law index in Kyrgyzstan stood at 0.353.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.596 in 1876 and was at its lowest, 0.117, in 1920.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 150 years of available data.

Rule of Law Index in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Rule of Law Index in Kyrgyzstan, 1876 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1876	0.596	—
1877	0.596	+0.0%
1878	0.411	-31.0%
1879	0.411	+0.0%
1880	0.411	+0.0%
1881	0.342	-16.8%
1882	0.342	+0.0%
1883	0.342	+0.0%
1884	0.342	+0.0%
1885	0.356	+4.1%
1886	0.356	+0.0%
1887	0.356	+0.0%
1888	0.356	+0.0%
1889	0.356	+0.0%
1890	0.356	+0.0%
1891	0.356	+0.0%
1892	0.356	+0.0%
1893	0.356	+0.0%
1894	0.356	+0.0%
1895	0.356	+0.0%
1896	0.356	+0.0%
1897	0.356	+0.0%
1898	0.356	+0.0%
1899	0.356	+0.0%
1900	0.304	-14.6%
1901	0.299	-1.6%
1902	0.301	+0.7%
1903	0.301	+0.0%
1904	0.299	-0.7%
1905	0.275	-8.0%
1906	0.309	+12.4%
1907	0.313	+1.3%
1908	0.334	+6.7%
1909	0.34	+1.8%
1910	0.338	-0.6%
1911	0.338	+0.0%
1912	0.338	+0.0%
1913	0.339	+0.3%
1914	0.331	-2.4%
1915	0.319	-3.6%
1916	0.296	-7.2%
1917	0.303	+2.4%
1918	0.145	-52.1%
1919	0.123	-15.2%
1920	0.117	-4.9%
1921	0.121	+3.4%
1922	0.135	+11.6%
1923	0.149	+10.4%
1924	0.134	-10.1%
1925	0.134	+0.0%
1926	0.134	+0.0%
1927	0.134	+0.0%
1928	0.149	+11.2%
1929	0.149	+0.0%
1930	0.148	-0.7%
1931	0.14	-5.4%
1932	0.14	+0.0%
1933	0.14	+0.0%
1934	0.129	-7.9%
1935	0.129	+0.0%
1936	0.129	+0.0%
1937	0.129	+0.0%
1938	0.129	+0.0%
1939	0.129	+0.0%
1940	0.137	+6.2%
1941	0.138	+0.7%
1942	0.139	+0.7%
1943	0.139	+0.0%
1944	0.139	+0.0%
1945	0.139	+0.0%
1946	0.143	+2.9%
1947	0.143	+0.0%
1948	0.131	-8.4%
1949	0.131	+0.0%
1950	0.126	-3.8%
1951	0.125	-0.8%
1952	0.125	+0.0%
1953	0.138	+10.4%
1954	0.186	+34.8%
1955	0.186	+0.0%
1956	0.195	+4.8%
1957	0.195	+0.0%
1958	0.194	-0.5%
1959	0.194	+0.0%
1960	0.205	+5.7%
1961	0.195	-4.9%
1962	0.195	+0.0%
1963	0.195	+0.0%
1964	0.17	-12.8%
1965	0.17	+0.0%
1966	0.17	+0.0%
1967	0.171	+0.6%
1968	0.168	-1.8%
1969	0.166	-1.2%
1970	0.159	-4.2%
1971	0.165	+3.8%
1972	0.165	+0.0%
1973	0.165	+0.0%
1974	0.165	+0.0%
1975	0.165	+0.0%
1976	0.165	+0.0%
1977	0.165	+0.0%
1978	0.165	+0.0%
1979	0.165	+0.0%
1980	0.165	+0.0%
1981	0.165	+0.0%
1982	0.168	+1.8%
1983	0.164	-2.4%
1984	0.164	+0.0%
1985	0.17	+3.7%
1986	0.163	-4.1%
1987	0.186	+14.1%
1988	0.192	+3.2%
1989	0.194	+1.0%
1990	0.478	+146.4%
1991	0.401	-16.1%
1992	0.347	-13.5%
1993	0.328	-5.5%
1994	0.241	-26.5%
1995	0.22	-8.7%
1996	0.201	-8.6%
1997	0.191	-5.0%
1998	0.191	+0.0%
1999	0.191	+0.0%
2000	0.176	-7.9%
2001	0.182	+3.4%
2002	0.164	-9.9%
2003	0.164	+0.0%
2004	0.164	+0.0%
2005	0.164	+0.0%
2006	0.164	+0.0%
2007	0.154	-6.1%
2008	0.155	+0.6%
2009	0.158	+1.9%
2010	0.306	+93.7%
2011	0.369	+20.6%
2012	0.369	+0.0%
2013	0.398	+7.9%
2014	0.398	+0.0%
2015	0.363	-8.8%
2016	0.36	-0.8%
2017	0.379	+5.3%
2018	0.391	+3.2%
2019	0.401	+2.6%
2020	0.375	-6.5%
2021	0.341	-9.1%
2022	0.356	+4.4%
2023	0.345	-3.1%
2024	0.354	+2.6%
2025	0.353	-0.3%

Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries

Kyrgyzstan's 0.353 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Kyrgyzstan's 0.353 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8365, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rule of Law Index in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1990	+146.4%	0.194	0.478
2010	+93.7%	0.158	0.306
1918	-52.1%	0.303	0.145
1954	+34.8%	0.138	0.186
1878	-31.0%	0.596	0.411
1994	-26.5%	0.328	0.241

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	0.5035	0.411	0.596	4
1880s	0.3559	0.342	0.411	10
1890s	0.356	0.356	0.356	10
1900s	0.3075	0.275	0.34	10
1910s	0.287	0.123	0.339	10
1920s	0.1356	0.117	0.149	10
1930s	0.1342	0.129	0.148	10
1940s	0.1379	0.131	0.143	10
1950s	0.1664	0.125	0.195	10
1960s	0.1805	0.166	0.205	10
1970s	0.1644	0.159	0.165	10
1980s	0.1731	0.163	0.194	10
1990s	0.2789	0.191	0.478	10
2000s	0.1645	0.154	0.182	10
2010s	0.3734	0.306	0.401	10
2020s	0.354	0.341	0.375	6

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

115 Serbia 0.367 compare
116 Liberia 0.36 compare
117 Mexico 0.355 compare
119 Laos 0.346 compare
120 Indonesia 0.338 compare
121 Egypt 0.321 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Kyrgyzstan

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2833 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6193 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0857 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8535 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.84 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4667 (2050)

All data for Kyrgyzstan →

Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Kyrgyzstan?: Rule of law index in Kyrgyzstan was 0.353 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?: The highest recorded value was 0.596 in 1876.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Kyrgyzstan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.117 in 1920.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for rule of law index?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 150 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Rule of Law Index in Kyrgyzstan. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/rule-of-law-index/kyrgyz-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/rule-of-law-index/kyrgyz-republic/">Rule of Law Index in Kyrgyzstan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Rule of Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.