Kazakhstan vs USSR: Democracy
Kazakhstan
3
in 2025
USSR
3
in 1990
Kazakhstan rank
116th
USSR rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Kazakhstan
- USSR
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 3 against 3 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Kazakhstan ranks 116th and USSR ranks 116th of 198 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 | 2 | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kazakhstan or USSR?
- Kazakhstan, at 3 against 3 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kazakhstan and USSR?
- 0, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Kazakhstan and USSR rank globally for democracy?
- Kazakhstan ranks 116th and USSR ranks 116th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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).