Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan: Democracy
Kazakhstan
3
in 2025
Uzbekistan
3
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
116th
Uzbekistan rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Kazakhstan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 3 against 3 in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 116th and Uzbekistan ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan?
- Kazakhstan, at 3 against 3 in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
- 0, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan rank globally for democracy?
- Kazakhstan ranks 116th and Uzbekistan 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).