Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Democracy
Kyrgyzstan
3
in 2025
Tajikistan
3
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
116th
Tajikistan rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 3 against 3 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.
Across all 158 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 116th and Tajikistan ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | 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 | 2.8 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 3 | 0.1 | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 3 | 0.1667 | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 3 against 3 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 0, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan rank globally for democracy?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 116th and Tajikistan 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).