Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Democracy
Kyrgyzstan
3
in 2025
Uzbekistan
3
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
116th
Uzbekistan rank
116th
Democracy over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 3 against 3 in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 116th and Uzbekistan ranks 116th of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | 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 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2.9 | 3 | 0.1 | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 2.83 | 3 | 0.1667 | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 3 against 3 in Uzbekistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan?
- 0, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan rank globally for democracy?
- Kyrgyzstan 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).