Governance

Kazakhstan

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Women in parliament19972024
10.414.618.923.127.419972024
Source: WB Gender
IndicatorValue
Electoral democracy index0.259 indexV-Dem [2025]
Liberal democracy index0.131 indexV-Dem [2025]
Government effectiveness0.147 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Rule of law-0.382 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Control of corruption-0.0671 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Voice & accountability-0.816 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Political stability-0.283 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Regulatory quality0.0471 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024]
Cabinet fragmentation index0.533 indexWB DPI [2023]
Governing majority margin1 %WB DPI [2023]
Parties in executive cabinet107WB DPI [2023]
Women in parliament19.4 %WB Gender [2024]
Constitutional history supplementNo authoritative open source found
Legal systemcivil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian FederationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Suffrage (voting rights)18 years of age; universalCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive

previous 1937, 1978 (pre-independence), 1993; latest approved by referendum 30 August 1995, effective 5 September 1995

Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05

How to read these indices

V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage14/15
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • V-Dem
    vdem
    Edition: 2025
  • World Bank WGI
    world_bank_wgi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB DPI
    dpi_political_institutions
    Edition: 2023
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

Kazakhstan's governance on Databook compiles 14 indicators from 5 open datasets including V-Dem, World Bank WGI, WB DPI. Key figures include electoral democracy index (0.259 index), liberal democracy index (0.131 index). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.