Social Development in Turkmenistan 143 indicators covering social development for Turkmenistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9 2025 down 64.0% 162nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,864 2025 up 317.9% 95th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 unchanged 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 241.0% 96th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,864 2025 up 317.9% 95th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 down 70.6% 166th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 74.1% 164th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -99.74 % change on previous year 2025 down 276.8% 166th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9 2025 down 64.0% 162nd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -27.75 % change on previous year 2025 down 443.5% 187th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 200.3% 95th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.112 2025 up 17.9% 171st Liberal Democracy Index 0.034 2025 up 41.7% 169th Electoral Democracy Index 0.148 2025 up 3.5% 156th Freedom of Association Index 0.058 2025 up 23.4% 163rd Freedom of Expression Index 0.038 2025 up 58.3% 169th Participatory Democracy Index 0.033 2025 up 6.5% 172nd Varieties of democracy 0.148 2025 up 3.5% 156th Liberal democracy 1 2025 — 87th Electoral democracy 1 2025 — 87th Human Rights Index 0.112 2025 up 17.9% 171st Key features of human rights 0.112 2025 up 17.9% 171st Key features of electoral democracy 0.148 2025 up 3.5% 156th Key features of liberal democracy 0.034 2025 up 41.7% 169th Executive Corruption Index 0.875 2025 down 6.0% 13th Judicial Corruption Score -1.09 2025 up 15.5% 134th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.915 2025 down 1.8% 4th Key features of democracy 0.148 2025 up 3.5% 156th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -0.6711 % change on previous year 2025 — 93rd Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.034 2025 up 41.7% 169th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -0.6711 % change on previous year 2025 — 93rd Key features of human rights, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year 2025 — 129th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 — 87th Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 1 2025 — 87th Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -0.6711 % change on previous year 2025 — 93rd Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.148 2025 up 3.5% 155th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.087 2025 up 2.4% 162nd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.028 2025 down 9.7% 169th Direct Democracy Index 0.075 2025 up 1.4% 69th Key media freedoms -2.72 2025 unchanged 170th Media Corruption Score -2.71 2025 unchanged 172nd Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 35th Academic Freedom Index 0.064 2025 up 255.6% 167th Legislative Corruption Score -2.06 2025 up 0.8% 161st Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.6% 103rd Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 1.8% 133rd Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.6% 103rd Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.6% 103rd Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 117th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 units per square kilometre 2023 up 7,931.1% 126th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0039 units per square kilometre 2023 up 268.1% 124th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Physical Integrity Rights Score -0.5797 2019 down 871.1% 154th Democracy Index -8 2018 up 11.1% 159th Page 1 of 3 Next →