🇹🇲 Turkmenistan: Politics & Democracy
By V-Dem's measure, no — Turkmenistan scores 0.033 on the 0–1 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range.
Current leaders
Serdar Berdimuhamedow
Head of State · Democratic Party of Turkmenistan
Democracy trend
Voting alignment
Turkmenistan's closest UN General Assembly voting partners since 1946:
Frequently asked questions
Is Turkmenistan a democracy?
By V-Dem's measure, no — Turkmenistan scores 0.033 on the 0–1 liberal democracy index, which places it firmly in the autocratic range. It ranks #174 of 179 countries in 2024.
Is democracy in Turkmenistan improving or declining?
Turkmenistan's V-Dem liberal democracy score has improved by 0.008 points over the past decade, standing at 0.033 in 2024 (1-year change: -0.001).
Who leads Turkmenistan?
Serdar Berdimuhamedow is Turkmenistan's head of state (Democratic Party of Turkmenistan).