Uzbekistan is a unitary semi-presidential republic with an autonomous Karakalpakstan region. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has liberalised the currency and trade since 2017, while a 2023 referendum reset term limits and political opposition remains barred.
In the 12 Axes register, Uzbekistan leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Uzbekistan sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Karakalpakstan autonomy limited in practice
Oligarchy
Term limits reset by 2023 referendum
Statist
Opposition barred, press tightly watched
Non-Interventionist
Non-aligned, left CSTO in 2012
Neutral
Conscript army, no foreign bases
Centrist
Uzbek language and identity prioritised
Mixed Economic
Privatisation underway, state firms dominant
Balanced
Market reforms since 2017, state-led sectors
Moderate
Currency liberalised 2017; WTO accession still pending
Moderate
Secular state with strict religious controls
Traditionalist
Male same-sex acts criminalised
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Uzbekistan is at Autocratic 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Uzbekistan is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
