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Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

🇺🇿Uzbekistan

Rank #39
Score: 73
About Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Shavkat Mirziyoyev (b.1957) is President of Uzbekistan (since 2016). His administration has pursued economic liberalisation, modest political openings, regional diplomacy and investment reforms while retaining strong presidential authority. International observers note economic and administrative reforms alongside continuing human-rights and media restrictions.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
Uzbekistan HDI (country) — HDI rank ~106 / value (UNDP country insights)6/10
Source: UNDP Human Development — Uzbekistan country insights (2022)
GDP per capita
Uzbekistan GDP per capita (nominal) ~2,700–3,200 USD (World Bank / CEIC estimates)6/10
Source: World Bank / CEIC Uzbekistan GDP per capita series (2023)
Gini coefficient
Gini index (Uzbekistan) ~31.2 (2022; TheGlobalEconomy / World Bank series)3/10
Source: TheGlobalEconomy — Uzbekistan Gini index (2022)
Employment rate
Employment-to-population ratio / labor indicators (World Bank / ILO country context)4/5
Source: World Bank / ILO country profiles — Uzbekistan (2023)
Freedom index
Freedom House — Uzbekistan assessed as \"Not Free\" with low civil & political rights scores2/10
Source: Freedom House — Uzbekistan country report (2023)
Corruption index
Transparency International — Uzbekistan CPI ≈ 32 (2023)2/5
Source: Transparency International — Uzbekistan country page (CPI) (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
No final criminal convictions in impartial courts; human-rights concerns recorded but no personal criminal convictions20/20
Source: Human-rights reporting & public record (no conviction) (2025)