Ecuador vs Kuwait: Academic Freedom Index

Ecuador

0.433

in 2025

Kuwait

0.418

in 2025

Ecuador rank

109th

Kuwait rank

111th

Academic Freedom Index over time

Ecuador
Kuwait

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.433 against 0.418 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kuwait ahead.

Ecuador ranks 109th and Kuwait ranks 111th of 174 countries.

Individual pages

Academic Freedom Index in Ecuador
Academic Freedom Index in Kuwait
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Academic Freedom Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 16,942 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which academics can research, teach, publish, express opinions, and participate in academic bodies without interference, censorship, or institutional restrictions, and universities exercise institutional autonomy.