Kuwait vs Syria: Deliberative Democracy Index
Kuwait
0.176
in 2025
Syria
0.166
in 2025
Kuwait rank
128th
Syria rank
131st
Deliberative Democracy Index over time
- Kuwait
- Syria
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.176 against 0.166 in Syria, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 128th and Syria ranks 131st of 175 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.105 | 0.0117 | 0.0933 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.1116 | 0.0346 | 0.077 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.122 | 0.04 | 0.082 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.1257 | 0.0689 | 0.0568 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.141 | 0.0915 | 0.0495 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.1869 | 0.1608 | 0.0261 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.2724 | 0.0566 | 0.2158 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.2615 | 0.0206 | 0.2409 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.2389 | 0.021 | 0.2179 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.2602 | 0.021 | 0.2392 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.2954 | 0.027 | 0.2684 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.3037 | 0.0195 | 0.2842 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2398 | 0.051 | 0.1888 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Kuwait or Syria?
- Kuwait, at 0.176 against 0.166 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Kuwait and Syria?
- 0.01, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Syria rank globally for deliberative democracy index?
- Kuwait ranks 128th and Syria ranks 131st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.