Kazakhstan vs Kuwait: Democracy Index

Kazakhstan

-6

in 2018

Kuwait

-7

in 2018

Kazakhstan rank

146th

Kuwait rank

149th

Democracy Index over time

Kazakhstan
Kuwait

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports -6 against -7 in Kuwait, a difference of 1.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 146th and Kuwait ranks 149th of 167 countries.

Individual pages

Democracy Index in Kazakhstan
Democracy Index in Kuwait
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Democracy Index
Source: Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).