Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Kuwait or Oman?

Oman, at 0.174 against 0.171 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Oman: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Kuwait

0.171

in 2025

Oman

0.174

in 2025

Kuwait rank

124th

Oman rank

123rd

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Kuwait
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 0.174 against 0.171 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 124th and Oman ranks 123rd of 175 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.093	0.026	0.067	Kuwait
1910s	0.1021	0.025	0.0771	Kuwait
1920s	0.104	0.0262	0.0778	Kuwait
1930s	0.1119	0.0268	0.0851	Kuwait
1940s	0.111	0.0286	0.0824	Kuwait
1950s	0.1141	0.0356	0.0785	Kuwait
1960s	0.1874	0.0354	0.152	Kuwait
1970s	0.1933	0.1048	0.0885	Kuwait
1980s	0.1856	0.1096	0.076	Kuwait
1990s	0.2097	0.1262	0.0835	Kuwait
2000s	0.2345	0.1652	0.0693	Kuwait
2010s	0.2452	0.1806	0.0646	Kuwait
2020s	0.218	0.178	0.04	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Kuwait or Oman?: Oman, at 0.174 against 0.171 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Kuwait and Oman?: 0.003, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Kuwait ranks 124th and Oman ranks 123rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.