Kuwait vs Syria: Electoral democracy

Kuwait
0
in 2025
Syria
0
in 2025
Kuwait rank
142nd
Syria rank
142nd

Electoral democracy over time

  • Kuwait
  • Syria
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0 against 0 in Syria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Syria ahead.

Kuwait ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Syria Difference Ahead
1780s 0 0 0
1790s 0 0 0
1800s 0 0 0
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0.3 0.3 Syria
1950s 0 0.6 0.6 Syria
1960s 0.5 0.2 0.3 Kuwait
1970s 0.5556 0.8889 0.3333 Syria
1980s 0.5 1 0.5 Syria
1990s 0.8 1 0.2 Syria
2000s 0.9 1 0.1 Syria
2010s 1 0.3 0.7 Kuwait
2020s 0.8333 0 0.8333 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Kuwait or Syria?
Kuwait, at 0 against 0 in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Kuwait and Syria?
0, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?
234 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Syria rank globally for electoral democracy?
Kuwait ranks 142nd and Syria ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.