Kuwait vs Turkey: Equal Rights Protection Index
Kuwait
0.596
in 2025
Turkey
0.565
in 2025
Kuwait rank
106th
Turkey rank
109th
Equal Rights Protection Index over time
- Kuwait
- Turkey
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.596 against 0.565 in Turkey, a difference of 0.031.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 106th and Turkey ranks 109th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.434 | 0.387 | 0.047 | Kuwait |
| 1790s | 0.434 | 0.387 | 0.047 | Kuwait |
| 1800s | 0.434 | 0.387 | 0.047 | Kuwait |
| 1810s | 0.434 | 0.387 | 0.047 | Kuwait |
| 1820s | 0.434 | 0.387 | 0.047 | Kuwait |
| 1830s | 0.434 | 0.3317 | 0.1023 | Kuwait |
| 1840s | 0.434 | 0.55 | 0.116 | Turkey |
| 1850s | 0.434 | 0.55 | 0.116 | Turkey |
| 1860s | 0.434 | 0.5636 | 0.1296 | Turkey |
| 1870s | 0.434 | 0.5189 | 0.0849 | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.434 | 0.367 | 0.067 | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.434 | 0.367 | 0.067 | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.43 | 0.3742 | 0.0558 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.43 | 0.3411 | 0.0889 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.3841 | 0.5525 | 0.1684 | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0.379 | 0.632 | 0.253 | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.344 | 0.6229 | 0.2789 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.331 | 0.5194 | 0.1884 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.5193 | 0.7 | 0.1807 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.5654 | 0.6099 | 0.0445 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.576 | 0.5716 | 0.0044 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.562 | 0.5566 | 0.0054 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.559 | 0.7415 | 0.1825 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.5603 | 0.6807 | 0.1204 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.5712 | 0.5682 | 0.003 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal rights protection index, Kuwait or Turkey?
- Kuwait, at 0.596 against 0.565 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal rights protection index between Kuwait and Turkey?
- 0.031, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Turkey rank globally for equal rights protection index?
- Kuwait ranks 106th and Turkey ranks 109th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Rights Protection 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 to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.