Kuwait vs Libya: Freedom of Expression Index

Kuwait
0.532
in 2025
Libya
0.536
in 2025
Kuwait rank
118th
Libya rank
117th

Freedom of Expression Index over time

  • Kuwait
  • Libya
00.20.40.60.8178919072025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.536 against 0.532 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 118th and Libya ranks 117th of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Freedom of Expression Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,035 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which people can discuss political matters at home and in the public sphere, the press, and media are free and can present different political perspectives, and the freedom of academic and cultural expression.