Which has higher human rights index, Kuwait or Thailand?

Kuwait, at 0.488 against 0.478 in Thailand as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Kuwait vs Thailand: Human Rights Index

Kuwait

0.488

in 2025

Thailand

0.478

in 2025

Kuwait rank

123rd

Thailand rank

125th

Human Rights Index over time

Kuwait
Thailand

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.488 against 0.478 in Thailand, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 125th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 22 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.317	0.159	0.158	Kuwait
1790s	0.314	0.159	0.155	Kuwait
1800s	0.314	0.159	0.155	Kuwait
1810s	0.314	0.159	0.155	Kuwait
1820s	0.314	0.159	0.155	Kuwait
1830s	0.314	0.165	0.149	Kuwait
1840s	0.314	0.165	0.149	Kuwait
1850s	0.314	0.165	0.149	Kuwait
1860s	0.314	0.165	0.149	Kuwait
1870s	0.314	0.1925	0.1215	Kuwait
1880s	0.314	0.204	0.11	Kuwait
1890s	0.3364	0.2063	0.1301	Kuwait
1900s	0.395	0.2279	0.1671	Kuwait
1910s	0.3969	0.2775	0.1194	Kuwait
1920s	0.4005	0.278	0.1225	Kuwait
1930s	0.3997	0.2813	0.1184	Kuwait
1940s	0.4244	0.294	0.1304	Kuwait
1950s	0.435	0.2905	0.1445	Kuwait
1960s	0.5412	0.2828	0.2584	Kuwait
1970s	0.5437	0.3415	0.2022	Kuwait
1980s	0.5258	0.5728	0.047	Thailand
1990s	0.5023	0.6703	0.168	Thailand
2000s	0.5222	0.6521	0.1299	Thailand
2010s	0.5171	0.4746	0.0425	Kuwait
2020s	0.5118	0.4447	0.0672	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index, Kuwait or Thailand?: Kuwait, at 0.488 against 0.478 in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index between Kuwait and Thailand?: 0.01, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Thailand?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Thailand rank globally for human rights index?: Kuwait ranks 123rd and Thailand ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Human Rights Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Human Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.