Kuwait vs Turkmenistan: Key features of democracy
Kuwait
0.138
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.148
in 2025
Kuwait rank
159th
Turkmenistan rank
156th
Key features of democracy over time
- Kuwait
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.148 against 0.138 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 159th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 9 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.072 | 0.035 | 0.037 | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.078 | 0.0735 | 0.0045 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.078 | 0.1084 | 0.0304 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.0782 | 0.1123 | 0.0341 | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.0786 | 0.1085 | 0.0299 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.0804 | 0.0959 | 0.0155 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.0883 | 0.1043 | 0.016 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.2214 | 0.0951 | 0.1263 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.206 | 0.1068 | 0.0992 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1791 | 0.1225 | 0.0566 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.2549 | 0.1508 | 0.1041 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3013 | 0.0923 | 0.209 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.3166 | 0.1451 | 0.1715 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.261 | 0.1488 | 0.1122 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of democracy, Kuwait or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.148 against 0.138 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of democracy between Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
- 0.01, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkmenistan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Turkmenistan rank globally for key features of democracy?
- Kuwait ranks 159th and Turkmenistan ranks 156th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Key features of democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.