Which has higher liberal democracy index, Algeria or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 0.127 against 0.126 in Algeria as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Algeria vs Kuwait: Liberal Democracy Index

Algeria

0.126

in 2025

Kuwait

0.127

in 2025

Algeria rank

128th

Kuwait rank

126th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Algeria
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.127 against 0.126 in Algeria, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Algeria ranks 128th and Kuwait ranks 126th of 176 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.089	0.102	0.013	Kuwait
1910s	0.089	0.1049	0.0159	Kuwait
1920s	0.0894	0.105	0.0156	Kuwait
1930s	0.09	0.1058	0.0158	Kuwait
1940s	0.0908	0.108	0.0172	Kuwait
1950s	0.0718	0.1108	0.039	Kuwait
1960s	0.0624	0.231	0.1686	Kuwait
1970s	0.0767	0.2124	0.1357	Kuwait
1980s	0.1155	0.1938	0.0783	Kuwait
1990s	0.1316	0.2339	0.1023	Kuwait
2000s	0.164	0.2753	0.1113	Kuwait
2010s	0.1654	0.2823	0.1169	Kuwait
2020s	0.1315	0.2395	0.108	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Algeria or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 0.127 against 0.126 in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Algeria and Kuwait?: 0.001, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Kuwait?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Kuwait rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Algeria ranks 128th and Kuwait ranks 126th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.