Which has higher liberal democracy index, Kuwait or Mauritania?

Kuwait, at 0.127 against 0.127 in Mauritania as of 2025.

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

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Kuwait vs Mauritania: Liberal Democracy Index

Kuwait

0.127

in 2025

Mauritania

0.127

in 2025

Kuwait rank

126th

Mauritania rank

126th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Kuwait
Mauritania

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.127 against 0.127 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 126th and Mauritania ranks 126th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.102	0.064	0.038	Kuwait
1910s	0.1049	0.064	0.0409	Kuwait
1920s	0.105	0.064	0.041	Kuwait
1930s	0.1058	0.064	0.0418	Kuwait
1940s	0.108	0.0707	0.0373	Kuwait
1950s	0.1108	0.0931	0.0177	Kuwait
1960s	0.231	0.1194	0.1116	Kuwait
1970s	0.2124	0.1068	0.1056	Kuwait
1980s	0.1938	0.0431	0.1507	Kuwait
1990s	0.2339	0.1103	0.1236	Kuwait
2000s	0.2753	0.1586	0.1167	Kuwait
2010s	0.2823	0.1906	0.0917	Kuwait
2020s	0.2395	0.1737	0.0658	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Kuwait or Mauritania?: Kuwait, at 0.127 against 0.127 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Kuwait and Mauritania?: 0, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritania?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Mauritania rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Kuwait ranks 126th and Mauritania 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.