Which has higher liberal democracy index, Kuwait or Somalia?

Somalia, at 0.128 against 0.127 in Kuwait as of 2025.

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

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.

Kuwait vs Somalia: Liberal Democracy Index

Kuwait

0.127

in 2025

Somalia

0.128

in 2025

Kuwait rank

126th

Somalia rank

125th

Liberal Democracy Index over time

Kuwait
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.128 against 0.127 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 126th and Somalia ranks 125th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.102	0.058	0.044	Kuwait
1910s	0.1049	0.055	0.0499	Kuwait
1920s	0.105	0.0522	0.0528	Kuwait
1930s	0.1058	0.0519	0.0539	Kuwait
1940s	0.108	0.0558	0.0522	Kuwait
1950s	0.1108	0.1068	0.004	Kuwait
1960s	0.231	0.2213	0.0097	Kuwait
1970s	0.2124	0.0201	0.1923	Kuwait
1980s	0.1938	0.0392	0.1546	Kuwait
1990s	0.2339	0.0289	0.205	Kuwait
2000s	0.2753	0.0638	0.2115	Kuwait
2010s	0.2823	0.1115	0.1708	Kuwait
2020s	0.2395	0.1193	0.1202	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal democracy index, Kuwait or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.128 against 0.127 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal democracy index between Kuwait and Somalia?: 0.001, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Somalia rank globally for liberal democracy index?: Kuwait ranks 126th and Somalia ranks 125th 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.