Kuwait vs Libya: Liberal democracy
Kuwait
0
in 2025
Libya
0
in 2025
Kuwait rank
142nd
Libya rank
142nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0 against 0 in Libya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Libya ahead.
Kuwait ranks 142nd and Libya ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0 | 0.8333 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Kuwait or Libya?
- Kuwait, at 0 against 0 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Kuwait and Libya?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Kuwait ranks 142nd and Libya ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.