Which has higher participatory democracy index, Afghanistan or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 0.053 against 0.051 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Participatory Democracy Index

Afghanistan

0.051

in 2025

Kuwait

0.053

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

161st

Kuwait rank

160th

Participatory Democracy Index over time

Afghanistan
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.053 against 0.051 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 161st and Kuwait ranks 160th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 20 and Kuwait in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.018	0.014	0.004	Afghanistan
1790s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1800s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1810s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1820s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1830s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1840s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1850s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1860s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1870s	0.022	0.014	0.008	Afghanistan
1880s	0.021	0.014	0.007	Afghanistan
1890s	0.021	0.014	0.007	Afghanistan
1900s	0.0244	0.014	0.0104	Afghanistan
1910s	0.0251	0.014	0.0111	Afghanistan
1920s	0.0357	0.0188	0.0169	Afghanistan
1930s	0.0342	0.019	0.0152	Afghanistan
1940s	0.0351	0.019	0.0161	Afghanistan
1950s	0.037	0.0274	0.0096	Afghanistan
1960s	0.0346	0.0814	0.0468	Kuwait
1970s	0.0341	0.0816	0.0475	Kuwait
1980s	0.0229	0.069	0.0461	Kuwait
1990s	0.0208	0.0771	0.0563	Kuwait
2000s	0.1032	0.0973	0.0059	Afghanistan
2010s	0.1376	0.1037	0.0339	Afghanistan
2020s	0.04	0.0843	0.0443	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory democracy index, Afghanistan or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 0.053 against 0.051 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Afghanistan and Kuwait?: 0.002, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for participatory democracy index?: Afghanistan ranks 161st and Kuwait ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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: Participatory Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,363 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, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.