Bahrain vs Kuwait: Participatory Democracy Index
Bahrain
0.054
in 2025
Kuwait
0.053
in 2025
Bahrain rank
157th
Kuwait rank
160th
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Bahrain
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.054 against 0.053 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bahrain ranks 157th and Kuwait ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.003 | 0.014 | 0.011 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.0051 | 0.014 | 0.0089 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.0132 | 0.0188 | 0.0056 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.008 | 0.019 | 0.011 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.008 | 0.019 | 0.011 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.0091 | 0.0274 | 0.0183 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.0093 | 0.0814 | 0.0721 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0173 | 0.0816 | 0.0643 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0116 | 0.069 | 0.0574 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.0112 | 0.0771 | 0.0659 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0894 | 0.0973 | 0.0079 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0534 | 0.1037 | 0.0503 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0502 | 0.0843 | 0.0342 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Bahrain or Kuwait?
- Bahrain, at 0.054 against 0.053 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 0.001, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Bahrain ranks 157th 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
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.