What is egalitarian democracy index in Kuwait?

Egalitarian democracy index in Kuwait was 0.171 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2017.

What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.093 in 1900.

How does Kuwait rank for egalitarian democracy index?

Kuwait ranks 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kuwait data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Kuwait

Name: Egalitarian Democracy Index in Kuwait
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kuwait: Egalitarian Democracy Index was 0.171 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.171

Change on year

down 13.6%

World rank

124th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.25

in 2017

All-time low

0.093

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Kuwait, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, egalitarian democracy index in Kuwait stood at 0.171.

That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian democracy index in Kuwait peaked at 0.25 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.093, in 1900.

Kuwait ranks 124th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Egalitarian Democracy Index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian Democracy Index in Kuwait, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.093	—
1901	0.093	+0.0%
1902	0.093	+0.0%
1903	0.093	+0.0%
1904	0.093	+0.0%
1905	0.093	+0.0%
1906	0.093	+0.0%
1907	0.093	+0.0%
1908	0.093	+0.0%
1909	0.093	+0.0%
1910	0.096	+3.2%
1911	0.101	+5.2%
1912	0.103	+2.0%
1913	0.103	+0.0%
1914	0.103	+0.0%
1915	0.103	+0.0%
1916	0.103	+0.0%
1917	0.103	+0.0%
1918	0.103	+0.0%
1919	0.103	+0.0%
1920	0.104	+1.0%
1921	0.104	+0.0%
1922	0.104	+0.0%
1923	0.104	+0.0%
1924	0.104	+0.0%
1925	0.104	+0.0%
1926	0.104	+0.0%
1927	0.104	+0.0%
1928	0.104	+0.0%
1929	0.104	+0.0%
1930	0.111	+6.7%
1931	0.111	+0.0%
1932	0.111	+0.0%
1933	0.111	+0.0%
1934	0.111	+0.0%
1935	0.111	+0.0%
1936	0.114	+2.7%
1937	0.113	-0.9%
1938	0.113	+0.0%
1939	0.113	+0.0%
1940	0.108	-4.4%
1941	0.111	+2.8%
1942	0.111	+0.0%
1943	0.111	+0.0%
1944	0.111	+0.0%
1945	0.111	+0.0%
1946	0.111	+0.0%
1947	0.112	+0.9%
1948	0.112	+0.0%
1949	0.112	+0.0%
1950	0.114	+1.8%
1951	0.114	+0.0%
1952	0.114	+0.0%
1953	0.114	+0.0%
1954	0.114	+0.0%
1955	0.114	+0.0%
1956	0.114	+0.0%
1957	0.114	+0.0%
1958	0.114	+0.0%
1959	0.115	+0.9%
1960	0.118	+2.6%
1961	0.157	+33.1%
1962	0.174	+10.8%
1963	0.195	+12.1%
1964	0.195	+0.0%
1965	0.197	+1.0%
1966	0.219	+11.2%
1967	0.207	-5.5%
1968	0.206	-0.5%
1969	0.206	+0.0%
1970	0.208	+1.0%
1971	0.216	+3.8%
1972	0.217	+0.5%
1973	0.217	+0.0%
1974	0.217	+0.0%
1975	0.218	+0.5%
1976	0.16	-26.6%
1977	0.16	+0.0%
1978	0.16	+0.0%
1979	0.16	+0.0%
1980	0.159	-0.6%
1981	0.209	+31.4%
1982	0.216	+3.3%
1983	0.216	+0.0%
1984	0.216	+0.0%
1985	0.216	+0.0%
1986	0.156	-27.8%
1987	0.156	+0.0%
1988	0.156	+0.0%
1989	0.156	+0.0%
1990	0.163	+4.5%
1991	0.168	+3.1%
1992	0.193	+14.9%
1993	0.223	+15.5%
1994	0.223	+0.0%
1995	0.223	+0.0%
1996	0.224	+0.4%
1997	0.225	+0.4%
1998	0.225	+0.0%
1999	0.23	+2.2%
2000	0.224	-2.6%
2001	0.217	-3.1%
2002	0.222	+2.3%
2003	0.224	+0.9%
2004	0.223	-0.4%
2005	0.249	+11.7%
2006	0.247	-0.8%
2007	0.247	+0.0%
2008	0.246	-0.4%
2009	0.246	+0.0%
2010	0.246	+0.0%
2011	0.247	+0.4%
2012	0.242	-2.0%
2013	0.243	+0.4%
2014	0.244	+0.4%
2015	0.244	+0.0%
2016	0.244	+0.0%
2017	0.25	+2.5%
2018	0.245	-2.0%
2019	0.247	+0.8%
2020	0.246	-0.4%
2021	0.233	-5.3%
2022	0.228	-2.1%
2023	0.232	+1.8%
2024	0.198	-14.7%
2025	0.171	-13.6%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.171 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.671, 25% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.171 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.152, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.093	0.093	0.093	10
1910s	0.1021	0.096	0.103	10
1920s	0.104	0.104	0.104	10
1930s	0.1119	0.111	0.114	10
1940s	0.111	0.108	0.112	10
1950s	0.1141	0.114	0.115	10
1960s	0.1874	0.118	0.219	10
1970s	0.1933	0.16	0.218	10
1980s	0.1856	0.156	0.216	10
1990s	0.2097	0.163	0.23	10
2000s	0.2345	0.217	0.249	10
2010s	0.2452	0.242	0.25	10
2020s	0.218	0.171	0.246	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

121 Mozambique 0.188 compare
122 Cameroon 0.178 compare
123 Oman 0.174 compare
124 Guinea-Bissau 0.171 compare
124 Mali 0.171 compare
127 Madagascar 0.17 compare

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More social development data for Kuwait

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 386 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian democracy index in Kuwait?: Egalitarian democracy index in Kuwait was 0.171 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2017.
What is the lowest egalitarian democracy index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.093 in 1900.
How does Kuwait rank for egalitarian democracy index?: Kuwait ranks 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian democracy index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 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 the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.