Equal Rights Protection Index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.596 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, equal rights protection index in Kuwait stood at 0.596. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Kuwait peaked at 0.596 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.331, in 1950.
That places Kuwait 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.434 | 0.434 | 0.434 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3841 | 0.379 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.379 | 0.379 | 0.379 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.344 | 0.344 | 0.344 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.331 | 0.331 | 0.331 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5193 | 0.352 | 0.553 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5654 | 0.553 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.576 | 0.564 | 0.584 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.562 | 0.559 | 0.564 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.559 | 0.559 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5603 | 0.559 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5712 | 0.555 | 0.596 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More social development data for Kuwait
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,369 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.488 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.053 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.488 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Kuwait?
- Equal rights protection index in Kuwait was 0.596 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.596 in 2024.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.331 in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for equal rights protection index?
- Kuwait ranks 106th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.