What is participatory democracy index in Kuwait?

Participatory democracy index in Kuwait was 0.053 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 0.109 in 2014.

What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1789.

How does Kuwait rank for participatory democracy index?

Kuwait ranks 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kuwait data come from?

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

Participatory Democracy Index in Kuwait

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

Kuwait: Participatory Democracy Index was 0.053 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.053

Change on year

down 18.5%

World rank

160th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.109

in 2014

All-time low

0.014

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Participatory Democracy Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, participatory democracy index in Kuwait stood at 0.053.

That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, participatory democracy index in Kuwait peaked at 0.109 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.014, in 1789.

That places Kuwait 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Participatory Democracy Index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Participatory Democracy Index in Kuwait, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.014	—
1790	0.014	+0.0%
1791	0.014	+0.0%
1792	0.014	+0.0%
1793	0.014	+0.0%
1794	0.014	+0.0%
1795	0.014	+0.0%
1796	0.014	+0.0%
1797	0.014	+0.0%
1798	0.014	+0.0%
1799	0.014	+0.0%
1800	0.014	+0.0%
1801	0.014	+0.0%
1802	0.014	+0.0%
1803	0.014	+0.0%
1804	0.014	+0.0%
1805	0.014	+0.0%
1806	0.014	+0.0%
1807	0.014	+0.0%
1808	0.014	+0.0%
1809	0.014	+0.0%
1810	0.014	+0.0%
1811	0.014	+0.0%
1812	0.014	+0.0%
1813	0.014	+0.0%
1814	0.014	+0.0%
1815	0.014	+0.0%
1816	0.014	+0.0%
1817	0.014	+0.0%
1818	0.014	+0.0%
1819	0.014	+0.0%
1820	0.014	+0.0%
1821	0.014	+0.0%
1822	0.014	+0.0%
1823	0.014	+0.0%
1824	0.014	+0.0%
1825	0.014	+0.0%
1826	0.014	+0.0%
1827	0.014	+0.0%
1828	0.014	+0.0%
1829	0.014	+0.0%
1830	0.014	+0.0%
1831	0.014	+0.0%
1832	0.014	+0.0%
1833	0.014	+0.0%
1834	0.014	+0.0%
1835	0.014	+0.0%
1836	0.014	+0.0%
1837	0.014	+0.0%
1838	0.014	+0.0%
1839	0.014	+0.0%
1840	0.014	+0.0%
1841	0.014	+0.0%
1842	0.014	+0.0%
1843	0.014	+0.0%
1844	0.014	+0.0%
1845	0.014	+0.0%
1846	0.014	+0.0%
1847	0.014	+0.0%
1848	0.014	+0.0%
1849	0.014	+0.0%
1850	0.014	+0.0%
1851	0.014	+0.0%
1852	0.014	+0.0%
1853	0.014	+0.0%
1854	0.014	+0.0%
1855	0.014	+0.0%
1856	0.014	+0.0%
1857	0.014	+0.0%
1858	0.014	+0.0%
1859	0.014	+0.0%
1860	0.014	+0.0%
1861	0.014	+0.0%
1862	0.014	+0.0%
1863	0.014	+0.0%
1864	0.014	+0.0%
1865	0.014	+0.0%
1866	0.014	+0.0%
1867	0.014	+0.0%
1868	0.014	+0.0%
1869	0.014	+0.0%
1870	0.014	+0.0%
1871	0.014	+0.0%
1872	0.014	+0.0%
1873	0.014	+0.0%
1874	0.014	+0.0%
1875	0.014	+0.0%
1876	0.014	+0.0%
1877	0.014	+0.0%
1878	0.014	+0.0%
1879	0.014	+0.0%
1880	0.014	+0.0%
1881	0.014	+0.0%
1882	0.014	+0.0%
1883	0.014	+0.0%
1884	0.014	+0.0%
1885	0.014	+0.0%
1886	0.014	+0.0%
1887	0.014	+0.0%
1888	0.014	+0.0%
1889	0.014	+0.0%
1890	0.014	+0.0%
1891	0.014	+0.0%
1892	0.014	+0.0%
1893	0.014	+0.0%
1894	0.014	+0.0%
1895	0.014	+0.0%
1896	0.014	+0.0%
1897	0.014	+0.0%
1898	0.014	+0.0%
1899	0.014	+0.0%
1900	0.014	+0.0%
1901	0.014	+0.0%
1902	0.014	+0.0%
1903	0.014	+0.0%
1904	0.014	+0.0%
1905	0.014	+0.0%
1906	0.014	+0.0%
1907	0.014	+0.0%
1908	0.014	+0.0%
1909	0.014	+0.0%
1910	0.014	+0.0%
1911	0.014	+0.0%
1912	0.014	+0.0%
1913	0.014	+0.0%
1914	0.014	+0.0%
1915	0.014	+0.0%
1916	0.014	+0.0%
1917	0.014	+0.0%
1918	0.014	+0.0%
1919	0.014	+0.0%
1920	0.016	+14.3%
1921	0.019	+18.7%
1922	0.017	-10.5%
1923	0.02	+17.6%
1924	0.02	+0.0%
1925	0.02	+0.0%
1926	0.019	-5.0%
1927	0.019	+0.0%
1928	0.019	+0.0%
1929	0.019	+0.0%
1930	0.019	+0.0%
1931	0.019	+0.0%
1932	0.019	+0.0%
1933	0.019	+0.0%
1934	0.019	+0.0%
1935	0.019	+0.0%
1936	0.019	+0.0%
1937	0.019	+0.0%
1938	0.019	+0.0%
1939	0.019	+0.0%
1940	0.019	+0.0%
1941	0.019	+0.0%
1942	0.019	+0.0%
1943	0.019	+0.0%
1944	0.019	+0.0%
1945	0.019	+0.0%
1946	0.019	+0.0%
1947	0.019	+0.0%
1948	0.019	+0.0%
1949	0.019	+0.0%
1950	0.027	+42.1%
1951	0.027	+0.0%
1952	0.027	+0.0%
1953	0.027	+0.0%
1954	0.027	+0.0%
1955	0.027	+0.0%
1956	0.028	+3.7%
1957	0.028	+0.0%
1958	0.028	+0.0%
1959	0.028	+0.0%
1960	0.052	+85.7%
1961	0.064	+23.1%
1962	0.077	+20.3%
1963	0.083	+7.8%
1964	0.083	+0.0%
1965	0.085	+2.4%
1966	0.099	+16.5%
1967	0.091	-8.1%
1968	0.09	-1.1%
1969	0.09	+0.0%
1970	0.091	+1.1%
1971	0.097	+6.6%
1972	0.098	+1.0%
1973	0.098	+0.0%
1974	0.098	+0.0%
1975	0.098	+0.0%
1976	0.059	-39.8%
1977	0.059	+0.0%
1978	0.059	+0.0%
1979	0.059	+0.0%
1980	0.053	-10.2%
1981	0.085	+60.4%
1982	0.089	+4.7%
1983	0.089	+0.0%
1984	0.089	+0.0%
1985	0.088	-1.1%
1986	0.053	-39.8%
1987	0.048	-9.4%
1988	0.048	+0.0%
1989	0.048	+0.0%
1990	0.027	-43.8%
1991	0.029	+7.4%
1992	0.073	+151.7%
1993	0.091	+24.7%
1994	0.091	+0.0%
1995	0.091	+0.0%
1996	0.092	+1.1%
1997	0.093	+1.1%
1998	0.092	-1.1%
1999	0.092	+0.0%
2000	0.092	+0.0%
2001	0.088	-4.3%
2002	0.091	+3.4%
2003	0.092	+1.1%
2004	0.092	+0.0%
2005	0.103	+12.0%
2006	0.104	+1.0%
2007	0.103	-1.0%
2008	0.104	+1.0%
2009	0.104	+0.0%
2010	0.103	-1.0%
2011	0.103	+0.0%
2012	0.104	+1.0%
2013	0.107	+2.9%
2014	0.109	+1.9%
2015	0.108	-0.9%
2016	0.108	+0.0%
2017	0.099	-8.3%
2018	0.093	-6.1%
2019	0.103	+10.8%
2020	0.101	-1.9%
2021	0.087	-13.9%
2022	0.098	+12.6%
2023	0.102	+4.1%
2024	0.065	-36.3%
2025	0.053	-18.5%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.053 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.529, 10% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.053 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.087, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.014	0.014	0.014	1
1790s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1800s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1810s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1820s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1830s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1840s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1850s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1860s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1870s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1880s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1890s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1900s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1910s	0.014	0.014	0.014	10
1920s	0.0188	0.016	0.02	10
1930s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1940s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1950s	0.0274	0.027	0.028	10
1960s	0.0814	0.052	0.099	10
1970s	0.0816	0.059	0.098	10
1980s	0.069	0.048	0.089	10
1990s	0.0771	0.027	0.093	10
2000s	0.0973	0.088	0.104	10
2010s	0.1037	0.093	0.109	10
2020s	0.0843	0.053	0.102	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

157 Bahrain 0.054 compare
157 Belarus 0.054 compare
157 Cuba 0.054 compare
161 Afghanistan 0.051 compare
161 Sudan 0.051 compare
163 Hong Kong 0.049 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 participatory democracy index in Kuwait?: Participatory democracy index in Kuwait was 0.053 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest participatory democracy index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.109 in 2014.
What is the lowest participatory democracy index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.014 in 1789.
How does Kuwait rank for participatory democracy index?: Kuwait ranks 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is participatory democracy index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.