What is physical integrity rights index in Kuwait?

Physical integrity rights index in Kuwait was 0.713 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 0.804 in 1962.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.425 in 1789.

How does Kuwait rank for physical integrity rights index?

Kuwait ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Kuwait

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

Kuwait: Physical Integrity Rights Index was 0.713 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.713

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

98th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.804

in 1962

All-time low

0.425

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.713 for physical integrity rights index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights index in Kuwait peaked at 0.804 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.425, in 1789.

Kuwait ranks 98th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Physical Integrity Rights Index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Physical Integrity Rights Index in Kuwait, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.425	—
1790	0.425	+0.0%
1791	0.425	+0.0%
1792	0.425	+0.0%
1793	0.425	+0.0%
1794	0.425	+0.0%
1795	0.425	+0.0%
1796	0.425	+0.0%
1797	0.425	+0.0%
1798	0.425	+0.0%
1799	0.425	+0.0%
1800	0.425	+0.0%
1801	0.425	+0.0%
1802	0.425	+0.0%
1803	0.425	+0.0%
1804	0.425	+0.0%
1805	0.425	+0.0%
1806	0.425	+0.0%
1807	0.425	+0.0%
1808	0.425	+0.0%
1809	0.425	+0.0%
1810	0.425	+0.0%
1811	0.425	+0.0%
1812	0.425	+0.0%
1813	0.425	+0.0%
1814	0.425	+0.0%
1815	0.425	+0.0%
1816	0.425	+0.0%
1817	0.425	+0.0%
1818	0.425	+0.0%
1819	0.425	+0.0%
1820	0.425	+0.0%
1821	0.425	+0.0%
1822	0.425	+0.0%
1823	0.425	+0.0%
1824	0.425	+0.0%
1825	0.425	+0.0%
1826	0.425	+0.0%
1827	0.425	+0.0%
1828	0.425	+0.0%
1829	0.425	+0.0%
1830	0.425	+0.0%
1831	0.425	+0.0%
1832	0.425	+0.0%
1833	0.425	+0.0%
1834	0.425	+0.0%
1835	0.425	+0.0%
1836	0.425	+0.0%
1837	0.425	+0.0%
1838	0.425	+0.0%
1839	0.425	+0.0%
1840	0.425	+0.0%
1841	0.425	+0.0%
1842	0.425	+0.0%
1843	0.425	+0.0%
1844	0.425	+0.0%
1845	0.425	+0.0%
1846	0.425	+0.0%
1847	0.425	+0.0%
1848	0.425	+0.0%
1849	0.425	+0.0%
1850	0.425	+0.0%
1851	0.425	+0.0%
1852	0.425	+0.0%
1853	0.425	+0.0%
1854	0.425	+0.0%
1855	0.425	+0.0%
1856	0.425	+0.0%
1857	0.425	+0.0%
1858	0.425	+0.0%
1859	0.425	+0.0%
1860	0.425	+0.0%
1861	0.425	+0.0%
1862	0.425	+0.0%
1863	0.425	+0.0%
1864	0.425	+0.0%
1865	0.425	+0.0%
1866	0.425	+0.0%
1867	0.425	+0.0%
1868	0.425	+0.0%
1869	0.425	+0.0%
1870	0.425	+0.0%
1871	0.425	+0.0%
1872	0.425	+0.0%
1873	0.425	+0.0%
1874	0.425	+0.0%
1875	0.425	+0.0%
1876	0.425	+0.0%
1877	0.425	+0.0%
1878	0.425	+0.0%
1879	0.425	+0.0%
1880	0.425	+0.0%
1881	0.425	+0.0%
1882	0.425	+0.0%
1883	0.425	+0.0%
1884	0.425	+0.0%
1885	0.425	+0.0%
1886	0.425	+0.0%
1887	0.425	+0.0%
1888	0.425	+0.0%
1889	0.425	+0.0%
1890	0.425	+0.0%
1891	0.425	+0.0%
1892	0.425	+0.0%
1893	0.425	+0.0%
1894	0.425	+0.0%
1895	0.425	+0.0%
1896	0.588	+38.4%
1897	0.588	+0.0%
1898	0.588	+0.0%
1899	0.588	+0.0%
1900	0.588	+0.0%
1901	0.588	+0.0%
1902	0.588	+0.0%
1903	0.588	+0.0%
1904	0.588	+0.0%
1905	0.588	+0.0%
1906	0.588	+0.0%
1907	0.588	+0.0%
1908	0.588	+0.0%
1909	0.588	+0.0%
1910	0.588	+0.0%
1911	0.588	+0.0%
1912	0.588	+0.0%
1913	0.588	+0.0%
1914	0.588	+0.0%
1915	0.588	+0.0%
1916	0.588	+0.0%
1917	0.588	+0.0%
1918	0.588	+0.0%
1919	0.588	+0.0%
1920	0.588	+0.0%
1921	0.583	-0.9%
1922	0.596	+2.2%
1923	0.596	+0.0%
1924	0.596	+0.0%
1925	0.596	+0.0%
1926	0.596	+0.0%
1927	0.596	+0.0%
1928	0.596	+0.0%
1929	0.596	+0.0%
1930	0.596	+0.0%
1931	0.596	+0.0%
1932	0.596	+0.0%
1933	0.596	+0.0%
1934	0.596	+0.0%
1935	0.596	+0.0%
1936	0.596	+0.0%
1937	0.596	+0.0%
1938	0.494	-17.1%
1939	0.548	+10.9%
1940	0.643	+17.3%
1941	0.643	+0.0%
1942	0.643	+0.0%
1943	0.643	+0.0%
1944	0.643	+0.0%
1945	0.643	+0.0%
1946	0.643	+0.0%
1947	0.643	+0.0%
1948	0.643	+0.0%
1949	0.643	+0.0%
1950	0.643	+0.0%
1951	0.643	+0.0%
1952	0.643	+0.0%
1953	0.643	+0.0%
1954	0.643	+0.0%
1955	0.643	+0.0%
1956	0.643	+0.0%
1957	0.643	+0.0%
1958	0.643	+0.0%
1959	0.643	+0.0%
1960	0.724	+12.6%
1961	0.785	+8.4%
1962	0.804	+2.4%
1963	0.804	+0.0%
1964	0.804	+0.0%
1965	0.804	+0.0%
1966	0.804	+0.0%
1967	0.804	+0.0%
1968	0.804	+0.0%
1969	0.804	+0.0%
1970	0.804	+0.0%
1971	0.804	+0.0%
1972	0.804	+0.0%
1973	0.804	+0.0%
1974	0.804	+0.0%
1975	0.804	+0.0%
1976	0.804	+0.0%
1977	0.804	+0.0%
1978	0.804	+0.0%
1979	0.804	+0.0%
1980	0.804	+0.0%
1981	0.804	+0.0%
1982	0.804	+0.0%
1983	0.804	+0.0%
1984	0.804	+0.0%
1985	0.804	+0.0%
1986	0.804	+0.0%
1987	0.804	+0.0%
1988	0.804	+0.0%
1989	0.804	+0.0%
1990	0.631	-21.5%
1991	0.639	+1.3%
1992	0.783	+22.5%
1993	0.737	-5.9%
1994	0.737	+0.0%
1995	0.737	+0.0%
1996	0.737	+0.0%
1997	0.737	+0.0%
1998	0.737	+0.0%
1999	0.737	+0.0%
2000	0.717	-2.7%
2001	0.717	+0.0%
2002	0.717	+0.0%
2003	0.717	+0.0%
2004	0.717	+0.0%
2005	0.717	+0.0%
2006	0.717	+0.0%
2007	0.717	+0.0%
2008	0.717	+0.0%
2009	0.717	+0.0%
2010	0.717	+0.0%
2011	0.717	+0.0%
2012	0.726	+1.3%
2013	0.726	+0.0%
2014	0.726	+0.0%
2015	0.726	+0.0%
2016	0.726	+0.0%
2017	0.713	-1.8%
2018	0.713	+0.0%
2019	0.713	+0.0%
2020	0.713	+0.0%
2021	0.697	-2.2%
2022	0.692	-0.7%
2023	0.713	+3.0%
2024	0.713	+0.0%
2025	0.713	+0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.713 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.949, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.713 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.447, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.425	0.425	0.425	1
1790s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1800s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1810s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1820s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1830s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1840s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1850s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1860s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1870s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1880s	0.425	0.425	0.425	10
1890s	0.4902	0.425	0.588	10
1900s	0.588	0.588	0.588	10
1910s	0.588	0.588	0.588	10
1920s	0.5939	0.583	0.596	10
1930s	0.581	0.494	0.596	10
1940s	0.643	0.643	0.643	10
1950s	0.643	0.643	0.643	10
1960s	0.7941	0.724	0.804	10
1970s	0.804	0.804	0.804	10
1980s	0.804	0.804	0.804	10
1990s	0.7212	0.631	0.783	10
2000s	0.717	0.717	0.717	10
2010s	0.7203	0.713	0.726	10
2020s	0.7068	0.692	0.713	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

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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 physical integrity rights index in Kuwait?: Physical integrity rights index in Kuwait was 0.713 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.804 in 1962.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.425 in 1789.
How does Kuwait rank for physical integrity rights index?: Kuwait ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is physical integrity rights index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Physical Integrity Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,491 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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