Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kuwait stood at 0.0003 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1972.
That places Kuwait 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Luxembourg 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Djibouti 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Burundi 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Cape Verde 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Kuwait was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Kuwait rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.