Political rights score fh in Kuwait
Kuwait: Political rights score fh was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 197 countries
All-time high
19
in 2006
All-time low
7
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Political rights score fh in Kuwait, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political rights score fh in Kuwait is 7, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Kuwait peaked at 19 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2024.
That places Kuwait 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5 | 18 | 19 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15 | 13 | 19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More social development data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.488 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.127 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.138 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.07 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.532 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.053 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Kuwait?
- Political rights score fh in Kuwait was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19 in 2006.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for political rights score fh?
- Kuwait ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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