Kuwait vs United States: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Kuwait
0.605
in 2025
United States
0.606
in 2025
Kuwait rank
92nd
United States rank
91st
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Kuwait
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.606 against 0.605 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Kuwait ranks 92nd and United States ranks 91st of 175 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.396 | 0.7333 | 0.3373 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.4201 | 0.7678 | 0.3477 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.4556 | 0.7551 | 0.2995 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.4701 | 0.8341 | 0.364 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.532 | 0.8398 | 0.3078 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.697 | 0.8443 | 0.1473 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.8374 | 0.8976 | 0.0602 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.8128 | 0.9308 | 0.118 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.769 | 0.9093 | 0.1403 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.7635 | 0.9543 | 0.1908 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.7968 | 0.9274 | 0.1306 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7989 | 0.8896 | 0.0907 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.6672 | 0.8058 | 0.1387 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Kuwait or United States?
- United States, at 0.606 against 0.605 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Kuwait and United States?
- 0.001, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United States rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Kuwait ranks 92nd and United States ranks 91st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.