Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Kuwait or Nepal?

Kuwait, at 0.589 against 0.58 in Nepal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nepal?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Nepal: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Kuwait

0.589

in 2025

Nepal

0.58

in 2025

Kuwait rank

87th

Nepal rank

89th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Kuwait
Nepal

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.589 against 0.58 in Nepal, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 87th and Nepal ranks 89th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 11 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.342	0.048	0.294	Kuwait
1910s	0.3788	0.048	0.3308	Kuwait
1920s	0.3839	0.048	0.3359	Kuwait
1930s	0.4154	0.048	0.3674	Kuwait
1940s	0.41	0.048	0.362	Kuwait
1950s	0.417	0.1761	0.2409	Kuwait
1960s	0.5489	0.2231	0.3258	Kuwait
1970s	0.5788	0.2236	0.3552	Kuwait
1980s	0.5826	0.2317	0.3509	Kuwait
1990s	0.6004	0.5967	0.0037	Kuwait
2000s	0.6053	0.6321	0.0268	Nepal
2010s	0.6173	0.6412	0.0239	Nepal
2020s	0.598	0.5905	0.0075	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Kuwait or Nepal?: Kuwait, at 0.589 against 0.58 in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Kuwait and Nepal?: 0.009, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nepal?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Nepal rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Kuwait ranks 87th and Nepal ranks 89th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian 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

Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.