Which has higher elected political leaders index, Eritrea or Kuwait?

Eritrea, at 0 against 0 in Kuwait as of 2025.

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

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 Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Kuwait: Elected Political Leaders Index

Eritrea

in 2025

Kuwait

in 2025

Eritrea rank

147th

Kuwait rank

147th

Elected Political Leaders Index over time

Eritrea
Kuwait

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0 against 0 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.

Eritrea ranks 147th and Kuwait ranks 147th of 176 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0	0	0	—
1910s	0	0	0	—
1920s	0	0	0	—
1930s	0	0	0	—
1940s	0	0	0	—
1950s	0	0	0	—
1960s	0	0.385	0.385	Kuwait
1970s	0	0.462	0.462	Kuwait
1980s	0	0.385	0.385	Kuwait
1990s	0.1285	0.616	0.4875	Kuwait
2000s	0.075	0.693	0.618	Kuwait
2010s	0	0.77	0.77	Kuwait
2020s	0	0.5133	0.5133	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected political leaders index, Eritrea or Kuwait?: Eritrea, at 0 against 0 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Eritrea and Kuwait?: 0, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kuwait?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Kuwait rank globally for elected political leaders index?: Eritrea ranks 147th and Kuwait ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected Political Leaders Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Elected Political Leaders Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,113 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measures the extent to which the legislature is chosen through broad elections, and the chief executive is elected directly or indirectly (appointed by a popularly elected legislature).