Kuwait vs Libya: Elected Political Leaders Index
Kuwait
0
in 2025
Libya
0
in 2025
Kuwait rank
147th
Libya rank
147th
Elected Political Leaders Index over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0 against 0 in Libya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Libya ahead.
Kuwait ranks 147th and Libya ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.385 | 0 | 0.385 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.462 | 0 | 0.462 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.385 | 0 | 0.385 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.616 | 0 | 0.616 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.693 | 0 | 0.693 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.77 | 0.8 | 0.03 | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.5133 | 0.1667 | 0.3467 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected political leaders index, Kuwait or Libya?
- Kuwait, at 0 against 0 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected political leaders index between Kuwait and Libya?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for elected political leaders index?
- Kuwait ranks 147th and Libya 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
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).