Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Equal Resource Distribution Index

Kuwait

0.901

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.905

in 2025

Kuwait rank

27th

United Arab Emirates rank

24th

Equal Resource Distribution Index over time

Kuwait
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.905 against 0.901 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 24th of 175 countries.

Individual pages

Equal Resource Distribution Index in Kuwait
Equal Resource Distribution Index in United Arab Emirates
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Equal Resource Distribution 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 all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.