Iraq vs Kuwait: Equality of political power across social groups score
Iraq
0.166
in 2025
Kuwait
0.217
in 2025
Iraq rank
128th
Kuwait rank
126th
Equality of political power across social groups score over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.217 against 0.166 in Iraq, a difference of 0.051.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.
Iraq ranks 128th and Kuwait ranks 126th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.26 | -0.029 | 1.23 | Kuwait |
| 1790s | -1.26 | -0.029 | 1.23 | Kuwait |
| 1800s | -1.26 | -0.029 | 1.23 | Kuwait |
| 1810s | -1.26 | -0.029 | 1.23 | Kuwait |
| 1820s | -0.6908 | -0.029 | 0.6618 | Kuwait |
| 1830s | -0.548 | -0.029 | 0.519 | Kuwait |
| 1840s | -0.548 | -0.029 | 0.519 | Kuwait |
| 1850s | -0.396 | -0.029 | 0.367 | Kuwait |
| 1860s | -0.168 | -0.029 | 0.139 | Kuwait |
| 1870s | -0.5961 | -0.029 | 0.5671 | Kuwait |
| 1880s | -1.59 | -0.029 | 1.57 | Kuwait |
| 1890s | -1.59 | -0.029 | 1.57 | Kuwait |
| 1900s | -1.53 | -0.029 | 1.5 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -1.04 | -0.029 | 1.02 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | -1.67 | 0.0925 | 1.76 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | -1.01 | 0.106 | 1.11 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | -0.5252 | 0.106 | 0.6312 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | -0.2691 | 0.106 | 0.3751 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | -1.56 | 0.4219 | 1.98 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -1.84 | 0.457 | 2.29 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -2.02 | 0.192 | 2.21 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -2.02 | 0.192 | 2.21 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | -0.1857 | 0.192 | 0.3777 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4918 | 0.299 | 0.1928 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.3697 | 0.2307 | 0.139 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.217 against 0.166 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.051, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Iraq ranks 128th and Kuwait ranks 126th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equality of political power across social groups score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.