Kuwait vs Malaysia: Equality of political power across social groups score
Kuwait
0.217
in 2025
Malaysia
0.256
in 2025
Kuwait rank
126th
Malaysia rank
124th
Equality of political power across social groups score over time
- Kuwait
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.256 against 0.217 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.039.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 126th and Malaysia ranks 124th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 12 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.029 | -0.453 | 0.424 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | -0.029 | -0.453 | 0.424 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.0925 | -0.453 | 0.5455 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.106 | -0.453 | 0.559 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.106 | -0.453 | 0.559 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.106 | -0.2625 | 0.3685 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.4219 | -0.0944 | 0.5163 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.457 | -0.296 | 0.753 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.192 | -0.296 | 0.488 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.192 | -0.296 | 0.488 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.192 | -0.27 | 0.462 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.299 | -0.1877 | 0.4867 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2307 | 0.2702 | 0.0395 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Kuwait or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.256 against 0.217 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 0.039, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Kuwait ranks 126th and Malaysia ranks 124th 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.