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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Oman: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Kuwait

0.579

in 2025

Oman

0.578

in 2025

Kuwait rank

110th

Oman rank

111th

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Kuwait
Oman

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.579 against 0.578 in Oman, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 110th and Oman ranks 111th of 176 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1790s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1800s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1810s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1820s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1830s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1840s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1850s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1860s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1870s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1880s	0.397	0.133	0.264	Kuwait
1890s	0.4018	0.133	0.2688	Kuwait
1900s	0.436	0.131	0.305	Kuwait
1910s	0.4682	0.1273	0.3409	Kuwait
1920s	0.465	0.13	0.335	Kuwait
1930s	0.4645	0.143	0.3215	Kuwait
1940s	0.475	0.149	0.326	Kuwait
1950s	0.4943	0.1522	0.3421	Kuwait
1960s	0.6609	0.1513	0.5096	Kuwait
1970s	0.6644	0.4411	0.2233	Kuwait
1980s	0.6608	0.5058	0.155	Kuwait
1990s	0.6162	0.5417	0.0745	Kuwait
2000s	0.6325	0.5888	0.0437	Kuwait
2010s	0.6258	0.6013	0.0245	Kuwait
2020s	0.6237	0.5852	0.0385	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Kuwait or Oman?: Kuwait, at 0.579 against 0.578 in Oman as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Kuwait and Oman?: 0.001, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Oman?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Oman rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Kuwait ranks 110th and Oman ranks 111th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.