Kuwait vs United Kingdom: Justified Political Positions Score
Kuwait
1.75
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.78
in 2025
Kuwait rank
31st
United Kingdom rank
29th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Kuwait
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1.78 against 1.75 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Kuwait ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.141 | 0.475 | 0.616 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | -0.129 | 0.475 | 0.604 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | -0.117 | 0.475 | 0.592 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | -0.0247 | 0.811 | 0.8357 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.405 | 0.811 | 0.406 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.405 | 0.811 | 0.406 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1.24 | 1 | 0.2398 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.29 | 0.1602 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 1.29 | 0.1824 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.9206 | 1.31 | 0.3871 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 1.34 | 0.3362 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 1.34 | 0.0242 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.5033 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Kuwait or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1.78 against 1.75 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 0.03, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United Kingdom rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Kuwait ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.