Kuwait vs Zambia: Justified Political Positions Score
Kuwait
1.75
in 2025
Zambia
1.77
in 2025
Kuwait rank
31st
Zambia rank
30th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Kuwait
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.77 against 1.75 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 30th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 11 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.1277 | -0.793 | 0.6653 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | -0.117 | -0.793 | 0.676 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | -0.0247 | -0.793 | 0.7683 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.405 | -0.793 | 1.2 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.405 | -0.793 | 1.2 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 1.24 | 0.0098 | 1.23 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 0.7198 | 0.413 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.11 | 0.73 | 0.3806 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.9206 | 1.11 | 0.1866 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.9175 | 0.0883 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 0.8355 | 0.5307 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.32 | 0.076 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Kuwait or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.77 against 1.75 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Kuwait and Zambia?
- 0.02, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Zambia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Kuwait ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 30th 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.
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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.