Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Gabon or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 0.428 against 0.426 in Gabon as of 2025.

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

116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Gabon vs Kuwait: Liberal Political Institutions Index

Gabon

0.426

in 2025

Kuwait

0.428

in 2025

Gabon rank

116th

Kuwait rank

115th

Liberal Political Institutions Index over time

Gabon
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.428 against 0.426 in Gabon, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Kuwait ahead.

Gabon ranks 116th and Kuwait ranks 115th of 176 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.087	0.3864	0.2994	Kuwait
1920s	0.087	0.3881	0.3011	Kuwait
1930s	0.0868	0.3896	0.3028	Kuwait
1940s	0.1172	0.399	0.2818	Kuwait
1950s	0.217	0.4037	0.1867	Kuwait
1960s	0.2997	0.6931	0.3934	Kuwait
1970s	0.2934	0.6317	0.3383	Kuwait
1980s	0.299	0.5979	0.2989	Kuwait
1990s	0.4586	0.6725	0.2139	Kuwait
2000s	0.449	0.7331	0.2841	Kuwait
2010s	0.4537	0.7318	0.2781	Kuwait
2020s	0.419	0.6588	0.2398	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Gabon or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 0.428 against 0.426 in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Gabon and Kuwait?: 0.002, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kuwait?: 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Kuwait rank globally for liberal political institutions index?: Gabon ranks 116th and Kuwait ranks 115th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.