Cameroon vs Kuwait: Political Civil Liberties Index

Cameroon
0.417
in 2025
Kuwait
0.364
in 2025
Cameroon rank
130th
Kuwait rank
133rd

Political Civil Liberties Index over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.417 against 0.364 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.053.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Cameroon ranks 130th and Kuwait ranks 133rd of 176 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0737 0.4122 0.3386 Kuwait
1970s 0.0606 0.4144 0.3538 Kuwait
1980s 0.1183 0.3556 0.2373 Kuwait
1990s 0.579 0.3603 0.2187 Cameroon
2000s 0.627 0.3933 0.2337 Cameroon
2010s 0.5594 0.3787 0.1807 Cameroon
2020s 0.4793 0.3855 0.0938 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Cameroon or Kuwait?
Cameroon, at 0.417 against 0.364 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Cameroon and Kuwait?
0.053, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kuwait?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Kuwait rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Cameroon ranks 130th and Kuwait ranks 133rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.