Kuwait vs Somalia: Democracy

Kuwait
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 2025
Kuwait rank
142nd
Somalia rank
142nd

Democracy over time

  • Kuwait
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 1.2 1.2 Somalia
1960s 1.5 2.7 1.2 Somalia
1970s 1.8 0 1.8 Kuwait
1980s 1.5 0.8 0.7 Kuwait
1990s 2.4 0 2.4 Kuwait
2000s 2.7 0 2.7 Kuwait
2010s 3 0 3 Kuwait
2020s 2.5 0 2.5 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Kuwait or Somalia?
Kuwait, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Kuwait and Somalia?
0, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Somalia rank globally for democracy?
Kuwait ranks 142nd and Somalia ranks 142nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.