Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Democracy
Kuwait
0
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0
in 2025
Kuwait rank
175th
Saudi Arabia rank
175th
Democracy over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 175th and Saudi Arabia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 0 | 1.33 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for democracy?
- Kuwait ranks 175th and Saudi Arabia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).