Kuwait vs Nepal: Rule of Law Index
Kuwait
0.691
in 2025
Nepal
0.662
in 2025
Kuwait rank
70th
Nepal rank
73rd
Rule of Law Index over time
- Kuwait
- Nepal
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.691 against 0.662 in Nepal, a difference of 0.029.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 70th and Nepal ranks 73rd of 173 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.608 | 0.054 | 0.554 | Kuwait |
| 1790s | 0.608 | 0.054 | 0.554 | Kuwait |
| 1800s | 0.6009 | 0.054 | 0.5469 | Kuwait |
| 1810s | 0.6005 | 0.054 | 0.5465 | Kuwait |
| 1820s | 0.5958 | 0.054 | 0.5418 | Kuwait |
| 1830s | 0.607 | 0.054 | 0.553 | Kuwait |
| 1840s | 0.607 | 0.0492 | 0.5578 | Kuwait |
| 1850s | 0.607 | 0.0441 | 0.5629 | Kuwait |
| 1860s | 0.607 | 0.045 | 0.562 | Kuwait |
| 1870s | 0.607 | 0.045 | 0.562 | Kuwait |
| 1880s | 0.607 | 0.0401 | 0.5669 | Kuwait |
| 1890s | 0.599 | 0.038 | 0.561 | Kuwait |
| 1900s | 0.57 | 0.064 | 0.506 | Kuwait |
| 1910s | 0.5821 | 0.064 | 0.5181 | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 0.592 | 0.064 | 0.528 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.594 | 0.059 | 0.535 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.608 | 0.0591 | 0.5489 | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 0.608 | 0.2087 | 0.3993 | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.6823 | 0.1972 | 0.4851 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.6749 | 0.2059 | 0.469 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.6461 | 0.2259 | 0.4202 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.6245 | 0.4942 | 0.1303 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.6189 | 0.4971 | 0.1218 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.6118 | 0.598 | 0.0138 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.6908 | 0.6147 | 0.0762 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rule of law index, Kuwait or Nepal?
- Kuwait, at 0.691 against 0.662 in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rule of law index between Kuwait and Nepal?
- 0.029, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nepal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Nepal rank globally for rule of law index?
- Kuwait ranks 70th and Nepal ranks 73rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rule of Law Index. 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 the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.