Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Strong Elected Regional Governments Index

Kuwait
0
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.004
in 2025
Kuwait rank
138th
Saudi Arabia rank
135th

Strong Elected Regional Governments Index over time

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0050.010.0150.020.025178919072025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.004 against 0 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.004.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 138th and Saudi Arabia ranks 135th of 175 countries.

Saudi Arabia 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 0.0021 0.0021 Saudi Arabia
1820s 0 0.0089 0.0089 Saudi Arabia
1830s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1840s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1850s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1860s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1870s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1880s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1890s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1900s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1910s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1920s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1930s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1940s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1950s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1960s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1970s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
1990s 0 0.024 0.024 Saudi Arabia
2000s 0 0.014 0.014 Saudi Arabia
2010s 0 0.004 0.004 Saudi Arabia
2020s 0 0.004 0.004 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher strong elected regional governments index, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.004 against 0 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in strong elected regional governments index between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
0.004, with Saudi Arabia 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 strong elected regional governments index?
Kuwait ranks 138th and Saudi Arabia ranks 135th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Strong Elected Regional Governments Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Strong Elected Regional Governments Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 29,575 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which elected regional governments exist, and they operate without interference from regional unelected bodies.