Kuwait vs United States: Transparent laws
Kuwait
0
in 2025
United States
0
in 2025
Kuwait rank
44th
United States rank
44th
Transparent laws over time
- Kuwait
- United States
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0 against 0 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.
Kuwait ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States | 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 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | United States |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 2020s | 0 | 0.8333 | 0.8333 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Kuwait or United States?
- Kuwait, at 0 against 0 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Kuwait and United States?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and United States rank globally for transparent laws?
- Kuwait ranks 44th and United States ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. 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 whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.