Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Kuwait
Kuwait: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Kuwait, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 5 for civil liberties rating, gaps filled in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Kuwait peaked at 7 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1973.
Kuwait ranks 41st of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4 | — |
| 1973 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 1977 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.75 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 41 Angola 5 compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 5 compare
- 41 Brunei Darussalam 5 compare
- 41 Comoros 5 compare
- 41 Djibouti 5 compare
- 41 Algeria 5 compare
- 41 Gabon 5 compare
- 41 Guinea 5 compare
- 41 Haiti 5 compare
- 41 Jordan 5 compare
- 41 Kazakhstan 5 compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 5 compare
- 41 Cambodia 5 compare
- 41 Morocco 5 compare
- 41 Maldives 5 compare
- 41 Mali 5 compare
- 41 Mauritania 5 compare
- 41 Niger 5 compare
- 41 Nigeria 5 compare
- 41 Oman 5 compare
- 41 Pakistan 5 compare
- 41 Palestine, State of 5 compare
- 41 Qatar 5 compare
- 41 Thailand 5 compare
- 41 Tanzania, United Republic of 5 compare
- 41 Uganda 5 compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 5 compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Kuwait?
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Kuwait was 5 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 1990.
- What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1973.
- How does Kuwait rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Civil liberties rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.