What is civil society participation index in Kuwait?

Civil society participation index in Kuwait was 0.473 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 0.618 in 2013.

What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1789.

How does Kuwait rank for civil society participation index?

Kuwait ranks 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kuwait data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Civil Society Participation Index in Kuwait

Name: Civil Society Participation Index in Kuwait
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kuwait: Civil Society Participation Index was 0.473 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.473

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

130th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.618

in 2013

All-time low

0.12

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Civil Society Participation Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for civil society participation index in Kuwait is 0.473, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil society participation index in Kuwait peaked at 0.618 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1789.

Kuwait ranks 130th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Civil Society Participation Index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Civil Society Participation Index in Kuwait, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.12	—
1790	0.12	+0.0%
1791	0.12	+0.0%
1792	0.12	+0.0%
1793	0.12	+0.0%
1794	0.12	+0.0%
1795	0.12	+0.0%
1796	0.12	+0.0%
1797	0.12	+0.0%
1798	0.12	+0.0%
1799	0.12	+0.0%
1800	0.12	+0.0%
1801	0.12	+0.0%
1802	0.12	+0.0%
1803	0.12	+0.0%
1804	0.12	+0.0%
1805	0.12	+0.0%
1806	0.12	+0.0%
1807	0.12	+0.0%
1808	0.12	+0.0%
1809	0.12	+0.0%
1810	0.12	+0.0%
1811	0.12	+0.0%
1812	0.12	+0.0%
1813	0.12	+0.0%
1814	0.12	+0.0%
1815	0.12	+0.0%
1816	0.12	+0.0%
1817	0.12	+0.0%
1818	0.12	+0.0%
1819	0.12	+0.0%
1820	0.12	+0.0%
1821	0.12	+0.0%
1822	0.12	+0.0%
1823	0.12	+0.0%
1824	0.12	+0.0%
1825	0.12	+0.0%
1826	0.12	+0.0%
1827	0.12	+0.0%
1828	0.12	+0.0%
1829	0.12	+0.0%
1830	0.12	+0.0%
1831	0.12	+0.0%
1832	0.12	+0.0%
1833	0.12	+0.0%
1834	0.12	+0.0%
1835	0.12	+0.0%
1836	0.12	+0.0%
1837	0.12	+0.0%
1838	0.12	+0.0%
1839	0.12	+0.0%
1840	0.12	+0.0%
1841	0.12	+0.0%
1842	0.12	+0.0%
1843	0.12	+0.0%
1844	0.12	+0.0%
1845	0.12	+0.0%
1846	0.12	+0.0%
1847	0.12	+0.0%
1848	0.12	+0.0%
1849	0.12	+0.0%
1850	0.12	+0.0%
1851	0.12	+0.0%
1852	0.12	+0.0%
1853	0.12	+0.0%
1854	0.12	+0.0%
1855	0.12	+0.0%
1856	0.12	+0.0%
1857	0.12	+0.0%
1858	0.12	+0.0%
1859	0.12	+0.0%
1860	0.12	+0.0%
1861	0.12	+0.0%
1862	0.12	+0.0%
1863	0.12	+0.0%
1864	0.12	+0.0%
1865	0.12	+0.0%
1866	0.12	+0.0%
1867	0.12	+0.0%
1868	0.12	+0.0%
1869	0.12	+0.0%
1870	0.12	+0.0%
1871	0.12	+0.0%
1872	0.12	+0.0%
1873	0.12	+0.0%
1874	0.12	+0.0%
1875	0.12	+0.0%
1876	0.12	+0.0%
1877	0.12	+0.0%
1878	0.12	+0.0%
1879	0.12	+0.0%
1880	0.12	+0.0%
1881	0.12	+0.0%
1882	0.12	+0.0%
1883	0.12	+0.0%
1884	0.12	+0.0%
1885	0.12	+0.0%
1886	0.12	+0.0%
1887	0.12	+0.0%
1888	0.12	+0.0%
1889	0.12	+0.0%
1890	0.12	+0.0%
1891	0.12	+0.0%
1892	0.12	+0.0%
1893	0.12	+0.0%
1894	0.12	+0.0%
1895	0.12	+0.0%
1896	0.12	+0.0%
1897	0.12	+0.0%
1898	0.12	+0.0%
1899	0.12	+0.0%
1900	0.12	+0.0%
1901	0.12	+0.0%
1902	0.12	+0.0%
1903	0.12	+0.0%
1904	0.12	+0.0%
1905	0.12	+0.0%
1906	0.12	+0.0%
1907	0.12	+0.0%
1908	0.12	+0.0%
1909	0.12	+0.0%
1910	0.12	+0.0%
1911	0.12	+0.0%
1912	0.12	+0.0%
1913	0.12	+0.0%
1914	0.12	+0.0%
1915	0.12	+0.0%
1916	0.12	+0.0%
1917	0.12	+0.0%
1918	0.12	+0.0%
1919	0.12	+0.0%
1920	0.137	+14.2%
1921	0.164	+19.7%
1922	0.151	-7.9%
1923	0.175	+15.9%
1924	0.175	+0.0%
1925	0.175	+0.0%
1926	0.183	+4.6%
1927	0.183	+0.0%
1928	0.183	+0.0%
1929	0.183	+0.0%
1930	0.183	+0.0%
1931	0.183	+0.0%
1932	0.183	+0.0%
1933	0.183	+0.0%
1934	0.183	+0.0%
1935	0.183	+0.0%
1936	0.183	+0.0%
1937	0.161	-12.0%
1938	0.161	+0.0%
1939	0.161	+0.0%
1940	0.161	+0.0%
1941	0.161	+0.0%
1942	0.161	+0.0%
1943	0.161	+0.0%
1944	0.161	+0.0%
1945	0.161	+0.0%
1946	0.161	+0.0%
1947	0.161	+0.0%
1948	0.161	+0.0%
1949	0.161	+0.0%
1950	0.252	+56.5%
1951	0.252	+0.0%
1952	0.252	+0.0%
1953	0.252	+0.0%
1954	0.252	+0.0%
1955	0.252	+0.0%
1956	0.252	+0.0%
1957	0.252	+0.0%
1958	0.252	+0.0%
1959	0.252	+0.0%
1960	0.545	+116.3%
1961	0.504	-7.5%
1962	0.616	+22.2%
1963	0.608	-1.3%
1964	0.608	+0.0%
1965	0.608	+0.0%
1966	0.608	+0.0%
1967	0.608	+0.0%
1968	0.608	+0.0%
1969	0.608	+0.0%
1970	0.608	+0.0%
1971	0.608	+0.0%
1972	0.608	+0.0%
1973	0.608	+0.0%
1974	0.608	+0.0%
1975	0.608	+0.0%
1976	0.608	+0.0%
1977	0.608	+0.0%
1978	0.608	+0.0%
1979	0.608	+0.0%
1980	0.555	-8.7%
1981	0.555	+0.0%
1982	0.555	+0.0%
1983	0.555	+0.0%
1984	0.555	+0.0%
1985	0.555	+0.0%
1986	0.555	+0.0%
1987	0.488	-12.1%
1988	0.488	+0.0%
1989	0.488	+0.0%
1990	0.243	-50.2%
1991	0.243	+0.0%
1992	0.545	+124.3%
1993	0.545	+0.0%
1994	0.545	+0.0%
1995	0.545	+0.0%
1996	0.545	+0.0%
1997	0.545	+0.0%
1998	0.545	+0.0%
1999	0.545	+0.0%
2000	0.545	+0.0%
2001	0.545	+0.0%
2002	0.545	+0.0%
2003	0.545	+0.0%
2004	0.545	+0.0%
2005	0.545	+0.0%
2006	0.545	+0.0%
2007	0.546	+0.2%
2008	0.546	+0.0%
2009	0.546	+0.0%
2010	0.546	+0.0%
2011	0.546	+0.0%
2012	0.597	+9.3%
2013	0.618	+3.5%
2014	0.618	+0.0%
2015	0.618	+0.0%
2016	0.618	+0.0%
2017	0.504	-18.4%
2018	0.463	-8.1%
2019	0.543	+17.3%
2020	0.543	+0.0%
2021	0.466	-14.2%
2022	0.569	+22.1%
2023	0.569	+0.0%
2024	0.473	-16.9%
2025	0.473	+0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.473 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.831, 57% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.473 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.347, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.12	0.12	0.12	1
1790s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1800s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1810s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1820s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1830s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1840s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1850s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1860s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1870s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1880s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1890s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1900s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1910s	0.12	0.12	0.12	10
1920s	0.1709	0.137	0.183	10
1930s	0.1764	0.161	0.183	10
1940s	0.161	0.161	0.161	10
1950s	0.252	0.252	0.252	10
1960s	0.5921	0.504	0.616	10
1970s	0.608	0.608	0.608	10
1980s	0.5349	0.488	0.555	10
1990s	0.4846	0.243	0.545	10
2000s	0.5453	0.545	0.546	10
2010s	0.5671	0.463	0.618	10
2020s	0.5155	0.466	0.569	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil society participation index in Kuwait?: Civil society participation index in Kuwait was 0.473 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest civil society participation index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.618 in 2013.
What is the lowest civil society participation index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1789.
How does Kuwait rank for civil society participation index?: Kuwait ranks 130th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil society participation index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Society Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Civil Society Participation Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,063 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which major civil society organizations are routinely consulted by policymakers, how many people are involved in them, women can participate, and candidate nomination for the legislature within parties is decentralized or made through primaries.