Competitiveness of Political Participation Score in Kuwait
Kuwait: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score was 2 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score in Kuwait, 1963–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for competitiveness of political participation score in Kuwait is 2, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, competitiveness of political participation score in Kuwait peaked at 2 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1963.
That places Kuwait 125th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 | — |
| 1964 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5, 40% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 125 Azerbaijan 2 compare
- 125 Bangladesh 2 compare
- 125 Belarus 2 compare
- 125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 compare
- 125 Cambodia 2 compare
- 125 Cameroon 2 compare
- 125 Comoros 2 compare
- 125 Congo 2 compare
- 125 Egypt 2 compare
- 125 Equatorial Guinea 2 compare
- 125 Eritrea 2 compare
- 125 Eswatini 2 compare
- 125 Iran 2 compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 2 compare
- 125 Morocco 2 compare
- 125 Oman 2 compare
- 125 Rwanda 2 compare
- 125 Singapore 2 compare
- 125 Sudan 2 compare
- 125 Thailand 2 compare
- 125 Turkey 2 compare
- 125 Turkmenistan 2 compare
- 125 USSR 2 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 competitiveness of political participation score in Kuwait?
- Competitiveness of political participation score in Kuwait was 2 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest competitiveness of political participation score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1991.
- What is the lowest competitiveness of political participation score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1963.
- How does Kuwait rank for competitiveness of political participation score?
- Kuwait ranks 125th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is competitiveness of political participation score 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 Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).