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Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Kuwait

Name: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Kuwait
Creator: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kuwait: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.5 index in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)

0.5 index

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

59th

of 76 countries

All-time high

0.5 index

in 2011

All-time low

0 index

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2017

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Kuwait, 2005–2017

Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Kuwait is 0.5 index, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Kuwait peaked at 0.5 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 index, in 2005.

Kuwait ranks 59th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0 index	0 index	0 index	2
2010s	0.5 index	0.5 index	0.5 index	7

Countries ranked near Kuwait

57 Burkina Faso 0.52 index compare
57 Ukraine 0.52 index compare
60 Samoa 0.47 index compare
61 Angola 0.43 index compare
61 Micronesia (country) 0.43 index compare

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More reference data data for Kuwait

Spring temperature anomalies -1.33 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.7222 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.0679 °C (2026)
Consumer price index 151.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Kuwait?: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Kuwait was 0.5 index in 2017, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.5 index in 2011.
What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0 index in 2005.
How does Kuwait rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?: Kuwait ranks 59th out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?: The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk
Unit: index
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 76 places, 643 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Score of adoption and implementation of national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework