Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Kuwait
Kuwait: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 0 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Kuwait, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democratic electoral institutions score in Kuwait stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Kuwait peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 163rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | — |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12. (66 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 163 Afghanistan 0 compare
- 163 Azerbaijan 0 compare
- 163 Belarus 0 compare
- 163 Brunei 0
- 163 Burkina Faso 0 compare
- 163 Cambodia 0 compare
- 163 Chad 0 compare
- 163 China 0
- 163 Congo 0 compare
- 163 Cuba 0
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 163 Eritrea 0
- 163 Eswatini 0
- 163 Guinea 0 compare
- 163 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 163 Laos 0
- 163 Mali 0 compare
- 163 Myanmar 0 compare
- 163 Nicaragua 0 compare
- 163 Niger 0 compare
- 163 North Korea 0
- 163 Russia 0 compare
- 163 Saudi Arabia 0
- 163 Somalia 0
- 163 South Sudan 0 compare
- 163 Sudan 0 compare
- 163 Syria 0
- 163 Tajikistan 0 compare
- 163 Tanzania 0 compare
- 163 Turkmenistan 0
- 163 Venezuela 0 compare
- 163 Vietnam 0
- 163 Western Sahara 0
- 163 Yemen 0 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 democratic electoral institutions score in Kuwait?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Kuwait was 0 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Kuwait ranks 163rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.