Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index was 0.589 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.589
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
87th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.62
in 2015
All-time low
0.342
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Kuwait, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, egalitarian political institutions index in Kuwait stood at 0.589.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Kuwait peaked at 0.62 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.342, in 1900.
Kuwait ranks 87th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Egalitarian Political Institutions Index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.342 | — |
| 1901 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.342 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.352 | +2.9% |
| 1911 | 0.376 | +6.8% |
| 1912 | 0.382 | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.382 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.383 | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.384 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.384 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.412 | +7.3% |
| 1931 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.412 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.425 | +3.2% |
| 1937 | 0.419 | -1.4% |
| 1938 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.419 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.398 | -5.0% |
| 1941 | 0.41 | +3.0% |
| 1942 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.414 | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.417 | +0.7% |
| 1951 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.417 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.43 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.493 | +14.7% |
| 1962 | 0.541 | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.575 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.575 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.573 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.573 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.587 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.588 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.587 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.587 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.576 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.576 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.604 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.604 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.597 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.597 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.617 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.598 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.598 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.613 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.613 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.611 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.617 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.617 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.62 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.611 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.617 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.62 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.602 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.591 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.579 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.607 | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.589 | -3.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.589 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.839, 70% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.589 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.45, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.342 | 0.342 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3788 | 0.352 | 0.383 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3839 | 0.383 | 0.384 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4154 | 0.412 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.41 | 0.398 | 0.414 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.417 | 0.417 | 0.417 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5489 | 0.43 | 0.575 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5788 | 0.573 | 0.588 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5826 | 0.576 | 0.587 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6004 | 0.597 | 0.617 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6053 | 0.598 | 0.613 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6173 | 0.611 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.598 | 0.579 | 0.62 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 84 North Macedonia 0.606 compare
- 85 Bolivia 0.595 compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 0.593 compare
- 88 Liberia 0.586 compare
- 89 Nepal 0.58 compare
- 90 East Timor 0.577 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 egalitarian political institutions index in Kuwait?
- Egalitarian political institutions index in Kuwait was 0.589 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 in 2015.
- What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.342 in 1900.
- How does Kuwait rank for egalitarian political institutions index?
- Kuwait ranks 87th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.