What is equal access to power index in Kuwait?

Equal access to power index in Kuwait was 0.267 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 0.393 in 2020.

What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1789.

How does Kuwait rank for equal access to power index?

Kuwait ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Equal Access to Power Index in Kuwait

Name: Equal Access to Power Index in Kuwait
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kuwait: Equal Access to Power Index was 0.267 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.267

Change on year

down 22.6%

World rank

155th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.393

in 2020

All-time low

0.194

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Equal Access to Power Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.267 for equal access to power index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal access to power index in Kuwait peaked at 0.393 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 1789.

Kuwait ranks 155th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Access to Power Index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Equal Access to Power Index in Kuwait, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.194	—
1790	0.194	+0.0%
1791	0.194	+0.0%
1792	0.194	+0.0%
1793	0.194	+0.0%
1794	0.194	+0.0%
1795	0.194	+0.0%
1796	0.194	+0.0%
1797	0.194	+0.0%
1798	0.194	+0.0%
1799	0.194	+0.0%
1800	0.194	+0.0%
1801	0.194	+0.0%
1802	0.194	+0.0%
1803	0.194	+0.0%
1804	0.194	+0.0%
1805	0.194	+0.0%
1806	0.194	+0.0%
1807	0.194	+0.0%
1808	0.194	+0.0%
1809	0.194	+0.0%
1810	0.194	+0.0%
1811	0.194	+0.0%
1812	0.194	+0.0%
1813	0.194	+0.0%
1814	0.194	+0.0%
1815	0.194	+0.0%
1816	0.194	+0.0%
1817	0.194	+0.0%
1818	0.194	+0.0%
1819	0.194	+0.0%
1820	0.194	+0.0%
1821	0.194	+0.0%
1822	0.194	+0.0%
1823	0.194	+0.0%
1824	0.194	+0.0%
1825	0.194	+0.0%
1826	0.194	+0.0%
1827	0.194	+0.0%
1828	0.194	+0.0%
1829	0.194	+0.0%
1830	0.194	+0.0%
1831	0.194	+0.0%
1832	0.194	+0.0%
1833	0.194	+0.0%
1834	0.194	+0.0%
1835	0.194	+0.0%
1836	0.194	+0.0%
1837	0.194	+0.0%
1838	0.194	+0.0%
1839	0.194	+0.0%
1840	0.194	+0.0%
1841	0.194	+0.0%
1842	0.194	+0.0%
1843	0.194	+0.0%
1844	0.194	+0.0%
1845	0.194	+0.0%
1846	0.194	+0.0%
1847	0.194	+0.0%
1848	0.194	+0.0%
1849	0.194	+0.0%
1850	0.194	+0.0%
1851	0.194	+0.0%
1852	0.194	+0.0%
1853	0.194	+0.0%
1854	0.194	+0.0%
1855	0.194	+0.0%
1856	0.194	+0.0%
1857	0.194	+0.0%
1858	0.194	+0.0%
1859	0.194	+0.0%
1860	0.194	+0.0%
1861	0.194	+0.0%
1862	0.194	+0.0%
1863	0.194	+0.0%
1864	0.194	+0.0%
1865	0.194	+0.0%
1866	0.194	+0.0%
1867	0.194	+0.0%
1868	0.194	+0.0%
1869	0.194	+0.0%
1870	0.194	+0.0%
1871	0.194	+0.0%
1872	0.194	+0.0%
1873	0.194	+0.0%
1874	0.194	+0.0%
1875	0.194	+0.0%
1876	0.194	+0.0%
1877	0.194	+0.0%
1878	0.194	+0.0%
1879	0.194	+0.0%
1880	0.194	+0.0%
1881	0.194	+0.0%
1882	0.194	+0.0%
1883	0.194	+0.0%
1884	0.194	+0.0%
1885	0.194	+0.0%
1886	0.194	+0.0%
1887	0.194	+0.0%
1888	0.194	+0.0%
1889	0.194	+0.0%
1890	0.194	+0.0%
1891	0.194	+0.0%
1892	0.194	+0.0%
1893	0.194	+0.0%
1894	0.194	+0.0%
1895	0.194	+0.0%
1896	0.194	+0.0%
1897	0.194	+0.0%
1898	0.194	+0.0%
1899	0.194	+0.0%
1900	0.194	+0.0%
1901	0.194	+0.0%
1902	0.194	+0.0%
1903	0.194	+0.0%
1904	0.194	+0.0%
1905	0.194	+0.0%
1906	0.194	+0.0%
1907	0.194	+0.0%
1908	0.194	+0.0%
1909	0.194	+0.0%
1910	0.194	+0.0%
1911	0.194	+0.0%
1912	0.194	+0.0%
1913	0.194	+0.0%
1914	0.194	+0.0%
1915	0.194	+0.0%
1916	0.194	+0.0%
1917	0.194	+0.0%
1918	0.194	+0.0%
1919	0.194	+0.0%
1920	0.194	+0.0%
1921	0.234	+20.6%
1922	0.234	+0.0%
1923	0.234	+0.0%
1924	0.234	+0.0%
1925	0.234	+0.0%
1926	0.234	+0.0%
1927	0.234	+0.0%
1928	0.234	+0.0%
1929	0.234	+0.0%
1930	0.234	+0.0%
1931	0.234	+0.0%
1932	0.234	+0.0%
1933	0.234	+0.0%
1934	0.234	+0.0%
1935	0.234	+0.0%
1936	0.234	+0.0%
1937	0.234	+0.0%
1938	0.234	+0.0%
1939	0.234	+0.0%
1940	0.234	+0.0%
1941	0.234	+0.0%
1942	0.234	+0.0%
1943	0.234	+0.0%
1944	0.234	+0.0%
1945	0.234	+0.0%
1946	0.234	+0.0%
1947	0.234	+0.0%
1948	0.234	+0.0%
1949	0.234	+0.0%
1950	0.234	+0.0%
1951	0.234	+0.0%
1952	0.234	+0.0%
1953	0.234	+0.0%
1954	0.234	+0.0%
1955	0.234	+0.0%
1956	0.234	+0.0%
1957	0.234	+0.0%
1958	0.234	+0.0%
1959	0.234	+0.0%
1960	0.234	+0.0%
1961	0.297	+26.9%
1962	0.327	+10.1%
1963	0.327	+0.0%
1964	0.327	+0.0%
1965	0.327	+0.0%
1966	0.327	+0.0%
1967	0.327	+0.0%
1968	0.327	+0.0%
1969	0.327	+0.0%
1970	0.327	+0.0%
1971	0.327	+0.0%
1972	0.327	+0.0%
1973	0.327	+0.0%
1974	0.327	+0.0%
1975	0.327	+0.0%
1976	0.327	+0.0%
1977	0.327	+0.0%
1978	0.327	+0.0%
1979	0.327	+0.0%
1980	0.301	-8.0%
1981	0.301	+0.0%
1982	0.301	+0.0%
1983	0.301	+0.0%
1984	0.301	+0.0%
1985	0.301	+0.0%
1986	0.301	+0.0%
1987	0.301	+0.0%
1988	0.301	+0.0%
1989	0.301	+0.0%
1990	0.324	+7.6%
1991	0.324	+0.0%
1992	0.309	-4.6%
1993	0.309	+0.0%
1994	0.309	+0.0%
1995	0.309	+0.0%
1996	0.309	+0.0%
1997	0.309	+0.0%
1998	0.309	+0.0%
1999	0.371	+20.1%
2000	0.312	-15.9%
2001	0.312	+0.0%
2002	0.312	+0.0%
2003	0.312	+0.0%
2004	0.312	+0.0%
2005	0.363	+16.3%
2006	0.352	-3.0%
2007	0.352	+0.0%
2008	0.352	+0.0%
2009	0.368	+4.5%
2010	0.389	+5.7%
2011	0.389	+0.0%
2012	0.389	+0.0%
2013	0.389	+0.0%
2014	0.389	+0.0%
2015	0.389	+0.0%
2016	0.389	+0.0%
2017	0.389	+0.0%
2018	0.355	-8.7%
2019	0.355	+0.0%
2020	0.393	+10.7%
2021	0.335	-14.8%
2022	0.335	+0.0%
2023	0.311	-7.2%
2024	0.345	+10.9%
2025	0.267	-22.6%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.267 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.844, 32% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.267 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.358, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.194	0.194	0.194	1
1790s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1800s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1810s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1820s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1830s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1840s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1850s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1860s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1870s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1880s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1890s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1900s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1910s	0.194	0.194	0.194	10
1920s	0.23	0.194	0.234	10
1930s	0.234	0.234	0.234	10
1940s	0.234	0.234	0.234	10
1950s	0.234	0.234	0.234	10
1960s	0.3147	0.234	0.327	10
1970s	0.327	0.327	0.327	10
1980s	0.301	0.301	0.301	10
1990s	0.3182	0.309	0.371	10
2000s	0.3347	0.312	0.368	10
2010s	0.3822	0.355	0.389	10
2020s	0.331	0.267	0.393	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

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156 Haiti 0.25 compare
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158 United Arab Emirates 0.211 compare

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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 equal access to power index in Kuwait?: Equal access to power index in Kuwait was 0.267 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal access to power index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.393 in 2020.
What is the lowest equal access to power index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1789.
How does Kuwait rank for equal access to power index?: Kuwait ranks 155th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal access to power index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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 Equal Access to Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Equal Access to Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which access to power is equal across socioeconomic position, social group, and gender.