How does Kuwait rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Kuwait ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Kuwait

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Kuwait
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kuwait: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.579 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.579

Change on year

down 5.4%

World rank

110th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.678

in 1963

All-time low

0.397

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.579 for individual liberties and equality before the law index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Kuwait peaked at 0.678 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.397, in 1789.

Kuwait ranks 110th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.397	0.397	0.397	1
1790s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1800s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1810s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1820s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1830s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1840s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1850s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1860s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1870s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1880s	0.397	0.397	0.397	10
1890s	0.4018	0.397	0.409	10
1900s	0.436	0.436	0.436	10
1910s	0.4682	0.459	0.479	10
1920s	0.465	0.463	0.479	10
1930s	0.4645	0.439	0.469	10
1940s	0.475	0.475	0.475	10
1950s	0.4943	0.491	0.499	10
1960s	0.6609	0.547	0.678	10
1970s	0.6644	0.644	0.678	10
1980s	0.6608	0.642	0.668	10
1990s	0.6162	0.498	0.666	10
2000s	0.6325	0.625	0.636	10
2010s	0.6258	0.619	0.639	10
2020s	0.6237	0.579	0.646	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

107 Lebanon 0.583 compare
108 Indonesia 0.58 compare
108 Kyrgyzstan 0.58 compare
111 India 0.578 compare
111 Oman 0.578 compare
113 Mali 0.576 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1686 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 151.75 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Kuwait?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Kuwait was 0.579 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.678 in 1963.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.397 in 1789.
How does Kuwait rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Kuwait ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.