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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Kuwait

Kuwait: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.428 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.428
Change on year
down 20.3%
World rank
115th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.775
in 2023
All-time low
0.282
in 1801
Years of data
130
1801–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Kuwait, 1801–2025

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.428 for liberal political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Kuwait peaked at 0.775 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.282, in 1801.

That places Kuwait 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 130 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Kuwait, year by year

Year Value Change
1801 0.282 —
1819 0.283 +0.4%
1820 0.283 +0.0%
1821 0.283 +0.0%
1900 0.377 +33.2%
1901 0.377 +0.0%
1902 0.377 +0.0%
1903 0.377 +0.0%
1904 0.377 +0.0%
1905 0.377 +0.0%
1906 0.377 +0.0%
1907 0.377 +0.0%
1908 0.377 +0.0%
1909 0.377 +0.0%
1910 0.386 +2.4%
1911 0.386 +0.0%
1912 0.386 +0.0%
1913 0.386 +0.0%
1914 0.386 +0.0%
1915 0.386 +0.0%
1916 0.386 +0.0%
1917 0.386 +0.0%
1918 0.386 +0.0%
1919 0.39 +1.0%
1920 0.39 +0.0%
1921 0.387 -0.8%
1922 0.388 +0.3%
1923 0.388 +0.0%
1924 0.388 +0.0%
1925 0.388 +0.0%
1926 0.388 +0.0%
1927 0.388 +0.0%
1928 0.388 +0.0%
1929 0.388 +0.0%
1930 0.39 +0.5%
1931 0.39 +0.0%
1932 0.39 +0.0%
1933 0.39 +0.0%
1934 0.39 +0.0%
1935 0.39 +0.0%
1936 0.39 +0.0%
1937 0.39 +0.0%
1938 0.387 -0.8%
1939 0.389 +0.5%
1940 0.399 +2.6%
1941 0.399 +0.0%
1942 0.399 +0.0%
1943 0.399 +0.0%
1944 0.399 +0.0%
1945 0.399 +0.0%
1946 0.399 +0.0%
1947 0.399 +0.0%
1948 0.399 +0.0%
1949 0.399 +0.0%
1950 0.403 +1.0%
1951 0.406 +0.7%
1952 0.406 +0.0%
1953 0.406 +0.0%
1954 0.406 +0.0%
1955 0.402 -1.0%
1956 0.402 +0.0%
1957 0.402 +0.0%
1958 0.402 +0.0%
1959 0.402 +0.0%
1960 0.431 +7.2%
1961 0.548 +27.1%
1962 0.674 +23.0%
1963 0.754 +11.9%
1964 0.754 +0.0%
1965 0.754 +0.0%
1966 0.754 +0.0%
1967 0.754 +0.0%
1968 0.754 +0.0%
1969 0.754 +0.0%
1970 0.754 +0.0%
1971 0.754 +0.0%
1972 0.754 +0.0%
1973 0.742 -1.6%
1974 0.742 +0.0%
1975 0.738 -0.5%
1976 0.465 -37.0%
1977 0.456 -1.9%
1978 0.456 +0.0%
1979 0.456 +0.0%
1980 0.458 +0.4%
1981 0.74 +61.6%
1982 0.74 +0.0%
1983 0.74 +0.0%
1984 0.74 +0.0%
1985 0.74 +0.0%
1986 0.462 -37.6%
1987 0.457 -1.1%
1988 0.451 -1.3%
1989 0.451 +0.0%
1990 0.406 -10.0%
1991 0.408 +0.5%
1992 0.745 +82.6%
1993 0.738 -0.9%
1994 0.738 +0.0%
1995 0.738 +0.0%
1996 0.738 +0.0%
1997 0.738 +0.0%
1998 0.738 +0.0%
1999 0.738 +0.0%
2000 0.737 -0.1%
2001 0.737 +0.0%
2002 0.73 -0.9%
2003 0.73 +0.0%
2004 0.73 +0.0%
2005 0.732 +0.3%
2006 0.734 +0.3%
2007 0.734 +0.0%
2008 0.734 +0.0%
2009 0.733 -0.1%
2010 0.731 -0.3%
2011 0.729 -0.3%
2012 0.732 +0.4%
2013 0.727 -0.7%
2014 0.727 +0.0%
2015 0.727 +0.0%
2016 0.735 +1.1%
2017 0.736 +0.1%
2018 0.736 +0.0%
2019 0.738 +0.3%
2020 0.73 -1.1%
2021 0.728 -0.3%
2022 0.755 +3.7%
2023 0.775 +2.6%
2024 0.537 -30.7%
2025 0.428 -20.3%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.428 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 49% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.428 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.354, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1800s 0.282 0.282 0.282 1
1810s 0.283 0.283 0.283 1
1820s 0.283 0.283 0.283 2
1900s 0.377 0.377 0.377 10
1910s 0.3864 0.386 0.39 10
1920s 0.3881 0.387 0.39 10
1930s 0.3896 0.387 0.39 10
1940s 0.399 0.399 0.399 10
1950s 0.4037 0.402 0.406 10
1960s 0.6931 0.431 0.754 10
1970s 0.6317 0.456 0.754 10
1980s 0.5979 0.451 0.74 10
1990s 0.6725 0.406 0.745 10
2000s 0.7331 0.73 0.737 10
2010s 0.7318 0.727 0.738 10
2020s 0.6588 0.428 0.775 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 112 Mozambique 0.447 compare
  2. 113 Oman 0.443 compare
  3. 114 Uganda 0.439 compare
  4. 116 Gabon 0.426 compare
  5. 117 Pakistan 0.425 compare
  6. 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.422 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Kuwait?
Liberal political institutions index in Kuwait was 0.428 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.775 in 2023.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.282 in 1801.
How does Kuwait rank for liberal political institutions index?
Kuwait ranks 115th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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 Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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