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Centralization of Political Power Index in Kuwait

Kuwait: Centralization of Political Power Index was 0.439 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.439
Change on year
up 77.7%
World rank
78th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.777
in 1819
All-time low
0.182
in 2023
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Centralization of Political Power Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

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

Analysis

In 2025, centralization of political power index in Kuwait stood at 0.439.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.7% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, centralization of political power index in Kuwait peaked at 0.777 in 1819 and was at its lowest, 0.182, in 2023.

That places Kuwait 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Centralization of Political Power Index in Kuwait, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.648 —
1790 0.648 +0.0%
1791 0.648 +0.0%
1792 0.648 +0.0%
1793 0.648 +0.0%
1794 0.648 +0.0%
1795 0.648 +0.0%
1796 0.648 +0.0%
1797 0.648 +0.0%
1798 0.648 +0.0%
1799 0.648 +0.0%
1800 0.648 +0.0%
1801 0.773 +19.3%
1802 0.649 -16.0%
1803 0.649 +0.0%
1804 0.649 +0.0%
1805 0.649 +0.0%
1806 0.649 +0.0%
1807 0.649 +0.0%
1808 0.649 +0.0%
1809 0.649 +0.0%
1810 0.649 +0.0%
1811 0.649 +0.0%
1812 0.649 +0.0%
1813 0.649 +0.0%
1814 0.649 +0.0%
1815 0.649 +0.0%
1816 0.649 +0.0%
1817 0.649 +0.0%
1818 0.649 +0.0%
1819 0.777 +19.7%
1820 0.777 +0.0%
1821 0.777 +0.0%
1822 0.641 -17.5%
1823 0.641 +0.0%
1824 0.641 +0.0%
1825 0.641 +0.0%
1826 0.641 +0.0%
1827 0.641 +0.0%
1828 0.641 +0.0%
1829 0.641 +0.0%
1830 0.641 +0.0%
1831 0.641 +0.0%
1832 0.641 +0.0%
1833 0.641 +0.0%
1834 0.641 +0.0%
1835 0.641 +0.0%
1836 0.641 +0.0%
1837 0.641 +0.0%
1838 0.641 +0.0%
1839 0.641 +0.0%
1840 0.641 +0.0%
1841 0.641 +0.0%
1842 0.641 +0.0%
1843 0.641 +0.0%
1844 0.641 +0.0%
1845 0.641 +0.0%
1846 0.641 +0.0%
1847 0.641 +0.0%
1848 0.641 +0.0%
1849 0.641 +0.0%
1850 0.641 +0.0%
1851 0.641 +0.0%
1852 0.641 +0.0%
1853 0.641 +0.0%
1854 0.641 +0.0%
1855 0.641 +0.0%
1856 0.641 +0.0%
1857 0.641 +0.0%
1858 0.641 +0.0%
1859 0.641 +0.0%
1860 0.641 +0.0%
1861 0.641 +0.0%
1862 0.641 +0.0%
1863 0.641 +0.0%
1864 0.641 +0.0%
1865 0.641 +0.0%
1866 0.641 +0.0%
1867 0.641 +0.0%
1868 0.641 +0.0%
1869 0.641 +0.0%
1870 0.641 +0.0%
1871 0.641 +0.0%
1872 0.641 +0.0%
1873 0.641 +0.0%
1874 0.641 +0.0%
1875 0.641 +0.0%
1876 0.641 +0.0%
1877 0.641 +0.0%
1878 0.641 +0.0%
1879 0.641 +0.0%
1880 0.641 +0.0%
1881 0.641 +0.0%
1882 0.641 +0.0%
1883 0.641 +0.0%
1884 0.641 +0.0%
1885 0.641 +0.0%
1886 0.641 +0.0%
1887 0.641 +0.0%
1888 0.641 +0.0%
1889 0.641 +0.0%
1890 0.641 +0.0%
1891 0.641 +0.0%
1892 0.641 +0.0%
1893 0.641 +0.0%
1894 0.641 +0.0%
1895 0.641 +0.0%
1896 0.641 +0.0%
1897 0.641 +0.0%
1898 0.641 +0.0%
1899 0.641 +0.0%
1900 0.567 -11.5%
1901 0.567 +0.0%
1902 0.567 +0.0%
1903 0.567 +0.0%
1904 0.567 +0.0%
1905 0.567 +0.0%
1906 0.567 +0.0%
1907 0.567 +0.0%
1908 0.567 +0.0%
1909 0.567 +0.0%
1910 0.567 +0.0%
1911 0.567 +0.0%
1912 0.567 +0.0%
1913 0.567 +0.0%
1914 0.567 +0.0%
1915 0.567 +0.0%
1916 0.567 +0.0%
1917 0.567 +0.0%
1918 0.567 +0.0%
1919 0.567 +0.0%
1920 0.567 +0.0%
1921 0.567 +0.0%
1922 0.567 +0.0%
1923 0.567 +0.0%
1924 0.567 +0.0%
1925 0.567 +0.0%
1926 0.567 +0.0%
1927 0.567 +0.0%
1928 0.567 +0.0%
1929 0.567 +0.0%
1930 0.567 +0.0%
1931 0.567 +0.0%
1932 0.567 +0.0%
1933 0.567 +0.0%
1934 0.567 +0.0%
1935 0.567 +0.0%
1936 0.567 +0.0%
1937 0.545 -3.9%
1938 0.514 -5.7%
1939 0.533 +3.7%
1940 0.53 -0.6%
1941 0.53 +0.0%
1942 0.53 +0.0%
1943 0.53 +0.0%
1944 0.53 +0.0%
1945 0.53 +0.0%
1946 0.53 +0.0%
1947 0.53 +0.0%
1948 0.53 +0.0%
1949 0.53 +0.0%
1950 0.53 +0.0%
1951 0.53 +0.0%
1952 0.53 +0.0%
1953 0.53 +0.0%
1954 0.53 +0.0%
1955 0.53 +0.0%
1956 0.53 +0.0%
1957 0.53 +0.0%
1958 0.53 +0.0%
1959 0.53 +0.0%
1960 0.503 -5.1%
1961 0.444 -11.7%
1962 0.261 -41.2%
1963 0.215 -17.6%
1964 0.215 +0.0%
1965 0.215 +0.0%
1966 0.215 +0.0%
1967 0.239 +11.2%
1968 0.231 -3.3%
1969 0.231 +0.0%
1970 0.219 -5.2%
1971 0.219 +0.0%
1972 0.219 +0.0%
1973 0.256 +16.9%
1974 0.256 +0.0%
1975 0.256 +0.0%
1976 0.405 +58.2%
1977 0.433 +6.9%
1978 0.433 +0.0%
1979 0.433 +0.0%
1980 0.414 -4.4%
1981 0.257 -37.9%
1982 0.257 +0.0%
1983 0.257 +0.0%
1984 0.257 +0.0%
1985 0.257 +0.0%
1986 0.412 +60.3%
1987 0.445 +8.0%
1988 0.445 +0.0%
1989 0.445 +0.0%
1990 0.451 +1.3%
1991 0.447 -0.9%
1992 0.263 -41.2%
1993 0.263 +0.0%
1994 0.263 +0.0%
1995 0.263 +0.0%
1996 0.263 +0.0%
1997 0.263 +0.0%
1998 0.263 +0.0%
1999 0.263 +0.0%
2000 0.263 +0.0%
2001 0.263 +0.0%
2002 0.263 +0.0%
2003 0.263 +0.0%
2004 0.263 +0.0%
2005 0.263 +0.0%
2006 0.263 +0.0%
2007 0.263 +0.0%
2008 0.263 +0.0%
2009 0.263 +0.0%
2010 0.263 +0.0%
2011 0.261 -0.8%
2012 0.261 +0.0%
2013 0.262 +0.4%
2014 0.262 +0.0%
2015 0.262 +0.0%
2016 0.262 +0.0%
2017 0.255 -2.7%
2018 0.255 +0.0%
2019 0.261 +2.4%
2020 0.275 +5.4%
2021 0.299 +8.7%
2022 0.216 -27.8%
2023 0.182 -15.7%
2024 0.247 +35.7%
2025 0.439 +77.7%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.439 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 4.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.439 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.597, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.648 0.648 0.648 1
1790s 0.648 0.648 0.648 10
1800s 0.6613 0.648 0.773 10
1810s 0.6618 0.649 0.777 10
1820s 0.6682 0.641 0.777 10
1830s 0.641 0.641 0.641 10
1840s 0.641 0.641 0.641 10
1850s 0.641 0.641 0.641 10
1860s 0.641 0.641 0.641 10
1870s 0.641 0.641 0.641 10
1880s 0.641 0.641 0.641 10
1890s 0.641 0.641 0.641 10
1900s 0.567 0.567 0.567 10
1910s 0.567 0.567 0.567 10
1920s 0.567 0.567 0.567 10
1930s 0.5561 0.514 0.567 10
1940s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1950s 0.53 0.53 0.53 10
1960s 0.2769 0.215 0.503 10
1970s 0.3129 0.219 0.433 10
1980s 0.3446 0.257 0.445 10
1990s 0.3002 0.263 0.451 10
2000s 0.263 0.263 0.263 10
2010s 0.2604 0.255 0.263 10
2020s 0.2763 0.182 0.439 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 75 Georgia 0.467 compare
  2. 76 Niger 0.465 compare
  3. 77 Tunisia 0.442 compare
  4. 79 Benin 0.414 compare
  5. 80 Ecuador 0.409 compare
  6. 81 Mali 0.401 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is centralization of political power index in Kuwait?
Centralization of political power index in Kuwait was 0.439 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest centralization of political power index recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.777 in 1819.
What is the lowest centralization of political power index recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.182 in 2023.
How does Kuwait rank for centralization of political power index?
Kuwait ranks 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is centralization of political power index rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Centralization of Political Power Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.