Democracy in Kuwait
Kuwait: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democracy in Kuwait, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, democracy in Kuwait stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Kuwait peaked at 2 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2025.
Kuwait ranks 80th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Democracy in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -50.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.5, 22% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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- 80 Burundi 1 compare
- 80 Cambodia 1 compare
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- 80 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 80 Chad 1 compare
- 80 China 1 compare
- 80 Congo 1 compare
- 80 Cuba 1 compare
- 80 Democratic Republic of Congo 1 compare
- 80 Egypt 1 compare
- 80 Eritrea 1 compare
- 80 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 80 Guinea 1 compare
- 80 Haiti 1 compare
- 80 Iran 1 compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 1 compare
- 80 Laos 1 compare
- 80 Libya 1 compare
- 80 Mali 1 compare
- 80 Morocco 1 compare
- 80 Mozambique 1 compare
- 80 Myanmar 1 compare
- 80 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 80 Niger 1 compare
- 80 North Korea 1 compare
- 80 Oman 1 compare
- 80 Pakistan 1 compare
- 80 Qatar 1 compare
- 80 Russia 1 compare
- 80 Rwanda 1 compare
- 80 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 80 Somalia 1 compare
- 80 South Sudan 1 compare
- 80 Sudan 1 compare
- 80 Syria 1 compare
- 80 Tajikistan 1 compare
- 80 Thailand 1 compare
- 80 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 80 Uzbekistan 1 compare
- 80 Venezuela 1 compare
- 80 Vietnam 1 compare
- 80 Yemen 1 compare
- 80 Zimbabwe 1 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 democracy in Kuwait?
- Democracy in Kuwait was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for democracy?
- Kuwait ranks 80th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).