Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Kuwait

Kuwait: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 8 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
148th
of 208 countries
All-time high
11
in 2006
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Kuwait, 1996–2024

02.557.5101996201020241996: 61998: 62000: 62002: 72003: 72004: 82005: 92006: 112007: 112008: 112009: 112010: 112011: 112012: 112013: 102014: 112015: 112016: 112017: 102018: 82019: 82020: 82021: 82022: 92023: 92024: 8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 8 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2024.

That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Kuwait peaked at 11 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

That places Kuwait 148th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Kuwait, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 6
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 6 +0.0%
2002 7 +16.7%
2003 7 +0.0%
2004 8 +14.3%
2005 9 +12.5%
2006 11 +22.2%
2007 11 +0.0%
2008 11 +0.0%
2009 11 +0.0%
2010 11 +0.0%
2011 11 +0.0%
2012 11 +0.0%
2013 10 -9.1%
2014 11 +10.0%
2015 11 +0.0%
2016 11 +0.0%
2017 10 -9.1%
2018 8 -20.0%
2019 8 +0.0%
2020 8 +0.0%
2021 8 +0.0%
2022 9 +12.5%
2023 9 +0.0%
2024 8 -11.1%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10, 80% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 9 6 11 9
2010s 10.2 8 11 10
2020s 8.4 8 9 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 148 Belarus 8 compare
  2. 148 Cape Verde 8 compare
  3. 148 Equatorial Guinea 8 compare
  4. 148 Fiji 8 compare
  5. 148 Haiti 8 compare
  6. 148 Iceland 8 compare
  7. 148 Iran 8 compare
  8. 148 Qatar 8 compare
  9. 148 Suriname 8 compare
  10. 148 Switzerland 8 compare
  11. 148 East Timor 8 compare
  12. 148 United Arab Emirates 8 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Kuwait?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Kuwait was 8 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 11 in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Kuwait rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Kuwait ranks 148th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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