Kuwait vs Qatar: Democracy
Kuwait
0
in 2025
Qatar
0
in 2025
Kuwait rank
176th
Qatar rank
176th
Democracy over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0 against 0 in Qatar, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Qatar ahead.
Kuwait ranks 176th and Qatar ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 0.5 | 0.8333 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 0 against 0 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for democracy?
- Kuwait ranks 176th and Qatar ranks 176th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).