Kuwait vs Somalia: Democracy
Kuwait
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 2025
Kuwait rank
176th
Somalia rank
176th
Democracy over time
- Kuwait
- Somalia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Somalia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 176th and Somalia ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Somalia |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 5.4 | 3.6 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 0 | 1.33 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Kuwait or Somalia?
- Kuwait, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Kuwait and Somalia?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Somalia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Somalia rank globally for democracy?
- Kuwait ranks 176th and Somalia 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).