Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.488 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait stood at 0.488.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.554 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 1990.
That places Kuwait 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.424 | — |
| 1947 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.439 | +3.5% |
| 1951 | 0.433 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.433 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.438 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.435 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.435 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.435 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.436 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 0.492 | +12.8% |
| 1961 | 0.538 | +9.3% |
| 1962 | 0.543 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.545 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.551 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.554 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.554 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.546 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.537 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.53 | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.53 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.528 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.53 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.532 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.522 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.517 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.516 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.41 | -20.5% |
| 1991 | 0.421 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.535 | +27.1% |
| 1993 | 0.522 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.522 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.523 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.523 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.517 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.521 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.52 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.523 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.526 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.523 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.524 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.531 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.517 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.517 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.519 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.516 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.516 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.519 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.515 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.52 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.517 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.522 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.507 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.529 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.508 | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 0.488 | -3.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.488 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 54% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.488 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.414, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +27.1% | 0.421 | 0.535 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.424 | 0.424 | 0.424 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.435 | 0.433 | 0.439 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5412 | 0.492 | 0.551 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5437 | 0.53 | 0.554 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5258 | 0.516 | 0.532 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5023 | 0.41 | 0.535 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5222 | 0.517 | 0.531 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5171 | 0.515 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5118 | 0.488 | 0.529 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 121 El Salvador 0.511 compare
- 122 Cameroon 0.509 compare
- 124 Mozambique 0.483 compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 0.478 compare
- 125 Thailand 0.478 compare
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 413.09 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Kuwait was 0.488 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.554 in 1972.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.