Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Egypt or Kuwait?

Egypt, at 0.475 against 0.473 in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Kuwait: Women's Civil Liberties Index

Egypt

0.475

in 2025

Kuwait

0.473

in 2025

Egypt rank

132nd

Kuwait rank

133rd

Women's Civil Liberties Index over time

Egypt
Kuwait

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.475 against 0.473 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Kuwait ahead.

Egypt ranks 132nd and Kuwait ranks 133rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 16 and Kuwait in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.173	0.285	0.112	Kuwait
1790s	0.173	0.285	0.112	Kuwait
1800s	0.173	0.285	0.112	Kuwait
1810s	0.173	0.285	0.112	Kuwait
1820s	0.173	0.285	0.112	Kuwait
1830s	0.173	0.285	0.112	Kuwait
1840s	0.236	0.285	0.049	Kuwait
1850s	0.2684	0.285	0.0166	Kuwait
1860s	0.272	0.285	0.013	Kuwait
1870s	0.3017	0.285	0.0167	Egypt
1880s	0.371	0.285	0.086	Egypt
1890s	0.371	0.285	0.086	Egypt
1900s	0.371	0.285	0.086	Egypt
1910s	0.371	0.285	0.086	Egypt
1920s	0.371	0.285	0.086	Egypt
1930s	0.371	0.285	0.086	Egypt
1940s	0.371	0.285	0.086	Egypt
1950s	0.4843	0.302	0.1823	Egypt
1960s	0.516	0.4415	0.0745	Egypt
1970s	0.516	0.4511	0.0649	Egypt
1980s	0.532	0.469	0.063	Egypt
1990s	0.532	0.4793	0.0527	Egypt
2000s	0.5147	0.4662	0.0485	Egypt
2010s	0.4865	0.481	0.0055	Egypt
2020s	0.5267	0.4897	0.037	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher women's civil liberties index, Egypt or Kuwait?: Egypt, at 0.475 against 0.473 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in women's civil liberties index between Egypt and Kuwait?: 0.002, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for women's civil liberties index?: Egypt ranks 132nd and Kuwait ranks 133rd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Women's Civil Liberties Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which women are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedom of movement.