Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 46/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 44.1/100 #128
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.138
- HDI
- 0.852
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary semi-constitutional monarchy
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Emir of Kuwait | Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah |
| Crown Prince of Kuwait | Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 0.3/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 15.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 4.8% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 46 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.138
- Liberal
- 0.127
- Participatory
- 0.053
- Deliberative
- 0.176
- Egalitarian
- 0.171
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 44.1 / 100
- Global rank
- #128 / 180
- Rank change
- +3 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #135
- 33.0
- Economic #148
- 31.5
- Legal #139
- 43.5
- Social #167
- 29.1
- Safety #76
- 83.2
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.1 | 128 | 33.0 | 31.5 | 43.5 | 29.1 | 83.2 |
| 2024 | 44.7 | 131 | 37.4 | 32.1 | 46.0 | 27.9 | 80.0 |
| 2023 | 38.8 | 154 | 41.3 | 24.5 | 30.2 | 20.5 | 77.8 |
| 2022 | 37.9 | 158 | 32.7 | 19.4 | 36.8 | 27.0 | 73.4 |
| 2021 | 65.6 | 105 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 65.7 | 109 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 66.1 | 108 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 68.1 | 105 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 66.4 | 104 | - | - | - | - | 59.1 |
| 2016 | 67.4 | 103 | - | - | - | - | 45.0 |
| 2015 | 69.2 | 90 | - | - | - | - | 68.7 |
| 2014 | 69.3 | 91 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 71.7 | 77 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 28.0 | 78 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 23.8 | 88 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.3 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 12.6 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 20.2 | 63 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 17.0 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 21.3 | 85 | - | - | - | - | - |