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Kirchoff's voltage law states that the sum of the signed voltage rises in a series circuit adds up to zero. A consequence of this is that the voltages across elements in a parallel circuit are equal to each other.

Ohm's law states that voltage is equal to resistance times current.

The two laws can not be compared, because they talk about different things. They are, however, tools that can be used together, along with other laws such as Kirchoff's current law, and Norton and Thevanin equivalents, to perform circuit analysis.

Another AnswerThe simple answer is that Kirchhoff's Voltage and Current Laws are universal, and apply under all circumstances, whereas Ohm's Law is not really a 'law' at all! There are very few circumstances in which Ohm's Law applies and, in my opinion at least, should no longer be taught.
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