Oman vs Vatican: Democracy Index

Oman

-8

in 2018

Vatican

-9

in 1870

Oman rank

158th

Vatican rank

161st

Democracy Index over time

Oman
Vatican

How they compare

Oman currently reports -8 against -9 in Vatican, a difference of 1.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.

Oman ranks 158th and Vatican ranks 161st of 167 countries.

Individual pages

Democracy Index in Oman
Democracy Index in Vatican
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Democracy Index
Source: Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).