Kazakhstan vs Qatar: Direct Democracy Index
Kazakhstan
0.194
in 2025
Qatar
0.2
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
27th
Qatar rank
25th
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Kazakhstan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.2 against 0.194 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 25th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 9 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.008 | 0 | 0.008 | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0 | 0.02 | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 0.0239 | 0 | 0.0239 | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 0.033 | 0 | 0.033 | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.097 | 0 | 0.097 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.1365 | 0.1364 | 0.0001 | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.0474 | 0.11 | 0.0626 | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.1417 | 0.086 | 0.0557 | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Kazakhstan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.2 against 0.194 in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Kazakhstan and Qatar?
- 0.006, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Qatar rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Kazakhstan ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 25th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measures the extent of how easy it is for citizens to vote on specific issues themselves in popular initiatives, referendums, and plebiscites.