Qatar vs Serbia: Direct Democracy Index
Qatar
0.2
in 2025
Serbia
0.211
in 2025
Qatar rank
25th
Serbia rank
22nd
Direct Democracy Index over time
- Qatar
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.211 against 0.2 in Qatar, a difference of 0.011.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Serbia ahead.
Qatar ranks 25th and Serbia ranks 22nd of 175 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.3054 | 0.3054 | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.1364 | 0.2511 | 0.1147 | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.11 | 0.1754 | 0.0654 | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.086 | 0.1833 | 0.0973 | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher direct democracy index, Qatar or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.211 against 0.2 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in direct democracy index between Qatar and Serbia?
- 0.011, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Serbia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Serbia rank globally for direct democracy index?
- Qatar ranks 25th and Serbia ranks 22nd 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.
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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.