Qatar vs Turkmenistan: Participatory Democracy Index
Qatar
0.034
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.033
in 2025
Qatar rank
171st
Turkmenistan rank
172nd
Participatory Democracy Index over time
- Qatar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.034 against 0.033 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Qatar ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.004 | 0.0347 | 0.0307 | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 0.0044 | 0.0384 | 0.034 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.006 | 0.0218 | 0.0158 | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.006 | 0.0195 | 0.0135 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.006 | 0.0194 | 0.0134 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.006 | 0.02 | 0.014 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.006 | 0.0495 | 0.0435 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.0095 | 0.0637 | 0.0542 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.0112 | 0.0709 | 0.0597 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.014 | 0.0703 | 0.0563 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.0269 | 0.0476 | 0.0207 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.0251 | 0.0335 | 0.0084 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0242 | 0.0318 | 0.0077 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory democracy index, Qatar or Turkmenistan?
- Qatar, at 0.034 against 0.033 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory democracy index between Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 0.001, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Turkmenistan rank globally for participatory democracy index?
- Qatar ranks 171st and Turkmenistan ranks 172nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.