Civil Rights Score in Oman
Oman: Civil Rights Score was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Civil Rights Score in Oman, 2007–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 2 for civil rights score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Oman peaked at 5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2019.
That places Oman 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Civil Rights Score in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8, 25% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Oman's 2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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More social development data for Oman
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 133 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 133 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Oman?
- Civil rights score in Oman was 2 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- How does Oman rank for civil rights score?
- Oman ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.