Distribution of Democracy Index in Oman
Oman: Distribution of Democracy Index was 2 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
159th
of 168 countries
All-time high
4
in 1800
All-time low
0
in 1957
Years of data
219
1800–2018
Distribution of Democracy Index in Oman, 1800–2018
Source: Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of democracy index in Oman is 2, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of democracy index in Oman peaked at 4 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1957.
Oman ranks 159th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Distribution of Democracy Index in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 4 | — |
| 1801 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | — |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Oman's 2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7, 29% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1810s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1820s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1830s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1840s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1850s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1870s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1880s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1910s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1940s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.8 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 159 Turkmenistan 2 compare
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- 162 Syria 1 compare
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- 162 Vatican 1 compare
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 distribution of democracy index in Oman?
- Distribution of democracy index in Oman was 2 in 2018, according to Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of democracy index recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1800.
- What is the lowest distribution of democracy index recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1957.
- How does Oman rank for distribution of democracy index?
- Oman ranks 159th out of 168 countries with data for 2018.
- Is distribution of democracy index rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 0 to 20 (fully democratic).