Equal Rights Protection Index in Qatar
Qatar: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.173 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Equal Rights Protection Index in Qatar, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.173 for equal rights protection index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Qatar peaked at 0.341 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1900.
Qatar ranks 163rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.034 | 0.034 | 0.034 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.068 | 0.034 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.204 | 0.204 | 0.204 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.213 | 0.213 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.227 | 0.224 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.254 | 0.254 | 0.254 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.238 | 0.238 | 0.238 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2761 | 0.238 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1948 | 0.152 | 0.33 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 160 El Salvador 0.197 compare
- 161 Eswatini 0.178 compare
- 162 Venezuela 0.177 compare
- 164 Turkmenistan 0.172 compare
- 165 Pakistan 0.11 compare
- 166 North Korea 0.099 compare
More social development data for Qatar
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 73 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal democracy 0 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.091 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index 0.357 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
- Key features of human rights 0.357 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is equal rights protection index in Qatar?
- Equal rights protection index in Qatar was 0.173 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.341 in 2018.
- What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1900.
- How does Qatar rank for equal rights protection index?
- Qatar ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.