Freedom Score in Qatar
Qatar: Freedom Score was 25 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Freedom Score in Qatar, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, freedom score in Qatar stood at 25.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom score in Qatar peaked at 28 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2002.
That places Qatar 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Freedom Score in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 25 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 26 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 28% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 25 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.75 | 21 | 28 | 8 |
| 2010s | 26.7 | 24 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More social development data for Qatar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 73 (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 73 (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 freedom score in Qatar?
- Freedom score in Qatar was 25 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom score recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 28 in 2007.
- What is the lowest freedom score recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2002.
- How does Qatar rank for freedom score?
- Qatar ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom score rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Freedom House's total democracy score is a 0-to-100 aggregate that adds up a country's points on 25 indicators of political rights (max 40) and civil liberties (max 60), creating a single snapshot of the freedoms people actually enjoy.