Legislative Corruption Score in Qatar
Qatar: Legislative Corruption Score was 0.416 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Legislative Corruption Score in Qatar, 1970–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, legislative corruption score in Qatar stood at 0.416. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Qatar peaked at 0.416 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.209, in 1970.
Qatar ranks 68th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.209 | 0.209 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.209 | 0.209 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.209 | 0.209 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.209 | 0.209 | 0.209 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2711 | 0.209 | 0.416 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.416 | 0.416 | 0.416 | 6 |
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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)
- Key features of democracy 0.034 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.055 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.039 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.034 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.091 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is legislative corruption score in Qatar?
- Legislative corruption score in Qatar was 0.416 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.416 in 2017.
- What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.209 in 1970.
- How does Qatar rank for legislative corruption score?
- Qatar ranks 68th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.0%. 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 Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.