Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Qatar
Qatar: Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Qatar, 1972–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Qatar stood at 0.0005 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Qatar peaked at 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Qatar 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Qatar, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 28 Mauritius 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Palestine, State of 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Samoa 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Lebanon 0.0005 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Eswatini 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Gambia 0.0004 units per square kilometre compare
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 political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Qatar?
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre in Qatar was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest political rights rating fh, per square kilometre recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Qatar rank for political rights rating fh, per square kilometre?
- Qatar ranks 31st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is political rights rating fh, per square kilometre rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Political rights rating fh ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Political Rights Rating Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Political rights rating fh divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.