Political Rights Score in Qatar
Qatar: Political Rights Score was 7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Rights Score in Qatar, 2002–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score in Qatar stood at 7.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score in Qatar peaked at 10 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2002.
That places Qatar 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Political Rights Score in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | — |
| 2003 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 37, 19% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 7 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.5, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.62 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.9 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 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 political rights score in Qatar?
- Political rights score in Qatar was 7 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2002.
- How does Qatar rank for political rights score?
- Qatar ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Identifies the fine-grained extent of free and fair elections, political pluralism and participation, and a functioning government. Higher scores indicate more rights.