Political rights score fh in Qatar
Qatar: Political rights score fh was 7 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 197 countries
All-time high
10
in 2007
All-time low
6
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002β2025
Political rights score fh in Qatar, 2002β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political rights score fh in Qatar stood at 7.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political rights score fh 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.
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
- 142 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 9 compare
- 143 Ethiopia 8 compare
- 143 Zimbabwe 8 compare
- 145 Brunei Darussalam 7 compare
- 145 Guinea-Bissau 7 compare
- 145 Kuwait 7 compare
- 145 Rwanda 7 compare
More social development data for Qatar
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.357 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.091 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.034 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.039 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political rights score fh in Qatar?
- Political rights score fh in Qatar was 7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2002.
- How does Qatar rank for political rights score fh?
- Qatar ranks 145th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political rights score fh 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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