Sovereign state in Oman
Oman: Sovereign state was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1
in 1816
All-time low
1
in 1816
Years of data
210
1816–2025
Sovereign state in Oman, 1816–2025
Source: Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sovereign state in Oman is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 210 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, sovereign state in Oman peaked at 1 in 1816 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1816.
Oman ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More social development data for Oman
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 289 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 133 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.175 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.151 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.049 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.175 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.12 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sovereign state in Oman?
- Sovereign state in Oman was 1 in 2025, according to Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sovereign state recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1816.
- What is the lowest sovereign state recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1816.
- How does Oman rank for sovereign state?
- Oman ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sovereign state rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sovereign state. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.