Democratic Republic of Congo vs Qatar: Justified Political Positions Score

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.492
in 2025
Qatar
0.424
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
95th
Qatar rank
98th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Qatar
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.492 against 0.424 in Qatar, a difference of 0.068.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Qatar ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 95th and Qatar ranks 98th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Qatar Difference Ahead
1900s -2.72 -2.65 0.077 Qatar
1910s -2.72 -2.36 0.3676 Qatar
1920s -2.72 -1.19 1.53 Qatar
1930s -2.72 -1.19 1.53 Qatar
1940s -2.56 -1.19 1.36 Qatar
1950s -2.18 -1.19 0.9868 Qatar
1960s -1.76 -1.19 0.5624 Qatar
1970s -1.71 -1.93 0.2242 Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s -1.69 -1.8 0.1087 Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s -1.69 -1.58 0.115 Qatar
2000s -1.17 -0.453 0.717 Qatar
2010s -0.7025 -0.453 0.2495 Qatar
2020s 0.587 -0.1607 0.7477 Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Democratic Republic of Congo or Qatar?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.492 against 0.424 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Democratic Republic of Congo and Qatar?
0.068, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Qatar?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Qatar rank globally for justified political positions score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 95th and Qatar ranks 98th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.