Qatar vs United States: Justified Political Positions Score
Qatar
0.424
in 2025
United States
0.421
in 2025
Qatar rank
98th
United States rank
99th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Qatar
- United States
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.424 against 0.421 in United States, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Qatar ranks 98th and United States ranks 99th of 175 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.65 | 1.3 | 3.95 | United States |
| 1910s | -2.36 | 1.32 | 3.67 | United States |
| 1920s | -1.19 | 1.19 | 2.39 | United States |
| 1930s | -1.19 | 2.12 | 3.32 | United States |
| 1940s | -1.19 | 2.1 | 3.3 | United States |
| 1950s | -1.19 | 1.87 | 3.07 | United States |
| 1960s | -1.19 | 2.4 | 3.6 | United States |
| 1970s | -1.93 | 2.72 | 4.65 | United States |
| 1980s | -1.8 | 2.14 | 3.93 | United States |
| 1990s | -1.58 | 2.86 | 4.44 | United States |
| 2000s | -0.453 | 2 | 2.46 | United States |
| 2010s | -0.453 | 2.11 | 2.57 | United States |
| 2020s | -0.1607 | 1.13 | 1.29 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Qatar or United States?
- Qatar, at 0.424 against 0.421 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Qatar and United States?
- 0.003, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and United States rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Qatar ranks 98th and United States ranks 99th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.