Iran vs Qatar: Participatory political institutions index
Iran
0.101
in 2025
Qatar
0.128
in 2025
Iran rank
169th
Qatar rank
167th
Participatory political institutions index over time
- Iran
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.128 against 0.101 in Iran, a difference of 0.027.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 169th and Qatar ranks 167th of 176 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0386 | 0.016 | 0.0226 | Iran |
| 1910s | 0.056 | 0.0176 | 0.0384 | Iran |
| 1920s | 0.0716 | 0.024 | 0.0476 | Iran |
| 1930s | 0.051 | 0.024 | 0.027 | Iran |
| 1940s | 0.1006 | 0.024 | 0.0766 | Iran |
| 1950s | 0.1348 | 0.024 | 0.1108 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.122 | 0.024 | 0.098 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.1417 | 0.0352 | 0.1065 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.1175 | 0.0423 | 0.0752 | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.1581 | 0.0537 | 0.1044 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.1172 | 0.1017 | 0.0155 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.0984 | 0.0923 | 0.0061 | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.0897 | 0.0773 | 0.0123 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Iran or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.128 against 0.101 in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Iran and Qatar?
- 0.027, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Qatar rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Iran ranks 169th and Qatar ranks 167th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Participatory political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.