Qatar vs Russian Federation: Political civil liberties index

Qatar
0.079
in 2025
Russian Federation
0.1
in 2025
Qatar rank
164th
Russian Federation rank
161st

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Qatar
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.1 against 0.079 in Qatar, a difference of 0.021.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Qatar ranks 164th and Russian Federation ranks 161st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 6 and Russian Federation in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1900s 0.051 0.2715 0.2205 Russian Federation
1910s 0.0542 0.2684 0.2142 Russian Federation
1920s 0.065 0.0368 0.0282 Qatar
1930s 0.065 0.0164 0.0486 Qatar
1940s 0.064 0.0151 0.0489 Qatar
1950s 0.0714 0.0305 0.0409 Qatar
1960s 0.0838 0.0394 0.0444 Qatar
1970s 0.1203 0.0373 0.083 Qatar
1980s 0.114 0.1174 0.0034 Russian Federation
1990s 0.1225 0.7047 0.5822 Russian Federation
2000s 0.1374 0.5209 0.3835 Russian Federation
2010s 0.14 0.3955 0.2555 Russian Federation
2020s 0.0863 0.1917 0.1053 Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Qatar or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 0.1 against 0.079 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Qatar and Russian Federation?
0.021, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Russian Federation?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Qatar and Russian Federation rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Qatar ranks 164th and Russian Federation ranks 161st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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