Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Political civil liberties index
Qatar
0.079
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.083
in 2025
Qatar rank
164th
Saudi Arabia rank
163rd
Political civil liberties index over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.083 against 0.079 in Qatar, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 164th and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 10 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.051 | 0.0577 | 0.0067 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | 0.0542 | 0.052 | 0.0022 | Qatar |
| 1920s | 0.065 | 0.052 | 0.013 | Qatar |
| 1930s | 0.065 | 0.0506 | 0.0144 | Qatar |
| 1940s | 0.064 | 0.05 | 0.014 | Qatar |
| 1950s | 0.0714 | 0.0754 | 0.004 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.0838 | 0.093 | 0.0092 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.1203 | 0.0831 | 0.0372 | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.114 | 0.0796 | 0.0344 | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.1225 | 0.0816 | 0.0409 | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.1374 | 0.0883 | 0.0491 | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.14 | 0.0816 | 0.0584 | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.0863 | 0.072 | 0.0143 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.083 against 0.079 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.004, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Qatar ranks 164th and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd 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.