Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Democracy
Qatar
0
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0
in 2025
Qatar rank
175th
Saudi Arabia rank
175th
Democracy over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 175th and Saudi Arabia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 155 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for democracy?
- Qatar ranks 175th and Saudi Arabia ranks 175th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).