Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Qatar
Qatar: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Qatar, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 2 for democratic electoral institutions score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Qatar peaked at 2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2005.
That places Qatar 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | — |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12, 17% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic electoral institutions score in Qatar?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Qatar was 2 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Qatar ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.