Effective Power to Govern Score in Oman

Oman: Effective Power to Govern Score was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 128 countries
All-time high
1
in 2007
All-time low
1
in 2007
Years of data
10
2007–2025

Effective Power to Govern Score in Oman, 2007–2025

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Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Oman recorded 1 for effective power to govern score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Oman peaked at 1 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2007.

That places Oman 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Effective Power to Govern Score in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Effective Power to Govern Score in Oman, 2007 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2007 1
2009 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Oman compared with similar countries

  • Oman's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 11% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Oman's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1 1 1 2
2010s 1 1 1 5
2020s 1 1 1 3

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 103 Afghanistan 1 compare
  2. 103 Bahrain 1 compare
  3. 103 Burkina Faso 1 compare
  4. 103 Cambodia 1 compare
  5. 103 Chad 1 compare
  6. 103 Cuba 1 compare
  7. 103 Eritrea 1 compare
  8. 103 Guinea 1 compare
  9. 103 Haiti 1 compare
  10. 103 Kuwait 1 compare
  11. 103 Laos 1 compare
  12. 103 Libya 1 compare
  13. 103 Mali 1 compare
  14. 103 Myanmar 1 compare
  15. 103 Nicaragua 1 compare
  16. 103 Niger 1 compare
  17. 103 North Korea 1 compare
  18. 103 Qatar 1 compare
  19. 103 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
  20. 103 South Sudan 1 compare
  21. 103 Sudan 1 compare
  22. 103 Syria 1 compare
  23. 103 Turkmenistan 1 compare
  24. 103 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
  25. 103 Yemen 1 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is effective power to govern score in Oman?
Effective power to govern score in Oman was 1 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest effective power to govern score recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2007.
How does Oman rank for effective power to govern score?
Oman ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is effective power to govern score rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Oman data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Effective Power to Govern Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Effective Power to Govern Score
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.