Effective Power to Govern Score in Qatar
Qatar: Effective Power to Govern Score was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Effective Power to Govern Score in Qatar, 2009–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective power to govern score in Qatar is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective power to govern score in Qatar peaked at 1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2009.
That places Qatar 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Effective Power to Govern Score in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | — |
| 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% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 11% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Qatar'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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 103 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 103 Bahrain 1 compare
- 103 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 103 Cambodia 1 compare
- 103 Chad 1 compare
- 103 Cuba 1 compare
- 103 Eritrea 1 compare
- 103 Guinea 1 compare
- 103 Haiti 1 compare
- 103 Kuwait 1 compare
- 103 Laos 1 compare
- 103 Libya 1 compare
- 103 Mali 1 compare
- 103 Myanmar 1 compare
- 103 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 103 Niger 1 compare
- 103 North Korea 1 compare
- 103 Oman 1 compare
- 103 Saudi Arabia 1 compare
- 103 South Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Sudan 1 compare
- 103 Syria 1 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 1 compare
- 103 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 103 Yemen 1 compare
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 effective power to govern score in Qatar?
- Effective power to govern score in Qatar 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest effective power to govern score recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- How does Qatar rank for effective power to govern score?
- Qatar ranks 103rd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective power to govern 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 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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About this data
Indicates the extent to which no individual or group holds de facto veto power over democratically elected political leaders.