How does Qatar rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Qatar ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Qatar?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Qatar data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Qatar

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Qatar
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Qatar: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.452 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.452

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

127th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.587

in 2008

All-time low

0.168

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Qatar, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for individual liberties and equality before the law index in Qatar is 0.452, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Qatar peaked at 0.587 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.168, in 1900.

That places Qatar 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.168	0.168	0.168	10
1910s	0.1806	0.168	0.227	10
1920s	0.227	0.227	0.227	10
1930s	0.245	0.245	0.245	10
1940s	0.245	0.245	0.245	10
1950s	0.2545	0.254	0.255	10
1960s	0.3132	0.311	0.322	10
1970s	0.3601	0.34	0.364	10
1980s	0.3854	0.385	0.389	10
1990s	0.4487	0.43	0.471	10
2000s	0.562	0.538	0.587	10
2010s	0.5635	0.539	0.583	10
2020s	0.4743	0.44	0.554	6

Countries ranked near Qatar

124 Algeria 0.48 compare
125 Palestine 0.469 compare
126 Guinea-Bissau 0.46 compare
128 Iraq 0.451 compare
130 Vietnam 0.435 compare
130 Zimbabwe 0.435 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Qatar

Temperature anomalies by month -0.3447 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.2587 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.5652 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Consumer price index 126.02 2010 = 100 (2024)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.9579 °C (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4495 °C (2025)
Free country 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote 0 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Qatar?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Qatar was 0.452 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Qatar?: The highest recorded value was 0.587 in 2008.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Qatar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.168 in 1900.
How does Qatar rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Qatar ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Qatar?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.