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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Qatar

Qatar: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.529 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.529
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
105th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.529
in 2025
All-time low
0.313
in 2019
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Qatar, 1900–2025

00.20.40.6190019622025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for judicial checks on government index in Qatar is 0.529, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Qatar peaked at 0.529 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.313, in 2019.

That places Qatar 105th 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.

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Qatar, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.365 —
1901 0.365 +0.0%
1902 0.365 +0.0%
1903 0.365 +0.0%
1904 0.365 +0.0%
1905 0.365 +0.0%
1906 0.365 +0.0%
1907 0.365 +0.0%
1908 0.365 +0.0%
1909 0.365 +0.0%
1910 0.365 +0.0%
1911 0.365 +0.0%
1912 0.365 +0.0%
1913 0.365 +0.0%
1914 0.365 +0.0%
1915 0.365 +0.0%
1916 0.365 +0.0%
1917 0.335 -8.2%
1918 0.335 +0.0%
1919 0.335 +0.0%
1920 0.335 +0.0%
1921 0.335 +0.0%
1922 0.335 +0.0%
1923 0.335 +0.0%
1924 0.335 +0.0%
1925 0.335 +0.0%
1926 0.335 +0.0%
1927 0.335 +0.0%
1928 0.335 +0.0%
1929 0.335 +0.0%
1930 0.335 +0.0%
1931 0.335 +0.0%
1932 0.335 +0.0%
1933 0.335 +0.0%
1934 0.335 +0.0%
1935 0.335 +0.0%
1936 0.335 +0.0%
1937 0.335 +0.0%
1938 0.335 +0.0%
1939 0.335 +0.0%
1940 0.335 +0.0%
1941 0.335 +0.0%
1942 0.335 +0.0%
1943 0.335 +0.0%
1944 0.335 +0.0%
1945 0.335 +0.0%
1946 0.335 +0.0%
1947 0.335 +0.0%
1948 0.335 +0.0%
1949 0.335 +0.0%
1950 0.335 +0.0%
1951 0.335 +0.0%
1952 0.335 +0.0%
1953 0.335 +0.0%
1954 0.335 +0.0%
1955 0.335 +0.0%
1956 0.335 +0.0%
1957 0.335 +0.0%
1958 0.335 +0.0%
1959 0.335 +0.0%
1960 0.335 +0.0%
1961 0.335 +0.0%
1962 0.335 +0.0%
1963 0.335 +0.0%
1964 0.335 +0.0%
1965 0.335 +0.0%
1966 0.335 +0.0%
1967 0.335 +0.0%
1968 0.335 +0.0%
1969 0.335 +0.0%
1970 0.335 +0.0%
1971 0.447 +33.4%
1972 0.447 +0.0%
1973 0.447 +0.0%
1974 0.447 +0.0%
1975 0.447 +0.0%
1976 0.447 +0.0%
1977 0.447 +0.0%
1978 0.447 +0.0%
1979 0.447 +0.0%
1980 0.447 +0.0%
1981 0.447 +0.0%
1982 0.447 +0.0%
1983 0.447 +0.0%
1984 0.447 +0.0%
1985 0.447 +0.0%
1986 0.447 +0.0%
1987 0.447 +0.0%
1988 0.447 +0.0%
1989 0.447 +0.0%
1990 0.468 +4.7%
1991 0.468 +0.0%
1992 0.468 +0.0%
1993 0.468 +0.0%
1994 0.468 +0.0%
1995 0.468 +0.0%
1996 0.513 +9.6%
1997 0.513 +0.0%
1998 0.513 +0.0%
1999 0.513 +0.0%
2000 0.477 -7.0%
2001 0.462 -3.1%
2002 0.462 +0.0%
2003 0.49 +6.1%
2004 0.49 +0.0%
2005 0.49 +0.0%
2006 0.482 -1.6%
2007 0.482 +0.0%
2008 0.482 +0.0%
2009 0.478 -0.8%
2010 0.478 +0.0%
2011 0.478 +0.0%
2012 0.478 +0.0%
2013 0.413 -13.6%
2014 0.413 +0.0%
2015 0.413 +0.0%
2016 0.413 +0.0%
2017 0.379 -8.2%
2018 0.395 +4.2%
2019 0.313 -20.8%
2020 0.351 +12.1%
2021 0.335 -4.6%
2022 0.329 -1.8%
2023 0.37 +12.5%
2024 0.502 +35.7%
2025 0.529 +5.4%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 0.529 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 61% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 0.529 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.435, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.365 0.365 0.365 10
1910s 0.356 0.335 0.365 10
1920s 0.335 0.335 0.335 10
1930s 0.335 0.335 0.335 10
1940s 0.335 0.335 0.335 10
1950s 0.335 0.335 0.335 10
1960s 0.335 0.335 0.335 10
1970s 0.4358 0.335 0.447 10
1980s 0.447 0.447 0.447 10
1990s 0.486 0.468 0.513 10
2000s 0.4795 0.462 0.49 10
2010s 0.4173 0.313 0.478 10
2020s 0.4027 0.329 0.529 6

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 102 Mozambique 0.577 compare
  2. 103 Laos 0.571 compare
  3. 104 Egypt 0.542 compare
  4. 106 Tunisia 0.524 compare
  5. 107 Lebanon 0.511 compare
  6. 108 Pakistan 0.499 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Qatar?
Judicial checks on government index in Qatar was 0.529 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 0.529 in 2025.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.313 in 2019.
How does Qatar rank for judicial checks on government index?
Qatar ranks 105th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.