Democracy in Oman
Oman: Democracy was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democracy in Oman, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 1 for democracy in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, democracy in Oman peaked at 2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1900.
That places Oman 87th out of 172 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Oman
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0377 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.12 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5516 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 121.27 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2076 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5416 °C (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democracy in Oman?
- Democracy in Oman was 1 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democracy recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest democracy recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1900.
- How does Oman rank for democracy?
- Oman ranks 87th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democracy rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).