Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.03 of 1 in Qatar and 0.02 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Qatar, by 0.02 of 1, or 2.13 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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What the numbers say

Qatar has been higher since 1994.
In 2025, Qatar ranked 174 and Saudi Arabia ranked 175 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	Qatar	Saudi Arabia	World
2025	0.03	0.02	0.48
2024	0.09	0.02	0.49
2023	0.09	0.01	0.49
2022	0.09	0.02	0.5
2021	0.09	0.02	0.5
2020	0.04	0.01	0.51
2019	0.04	0.02	0.52
2018	0.04	0.02	0.52
2017	0.04	0.01	0.52
2016	0.04	0.02	0.52
2015	0.04	0.02	0.52
2014	0.04	0.02	0.52
2013	0.04	0.02	0.52
2012	0.04	0.02	0.53
2011	0.04	0.02	0.53
2010	0.04	0.02	0.52
2009	0.04	0.02	0.52
2008	0.04	0.02	0.52
2007	0.04	0.02	0.52
2006	0.04	0.02	0.52
2005	0.04	0.02	0.52
2004	0.04	0.02	0.51
2003	0.04	0.02	0.51
2002	0.02	0.02	0.5
2001	0.02	0.02	0.49
2000	0.02	0.02	0.49
1999	0.02	0.02	0.49
1998	0.02	0.02	0.49
1997	0.02	0.02	0.49
1996	0.02	0.02	0.48
1995	0.02	0.02	0.47
1994	0.02	0.02	0.47
1993	0.02	0.02	0.46
1992	0.02	0.01	0.44
1991	0.02	0.01	0.42
1990	0.02	0.01	0.41
1989	0.02	0.01	0.36
1988	0.02	0.01	0.36
1987	0.02	0.01	0.35
1986	0.02	0.01	0.34
1985	0.02	0.01	0.34
1984	0.02	0.01	0.33
1983	0.02	0.01	0.32
1982	0.02	0.01	0.32
1981	0.02	0.01	0.32
1980	0.02	0.01	0.32
1979	0.02	0.01	0.31
1978	0.02	0.01	0.3
1977	0.02	0.01	0.3
1976	0.02	0.01	0.29
1975	0.02	0.01	0.29
1974	0.02	0.01	0.29
1973	0.02	0.01	0.29
1972	0.02	0.01	0.29
1971	0.02	0.01	0.29
1970	0.02	0.01	0.29
1969	0.01	0.01	0.29
1968	0.01	0.01	0.3
1967	0.01	0.01	0.29
1966	0.01	0.01	0.29
1965	0.01	0.01	0.3
1964	0.01	0.01	0.3
1963	0.01	0.01	0.3
1962	0.01	0.01	0.29
1961	0.01	0.01	0.29
1960	0.01	0.01	0.28
1959	0.01	0.01	0.27
1958	0.01	0.01	0.27
1957	0.01	0.01	0.27
1956	0.01	0.01	0.26
1955	0.01	0.01	0.25
1954	0.01	0.01	0.25
1953	0.01	0.01	0.24
1952	0.01	0.01	0.24
1951	0.01	0.01	0.24
1950	0.01	0.01	0.23
1949	0.01	0.01	0.22
1948	0.01	0.01	0.22
1947	0.01	0.01	0.21
1946	0.01	0.01	0.19
1945	0.01	0.01	0.16
1944	0.01	0.01	0.14
1943	0.01	0.01	0.14
1942	0.01	0.01	0.14
1941	0.01	0.01	0.15
1940	0.01	0.01	0.15
1939	0.01	0.01	0.17
1938	0.01	0.01	0.17
1937	0.01	0.01	0.17
1936	0.01	0.01	0.17
1935	0.01	0.01	0.17
1934	0.01	0.01	0.18
1933	0.01	0.01	0.18
1932	0.01	0.01	0.19
1931	0.01	0.01	0.18
1930	0.01	0.01	0.18
1929	0.01	0.01	0.19
1928	0.01	0.01	0.19
1927	0.01	0.01	0.19
1926	0.01	0.01	0.19
1925	0.01	0.01	0.19
1924	0.01	0.01	0.19
1923	0.01	0.01	0.19
1922	0.01	0.01	0.19
1921	0.01	0.01	0.19
1920	0.01	0.01	0.18
1919	0.01	0.01	0.16
1918	0.01	0.01	0.15
1917	0.01	0.01	0.15
1916	0.01	0.01	0.15
1915	0.01	0.01	0.15
1914	0.01	0.01	0.15
1913	0.01	0.01	0.15
1912	0.01	0.01	0.15
1911	0.01	0.01	0.15
1910	0.01	0.01	0.15
1909	0.01	0.01	0.15
1908	0.01	0.01	0.15
1907	0.01	0.01	0.15
1906	0.01	0.01	0.15
1905	0.01	0.01	0.15
1904	0.01	0.01	0.14
1903	0.01	0.01	0.14
1902	0.01	0.01	0.15
1901	0.01	0.01	0.14
1900	0.01	0.01	0.14
1899	–	0.01	0.22
1898	–	0.01	0.22
1897	–	0.01	0.22
1896	–	0.01	0.22
1895	–	0.01	0.22
1894	–	0.01	0.21
1893	–	0.01	0.21
1892	–	0.01	0.21
1891	–	0.01	0.2
1890	–	0.01	0.2
1889	–	0.01	0.2
1888	–	0.01	0.2
1887	–	0.01	0.2
1886	–	0.01	0.19
1885	–	0.01	0.19
1884	–	0.01	0.2
1883	–	0.01	0.19
1882	–	0.01	0.19
1881	–	0.01	0.19
1880	–	0.01	0.19
1879	–	0.01	0.19
1878	–	0.01	0.18
1877	–	0.01	0.18
1876	–	0.01	0.19
1875	–	0.01	0.18
1874	–	0.01	0.18
1873	–	0.01	0.18
1872	–	0.01	0.18
1871	–	0.01	0.18
1870	–	0.01	0.18
1869	–	0.01	0.17
1868	–	0.01	0.17
1867	–	0.01	0.17
1866	–	0.01	0.16
1865	–	0.01	0.16
1864	–	0.01	0.16
1863	–	0.01	0.16
1862	–	0.01	0.16
1861	–	0.01	0.15
1860	–	0.01	0.15
1859	–	0.01	0.14
1858	–	0.01	0.14
1857	–	0.01	0.14
1856	–	0.01	0.13
1855	–	0.01	0.13
1854	–	0.01	0.13
1853	–	0.01	0.13
1852	–	0.01	0.13
1851	–	0.01	0.13
1850	–	0.01	0.13
1849	–	0.01	0.15
1848	–	0.01	0.13
1847	–	0.01	0.11
1846	–	0.01	0.11
1845	–	0.01	0.11
1844	–	0.01	0.11
1843	–	0.01	0.1
1842	–	0.01	0.1
1841	–	0.01	0.1
1840	–	0.01	0.1
1839	–	0.01	0.1
1838	–	0.01	0.09
1837	–	0.01	0.09
1836	–	0.01	0.1
1835	–	0.01	0.09
1834	–	0.01	0.09
1833	–	0.01	0.09
1832	–	0.01	0.09
1831	–	0.01	0.09
1830	–	0.01	0.09
1829	–	0.01	0.08
1828	–	0.01	0.08
1827	–	0.01	0.09
1826	–	0.01	0.08
1825	–	0.01	0.08
1824	–	0.01	0.08
1823	–	0.01	0.08
1822	–	0.01	0.08
1821	–	0.02	0.07
1820	–	0.02	0.07
1819	–	0.02	0.06
1818	–	0.02	0.06
1817	–	0.02	0.06
1816	–	0.02	0.06
1815	–	0.02	0.06
1814	–	0.02	0.05
1813	–	0.02	0.05
1812	–	0.02	0.06
1811	–	0.02	0.06
1810	–	0.02	0.06
1809	–	0.02	0.05
1808	–	0.02	0.05
1807	–	0.02	0.05
1806	–	0.02	0.05
1805	–	0.02	0.05
1804	–	0.02	0.05
1803	–	0.02	0.05
1802	–	0.02	0.05
1801	–	0.02	0.05
1800	–	0.02	0.05
1799	–	0.02	0.05
1798	–	0.02	0.06
1797	–	0.02	0.05
1796	–	0.02	0.05
1795	–	0.02	0.05
1794	–	0.02	0.05
1793	–	0.02	0.05
1792	–	0.02	0.05
1791	–	0.02	0.05
1790	–	0.02	0.05
1789	–	0.02	0.05

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V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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