Which has higher democracy, Qatar or Sudan?

Qatar, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sudan?

127 years are reported by both, from 1899 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Qatar vs Sudan: Democracy

Qatar

in 2025

Sudan

in 2025

Qatar rank

176th

Sudan rank

176th

Democracy over time

Qatar
Sudan

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0 against 0 in Sudan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1899 it was Sudan ahead.

Qatar ranks 176th and Sudan ranks 176th of 198 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1890s	0	0	0	—
1900s	0	0	0	—
1910s	0	0	0	—
1920s	0	0	0	—
1930s	0	0	0	—
1940s	0	0.4	0.4	Sudan
1950s	0	2.2	2.2	Sudan
1960s	0	2.5	2.5	Sudan
1970s	0	0.9	0.9	Sudan
1980s	0	2.3	2.3	Sudan
1990s	0	0.4	0.4	Sudan
2000s	0	2	2	Sudan
2010s	0	2.7	2.7	Sudan
2020s	0.5	0	0.5	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Qatar or Sudan?: Qatar, at 0 against 0 in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Qatar and Sudan?: 0, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sudan?: 127 years are reported by both, from 1899 to 2025.
How do Qatar and Sudan rank globally for democracy?: Qatar ranks 176th and Sudan ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Democracy
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).