Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary state
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 58/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 58.3/100 #79
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.034
- HDI
- 0.886
- Regional blocs
- AL
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary state
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Emir of Qatar | Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani |
| Deputy Emir of Qatar | Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2022)
- 0.1/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 7.3/100k
- Military spending (2022)
- 6.5% of GDP
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 58 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.034
- Liberal
- 0.091
- Participatory
- 0.034
- Deliberative
- 0.120
- Egalitarian
- 0.101
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 58.3 / 100
- Global rank
- #79 / 180
- Rank change
- +5 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- MENA
- Political #77
- 49.7
- Economic #52
- 50.8
- Legal #144
- 41.8
- Social #97
- 58.0
- Safety #34
- 90.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.3 | 79 | 49.7 | 50.8 | 41.8 | 58.0 | 90.9 |
| 2024 | 58.5 | 84 | 50.6 | 51.4 | 41.9 | 59.9 | 88.7 |
| 2023 | 55.3 | 105 | 53.1 | 50.0 | 38.2 | 51.1 | 83.9 |
| 2022 | 49.0 | 119 | 59.7 | 46.9 | 43.9 | 42.5 | 52.2 |
| 2021 | 57.4 | 128 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2020 | 57.5 | 129 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 57.5 | 128 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2018 | 59.8 | 125 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2017 | 60.2 | 123 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2016 | 64.0 | 117 | - | - | - | - | 62.2 |
| 2015 | 64.7 | 115 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2014 | 65.7 | 113 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 67.1 | 110 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 46.0 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 38.0 | 121 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 24.0 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 15.5 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 24.0 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 18.0 | 81 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 23.0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |