| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Electoral democracy index | 0.175 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Liberal democracy index | 0.14 indexV-Dem [2025] |
| Government effectiveness | 0.568 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Rule of law | 0.449 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Control of corruption | 0.507 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Voice & accountability | -0.888 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Political stability | 0.627 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Regulatory quality | 0.688 indexWorld Bank WGI [2024] |
| Cabinet fragmentation index | 1 indexWB DPI [2023] |
| Governing majority margin | 1 %WB DPI [2023] |
| Parties in executive cabinet | 85WB DPI [2023] |
| Women in parliament | 0 %WB Gender [2024] |
| Constitutional history supplement | No authoritative open source found |
| Legal system | mixed system of Anglo-Saxon law and Islamic lawCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Suffrage (voting rights) | 21 years of age; universal; note: members of the military and security forces by law cannot voteCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
promulgated by royal decree 6 November 1996 (the Basic Law of the Sultanate of Oman serves as the constitution); amended by royal decree in 2011
Source: CIA World Factbook (Historical Archive — final edition) · CC0 · Edition 2026-05
How to read these indices
V-Dem democracy indices range from 0 to 1 — higher values mean stronger democratic institutions. World Bank WGI governance estimates range from about −2.5 to +2.5, where higher is better. These are comparative indices across countries, not absolute scores.
