Oman Ranks 3rd in the Gulf in World Democracy Index 2022

The Sultanate of Oman ranked third in the Gulf in the World Democracy Index 2022, according to the Information Unit of the British Economist magazine. The Sultanate ranked 125th globally in the 2022 index, compared to 130th in the 2021 index.

In the GCC, Oman came after Kuwait and Qatar, the UAE came fourth, Bahrain fifth, and Saudi Arabia sixth.

Norway ranked first in the index, followed by New Zealand and Ireland, while the least-ranked countries were Afghanistan followed by Myanmar.

The report also stated that the scores of more than half of the countries measured by the index had witnessed stagnation or decline.Western Europe was a positive case, as it was the only region whose scores returned to pre-pandemic levels.