Saudi Arabia vs Vatican: Electoral democracy
Saudi Arabia
0
in 2025
Vatican
0
in 1869
Saudi Arabia rank
116th
Vatican rank
116th
Electoral democracy over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Vatican
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0 against 0 in Vatican, a difference of 0.
Across all 81 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 116th and Vatican ranks 116th of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Saudi Arabia or Vatican?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0 against 0 in Vatican as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Saudi Arabia and Vatican?
- 0, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Vatican?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1869.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Vatican rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 116th and Vatican ranks 116th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).