India vs Saudi Arabia: Full democracy
India
0
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0
in 2025
India rank
78th
Saudi Arabia rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- India
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
India currently reports 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
India ranks 78th and Saudi Arabia ranks 78th of 197 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saudi Arabia | 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 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1970s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | India |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | India |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | India |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, India or Saudi Arabia?
- India, at 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between India and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saudi Arabia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do India and Saudi Arabia rank globally for full democracy?
- India ranks 78th and Saudi Arabia ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).