Saudi Arabia vs Vatican: Full democracy

Saudi Arabia
0
in 2025
Vatican
0
in 1869
Saudi Arabia rank
78th
Vatican rank
78th

Full democracy over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Vatican
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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 78th and Vatican ranks 78th 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 full democracy, Saudi Arabia or Vatican?
Saudi Arabia, at 0 against 0 in Vatican as of 2025.
What is the difference in full 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 full democracy?
Saudi Arabia ranks 78th and Vatican 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

Indicator
Full democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).