China (People's Republic of) vs Saudi Arabia: Human rights index vdem

China (People's Republic of)
0.179
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.178
in 2025
China (People's Republic of) rank
165th
Saudi Arabia rank
166th

Human rights index vdem over time

  • China (People's Republic of)
  • Saudi Arabia
00.10.20.3178919072025

How they compare

China (People's Republic of) currently reports 0.179 against 0.178 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China (People's Republic of) ahead.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 165th and Saudi Arabia ranks 166th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, China (People's Republic of) averaged higher in 22 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People's Republic of) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.124 0.097 0.027 China (People's Republic of)
1790s 0.1228 0.097 0.0258 China (People's Republic of)
1800s 0.121 0.097 0.024 China (People's Republic of)
1810s 0.121 0.1041 0.0169 China (People's Republic of)
1820s 0.121 0.0888 0.0322 China (People's Republic of)
1830s 0.121 0.069 0.052 China (People's Republic of)
1840s 0.121 0.069 0.052 China (People's Republic of)
1850s 0.1024 0.069 0.0334 China (People's Republic of)
1860s 0.1221 0.069 0.0531 China (People's Republic of)
1870s 0.136 0.069 0.067 China (People's Republic of)
1880s 0.136 0.069 0.067 China (People's Republic of)
1890s 0.1223 0.069 0.0533 China (People's Republic of)
1900s 0.1362 0.0641 0.0721 China (People's Republic of)
1910s 0.2765 0.062 0.2145 China (People's Republic of)
1920s 0.3025 0.0645 0.238 China (People's Republic of)
1930s 0.2584 0.0977 0.1607 China (People's Republic of)
1940s 0.2504 0.103 0.1474 China (People's Republic of)
1950s 0.0755 0.1128 0.0373 Saudi Arabia
1960s 0.0575 0.1267 0.0692 Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.0724 0.126 0.0536 Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.2558 0.1624 0.0934 China (People's Republic of)
1990s 0.2486 0.1649 0.0837 China (People's Republic of)
2000s 0.2852 0.1576 0.1276 China (People's Republic of)
2010s 0.2509 0.1644 0.0865 China (People's Republic of)
2020s 0.179 0.1598 0.0192 China (People's Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, China (People's Republic of) or Saudi Arabia?
China (People's Republic of), at 0.179 against 0.178 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between China (People's Republic of) and Saudi Arabia?
0.001, with China (People's Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Saudi Arabia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do China (People's Republic of) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for human rights index vdem?
China (People's Republic of) ranks 165th and Saudi Arabia ranks 166th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
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