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Equal Rights Protection Index in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Equal Rights Protection Index was 0.317 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.317
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
143rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.544
in 1990
All-time low
0.096
in 1923
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equal Rights Protection Index in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

0.10.20.30.40.5178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, equal rights protection index in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.317.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equal rights protection index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.544 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.096, in 1923.

Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equal Rights Protection Index in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.134 —
1790 0.134 +0.0%
1791 0.134 +0.0%
1792 0.134 +0.0%
1793 0.134 +0.0%
1794 0.134 +0.0%
1795 0.134 +0.0%
1796 0.134 +0.0%
1797 0.134 +0.0%
1798 0.134 +0.0%
1799 0.134 +0.0%
1800 0.134 +0.0%
1801 0.134 +0.0%
1802 0.134 +0.0%
1803 0.134 +0.0%
1804 0.134 +0.0%
1805 0.134 +0.0%
1806 0.134 +0.0%
1807 0.134 +0.0%
1808 0.134 +0.0%
1809 0.134 +0.0%
1810 0.134 +0.0%
1811 0.134 +0.0%
1812 0.134 +0.0%
1813 0.134 +0.0%
1814 0.134 +0.0%
1815 0.134 +0.0%
1816 0.134 +0.0%
1817 0.134 +0.0%
1818 0.134 +0.0%
1819 0.387 +188.8%
1820 0.387 +0.0%
1821 0.387 +0.0%
1822 0.217 -43.9%
1823 0.217 +0.0%
1824 0.217 +0.0%
1825 0.217 +0.0%
1826 0.217 +0.0%
1827 0.217 +0.0%
1828 0.217 +0.0%
1829 0.217 +0.0%
1830 0.217 +0.0%
1831 0.217 +0.0%
1832 0.217 +0.0%
1833 0.217 +0.0%
1834 0.217 +0.0%
1835 0.217 +0.0%
1836 0.217 +0.0%
1837 0.217 +0.0%
1838 0.217 +0.0%
1839 0.217 +0.0%
1840 0.217 +0.0%
1841 0.217 +0.0%
1842 0.217 +0.0%
1843 0.217 +0.0%
1844 0.217 +0.0%
1845 0.217 +0.0%
1846 0.217 +0.0%
1847 0.217 +0.0%
1848 0.217 +0.0%
1849 0.217 +0.0%
1850 0.217 +0.0%
1851 0.217 +0.0%
1852 0.217 +0.0%
1853 0.217 +0.0%
1854 0.217 +0.0%
1855 0.217 +0.0%
1856 0.217 +0.0%
1857 0.217 +0.0%
1858 0.217 +0.0%
1859 0.217 +0.0%
1860 0.217 +0.0%
1861 0.217 +0.0%
1862 0.217 +0.0%
1863 0.217 +0.0%
1864 0.217 +0.0%
1865 0.217 +0.0%
1866 0.217 +0.0%
1867 0.217 +0.0%
1868 0.217 +0.0%
1869 0.217 +0.0%
1870 0.217 +0.0%
1871 0.217 +0.0%
1872 0.217 +0.0%
1873 0.217 +0.0%
1874 0.217 +0.0%
1875 0.217 +0.0%
1876 0.217 +0.0%
1877 0.217 +0.0%
1878 0.217 +0.0%
1879 0.217 +0.0%
1880 0.217 +0.0%
1881 0.217 +0.0%
1882 0.217 +0.0%
1883 0.217 +0.0%
1884 0.217 +0.0%
1885 0.217 +0.0%
1886 0.217 +0.0%
1887 0.217 +0.0%
1888 0.217 +0.0%
1889 0.217 +0.0%
1890 0.217 +0.0%
1891 0.217 +0.0%
1892 0.217 +0.0%
1893 0.217 +0.0%
1894 0.217 +0.0%
1895 0.217 +0.0%
1896 0.217 +0.0%
1897 0.217 +0.0%
1898 0.217 +0.0%
1899 0.217 +0.0%
1900 0.217 +0.0%
1901 0.217 +0.0%
1902 0.217 +0.0%
1903 0.179 -17.5%
1904 0.179 +0.0%
1905 0.179 +0.0%
1906 0.179 +0.0%
1907 0.179 +0.0%
1908 0.179 +0.0%
1909 0.179 +0.0%
1910 0.179 +0.0%
1911 0.179 +0.0%
1912 0.179 +0.0%
1913 0.179 +0.0%
1914 0.179 +0.0%
1915 0.179 +0.0%
1916 0.179 +0.0%
1917 0.179 +0.0%
1918 0.179 +0.0%
1919 0.179 +0.0%
1920 0.179 +0.0%
1921 0.179 +0.0%
1922 0.179 +0.0%
1923 0.096 -46.4%
1924 0.096 +0.0%
1925 0.096 +0.0%
1926 0.096 +0.0%
1927 0.096 +0.0%
1928 0.096 +0.0%
1929 0.096 +0.0%
1930 0.096 +0.0%
1931 0.096 +0.0%
1932 0.104 +8.3%
1933 0.118 +13.5%
1934 0.118 +0.0%
1935 0.118 +0.0%
1936 0.118 +0.0%
1937 0.118 +0.0%
1938 0.118 +0.0%
1939 0.118 +0.0%
1940 0.118 +0.0%
1941 0.118 +0.0%
1942 0.118 +0.0%
1943 0.118 +0.0%
1944 0.118 +0.0%
1945 0.118 +0.0%
1946 0.118 +0.0%
1947 0.118 +0.0%
1948 0.118 +0.0%
1949 0.118 +0.0%
1950 0.118 +0.0%
1951 0.118 +0.0%
1952 0.118 +0.0%
1953 0.118 +0.0%
1954 0.162 +37.3%
1955 0.162 +0.0%
1956 0.162 +0.0%
1957 0.162 +0.0%
1958 0.162 +0.0%
1959 0.162 +0.0%
1960 0.162 +0.0%
1961 0.162 +0.0%
1962 0.162 +0.0%
1963 0.254 +56.8%
1964 0.254 +0.0%
1965 0.254 +0.0%
1966 0.254 +0.0%
1967 0.254 +0.0%
1968 0.254 +0.0%
1969 0.254 +0.0%
1970 0.254 +0.0%
1971 0.254 +0.0%
1972 0.254 +0.0%
1973 0.254 +0.0%
1974 0.238 -6.3%
1975 0.238 +0.0%
1976 0.238 +0.0%
1977 0.238 +0.0%
1978 0.238 +0.0%
1979 0.238 +0.0%
1980 0.523 +119.7%
1981 0.523 +0.0%
1982 0.523 +0.0%
1983 0.523 +0.0%
1984 0.523 +0.0%
1985 0.523 +0.0%
1986 0.522 -0.2%
1987 0.522 +0.0%
1988 0.522 +0.0%
1989 0.522 +0.0%
1990 0.544 +4.2%
1991 0.539 -0.9%
1992 0.539 +0.0%
1993 0.539 +0.0%
1994 0.539 +0.0%
1995 0.539 +0.0%
1996 0.539 +0.0%
1997 0.539 +0.0%
1998 0.539 +0.0%
1999 0.539 +0.0%
2000 0.386 -28.4%
2001 0.386 +0.0%
2002 0.386 +0.0%
2003 0.386 +0.0%
2004 0.378 -2.1%
2005 0.352 -6.9%
2006 0.352 +0.0%
2007 0.358 +1.7%
2008 0.358 +0.0%
2009 0.358 +0.0%
2010 0.358 +0.0%
2011 0.358 +0.0%
2012 0.358 +0.0%
2013 0.324 -9.5%
2014 0.321 -0.9%
2015 0.319 -0.6%
2016 0.338 +6.0%
2017 0.326 -3.6%
2018 0.309 -5.2%
2019 0.353 +14.2%
2020 0.315 -10.8%
2021 0.306 -2.9%
2022 0.304 -0.7%
2023 0.314 +3.3%
2024 0.315 +0.3%
2025 0.317 +0.6%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.317 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.823, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.317 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.543, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.134 0.134 0.134 1
1790s 0.134 0.134 0.134 10
1800s 0.134 0.134 0.134 10
1810s 0.1593 0.134 0.387 10
1820s 0.251 0.217 0.387 10
1830s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1840s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1850s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1860s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1870s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1880s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1890s 0.217 0.217 0.217 10
1900s 0.1904 0.179 0.217 10
1910s 0.179 0.179 0.179 10
1920s 0.1209 0.096 0.179 10
1930s 0.1122 0.096 0.118 10
1940s 0.118 0.118 0.118 10
1950s 0.1444 0.118 0.162 10
1960s 0.2264 0.162 0.254 10
1970s 0.2444 0.238 0.254 10
1980s 0.5226 0.522 0.523 10
1990s 0.5395 0.539 0.544 10
2000s 0.37 0.352 0.386 10
2010s 0.3364 0.309 0.358 10
2020s 0.3118 0.304 0.317 6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

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  3. 142 Bahrain 0.323 compare
  4. 144 Russia 0.312 compare
  5. 145 Somalia 0.306 compare
  6. 146 Indonesia 0.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is equal rights protection index in Saudi Arabia?
Equal rights protection index in Saudi Arabia was 0.317 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest equal rights protection index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.544 in 1990.
What is the lowest equal rights protection index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.096 in 1923.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for equal rights protection index?
Saudi Arabia ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equal rights protection index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Equal Rights Protection Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Equal Rights Protection Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,496 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally.