Freedom of expression score bti in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Freedom of expression score bti was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 128 countries
All-time high
3
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 2019
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of expression score bti in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2 for freedom of expression score bti in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of expression score bti in Saudi Arabia peaked at 3 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 98th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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More social development data for Saudi Arabia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 448 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 2,368 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.178 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.047 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.016 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.026 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.092 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.026 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of expression score bti in Saudi Arabia?
- Freedom of expression score bti in Saudi Arabia was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2009.
- What is the lowest freedom of expression score bti recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for freedom of expression score bti?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of expression score bti rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of expression score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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