Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.178 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Saudi Arabia is 0.178, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.178 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1903.
Saudi Arabia ranks 166th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.097 | 0.097 | 0.097 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.097 | 0.097 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.097 | 0.097 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.1041 | 0.097 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0888 | 0.069 | 0.168 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0641 | 0.062 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.062 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0645 | 0.062 | 0.087 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0977 | 0.086 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.103 | 0.103 | 0.103 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1128 | 0.104 | 0.119 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1267 | 0.121 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.126 | 0.124 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1624 | 0.162 | 0.163 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1649 | 0.162 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1576 | 0.152 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1644 | 0.14 | 0.174 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1598 | 0.147 | 0.178 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 163 Rwanda 0.194 compare
- 164 Yemen 0.192 compare
- 165 China (People’s Republic of) 0.179 compare
- 167 Sudan 0.171 compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 0.169 compare
- 168 Tajikistan 0.169 compare
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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,368 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Saudi Arabia?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Saudi Arabia was 0.178 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.178 in 2025.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1903.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 166th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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