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Key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Key features of human rights was 0.178 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.178
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
166th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.178
in 2025
All-time low
0.062
in 1903
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.175178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.178. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.178 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 1903.

That places Saudi Arabia 166th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 163 Rwanda 0.194 compare
  2. 164 Yemen 0.192 compare
  3. 165 China 0.179 compare
  4. 167 Sudan 0.171 compare
  5. 168 Equatorial Guinea 0.169 compare
  6. 168 Tajikistan 0.169 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia?
Key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia was 0.178 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest key features of human rights recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.178 in 2025.
What is the lowest key features of human rights recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 1903.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for key features of human rights?
Saudi Arabia ranks 166th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is key features of human rights 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 Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Key features of human rights
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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