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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of human rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia

Name: Key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.

Key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Key features of human rights in Saudi Arabia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.097	—
1790	0.097	+0.0%
1791	0.097	+0.0%
1792	0.097	+0.0%
1793	0.097	+0.0%
1794	0.097	+0.0%
1795	0.097	+0.0%
1796	0.097	+0.0%
1797	0.097	+0.0%
1798	0.097	+0.0%
1799	0.097	+0.0%
1800	0.097	+0.0%
1801	0.097	+0.0%
1802	0.097	+0.0%
1803	0.097	+0.0%
1804	0.097	+0.0%
1805	0.097	+0.0%
1806	0.097	+0.0%
1807	0.097	+0.0%
1808	0.097	+0.0%
1809	0.097	+0.0%
1810	0.097	+0.0%
1811	0.097	+0.0%
1812	0.097	+0.0%
1813	0.097	+0.0%
1814	0.097	+0.0%
1815	0.097	+0.0%
1816	0.097	+0.0%
1817	0.097	+0.0%
1818	0.097	+0.0%
1819	0.168	+73.2%
1820	0.168	+0.0%
1821	0.168	+0.0%
1822	0.069	-58.9%
1823	0.069	+0.0%
1824	0.069	+0.0%
1825	0.069	+0.0%
1826	0.069	+0.0%
1827	0.069	+0.0%
1828	0.069	+0.0%
1829	0.069	+0.0%
1830	0.069	+0.0%
1831	0.069	+0.0%
1832	0.069	+0.0%
1833	0.069	+0.0%
1834	0.069	+0.0%
1835	0.069	+0.0%
1836	0.069	+0.0%
1837	0.069	+0.0%
1838	0.069	+0.0%
1839	0.069	+0.0%
1840	0.069	+0.0%
1841	0.069	+0.0%
1842	0.069	+0.0%
1843	0.069	+0.0%
1844	0.069	+0.0%
1845	0.069	+0.0%
1846	0.069	+0.0%
1847	0.069	+0.0%
1848	0.069	+0.0%
1849	0.069	+0.0%
1850	0.069	+0.0%
1851	0.069	+0.0%
1852	0.069	+0.0%
1853	0.069	+0.0%
1854	0.069	+0.0%
1855	0.069	+0.0%
1856	0.069	+0.0%
1857	0.069	+0.0%
1858	0.069	+0.0%
1859	0.069	+0.0%
1860	0.069	+0.0%
1861	0.069	+0.0%
1862	0.069	+0.0%
1863	0.069	+0.0%
1864	0.069	+0.0%
1865	0.069	+0.0%
1866	0.069	+0.0%
1867	0.069	+0.0%
1868	0.069	+0.0%
1869	0.069	+0.0%
1870	0.069	+0.0%
1871	0.069	+0.0%
1872	0.069	+0.0%
1873	0.069	+0.0%
1874	0.069	+0.0%
1875	0.069	+0.0%
1876	0.069	+0.0%
1877	0.069	+0.0%
1878	0.069	+0.0%
1879	0.069	+0.0%
1880	0.069	+0.0%
1881	0.069	+0.0%
1882	0.069	+0.0%
1883	0.069	+0.0%
1884	0.069	+0.0%
1885	0.069	+0.0%
1886	0.069	+0.0%
1887	0.069	+0.0%
1888	0.069	+0.0%
1889	0.069	+0.0%
1890	0.069	+0.0%
1891	0.069	+0.0%
1892	0.069	+0.0%
1893	0.069	+0.0%
1894	0.069	+0.0%
1895	0.069	+0.0%
1896	0.069	+0.0%
1897	0.069	+0.0%
1898	0.069	+0.0%
1899	0.069	+0.0%
1900	0.069	+0.0%
1901	0.069	+0.0%
1902	0.069	+0.0%
1903	0.062	-10.1%
1904	0.062	+0.0%
1905	0.062	+0.0%
1906	0.062	+0.0%
1907	0.062	+0.0%
1908	0.062	+0.0%
1909	0.062	+0.0%
1910	0.062	+0.0%
1911	0.062	+0.0%
1912	0.062	+0.0%
1913	0.062	+0.0%
1914	0.062	+0.0%
1915	0.062	+0.0%
1916	0.062	+0.0%
1917	0.062	+0.0%
1918	0.062	+0.0%
1919	0.062	+0.0%
1920	0.062	+0.0%
1921	0.062	+0.0%
1922	0.062	+0.0%
1923	0.062	+0.0%
1924	0.062	+0.0%
1925	0.062	+0.0%
1926	0.062	+0.0%
1927	0.062	+0.0%
1928	0.062	+0.0%
1929	0.087	+40.3%
1930	0.087	+0.0%
1931	0.087	+0.0%
1932	0.086	-1.1%
1933	0.102	+18.6%
1934	0.102	+0.0%
1935	0.102	+0.0%
1936	0.102	+0.0%
1937	0.103	+1.0%
1938	0.103	+0.0%
1939	0.103	+0.0%
1940	0.103	+0.0%
1941	0.103	+0.0%
1942	0.103	+0.0%
1943	0.103	+0.0%
1944	0.103	+0.0%
1945	0.103	+0.0%
1946	0.103	+0.0%
1947	0.103	+0.0%
1948	0.103	+0.0%
1949	0.103	+0.0%
1950	0.104	+1.0%
1951	0.104	+0.0%
1952	0.106	+1.9%
1953	0.105	-0.9%
1954	0.116	+10.5%
1955	0.117	+0.9%
1956	0.119	+1.7%
1957	0.119	+0.0%
1958	0.119	+0.0%
1959	0.119	+0.0%
1960	0.121	+1.7%
1961	0.121	+0.0%
1962	0.122	+0.8%
1963	0.129	+5.7%
1964	0.129	+0.0%
1965	0.129	+0.0%
1966	0.129	+0.0%
1967	0.129	+0.0%
1968	0.129	+0.0%
1969	0.129	+0.0%
1970	0.127	-1.6%
1971	0.127	+0.0%
1972	0.127	+0.0%
1973	0.127	+0.0%
1974	0.13	+2.4%
1975	0.124	-4.6%
1976	0.124	+0.0%
1977	0.124	+0.0%
1978	0.124	+0.0%
1979	0.126	+1.6%
1980	0.162	+28.6%
1981	0.162	+0.0%
1982	0.162	+0.0%
1983	0.162	+0.0%
1984	0.162	+0.0%
1985	0.162	+0.0%
1986	0.163	+0.6%
1987	0.163	+0.0%
1988	0.163	+0.0%
1989	0.163	+0.0%
1990	0.162	-0.6%
1991	0.165	+1.9%
1992	0.165	+0.0%
1993	0.166	+0.6%
1994	0.166	+0.0%
1995	0.165	-0.6%
1996	0.165	+0.0%
1997	0.165	+0.0%
1998	0.165	+0.0%
1999	0.165	+0.0%
2000	0.166	+0.6%
2001	0.152	-8.4%
2002	0.152	+0.0%
2003	0.152	+0.0%
2004	0.152	+0.0%
2005	0.158	+3.9%
2006	0.162	+2.5%
2007	0.158	-2.5%
2008	0.16	+1.3%
2009	0.164	+2.5%
2010	0.169	+3.0%
2011	0.168	-0.6%
2012	0.167	-0.6%
2013	0.174	+4.2%
2014	0.173	-0.6%
2015	0.166	-4.0%
2016	0.167	+0.6%
2017	0.158	-5.4%
2018	0.14	-11.4%
2019	0.162	+15.7%
2020	0.147	-9.3%
2021	0.147	+0.0%
2022	0.157	+6.8%
2023	0.158	+0.6%
2024	0.172	+8.9%
2025	0.178	+3.5%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

Saudi Arabia's 0.178 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.906, 20% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Saudi Arabia's 0.178 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.404, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

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 0.179 compare
167 Sudan 0.171 compare
168 Equatorial Guinea 0.169 compare
168 Tajikistan 0.169 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Saudi Arabia

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 448 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,368 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Electoral democracy 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)

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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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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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Indicator: Key features of human rights
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.