Key features of liberal democracy in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Key features of liberal democracy was 0.047 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.047
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.047
in 2024
All-time low
0.029
in 1819
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Key features of liberal democracy in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.047 for key features of liberal democracy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.047 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.029, in 1819.
Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd 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 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0299 | 0.029 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.029 | 0.029 | 0.029 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0311 | 0.029 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0321 | 0.032 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0346 | 0.033 | 0.036 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.036 | 0.036 | 0.036 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0362 | 0.033 | 0.038 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.041 | 0.038 | 0.042 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.038 | 0.036 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0367 | 0.036 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0386 | 0.037 | 0.039 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0413 | 0.039 | 0.045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.045 | 0.042 | 0.046 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0458 | 0.045 | 0.047 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 159 Syria 0.054 compare
- 160 Azerbaijan 0.053 compare
- 161 Cambodia 0.051 compare
- 162 Equatorial Guinea 0.047 compare
- 164 Tajikistan 0.043 compare
- 164 Yemen 0.043 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)
- 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 key features of liberal democracy in Saudi Arabia?
- Key features of liberal democracy in Saudi Arabia was 0.047 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.047 in 2024.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.029 in 1819.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for key features of liberal democracy?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 liberal democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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