Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Saudi Arabia
0.199
in 2025
Venezuela
0.191
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
161st
Venezuela rank
162nd
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.199 against 0.191 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 227 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Venezuela ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 161st and Venezuela ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.074 | 0.2 | 0.126 | Venezuela |
| 1790s | 0.074 | 0.2 | 0.126 | Venezuela |
| 1800s | 0.074 | 0.1988 | 0.1248 | Venezuela |
| 1810s | 0.0795 | 0.123 | 0.0435 | Venezuela |
| 1830s | 0.054 | 0.4714 | 0.4174 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | 0.054 | 0.4186 | 0.3646 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | 0.054 | 0.3317 | 0.2777 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.054 | 0.3854 | 0.3314 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.054 | 0.388 | 0.334 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.054 | 0.394 | 0.34 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0.054 | 0.38 | 0.326 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 0.0715 | 0.3165 | 0.245 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.079 | 0.2607 | 0.1817 | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.0805 | 0.2369 | 0.1564 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.1031 | 0.3884 | 0.2853 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 0.107 | 0.6226 | 0.5156 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 0.1106 | 0.4089 | 0.2983 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.1345 | 0.8023 | 0.6678 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.1379 | 0.8245 | 0.6866 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.1402 | 0.8184 | 0.6782 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.1438 | 0.8136 | 0.6698 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.1556 | 0.658 | 0.5024 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.1842 | 0.441 | 0.2568 | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.1887 | 0.2128 | 0.0242 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Saudi Arabia or Venezuela?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.199 against 0.191 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?
- 0.008, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Venezuela?
- 227 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Venezuela rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 161st and Venezuela ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.