Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Political civil liberties index
Russia
0.1
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.083
in 2025
Russia rank
161st
Saudi Arabia rank
163rd
Political civil liberties index over time
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.1 against 0.083 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 13 and Saudi Arabia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.133 | 0.096 | 0.037 | Russia |
| 1790s | 0.085 | 0.096 | 0.011 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1800s | 0.085 | 0.096 | 0.011 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1810s | 0.085 | 0.1024 | 0.0174 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | 0.0778 | 0.0888 | 0.011 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1830s | 0.067 | 0.071 | 0.004 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1840s | 0.067 | 0.071 | 0.004 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | 0.0947 | 0.071 | 0.0237 | Russia |
| 1860s | 0.1615 | 0.071 | 0.0905 | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.1746 | 0.071 | 0.1036 | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.1847 | 0.071 | 0.1137 | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.2026 | 0.071 | 0.1316 | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.2715 | 0.0577 | 0.2138 | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.2684 | 0.052 | 0.2164 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.0368 | 0.052 | 0.0152 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | 0.0164 | 0.0506 | 0.0342 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 0.0151 | 0.05 | 0.0349 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 0.0305 | 0.0754 | 0.0449 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 0.0394 | 0.093 | 0.0536 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.0373 | 0.0831 | 0.0458 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1174 | 0.0796 | 0.0378 | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.7047 | 0.0816 | 0.6231 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.5209 | 0.0883 | 0.4326 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.3955 | 0.0816 | 0.3139 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.1917 | 0.072 | 0.1197 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Russia or Saudi Arabia?
- Russia, at 0.1 against 0.083 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.017, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Russia ranks 161st and Saudi Arabia ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.