Saudi Arabia vs Vatican: Democracy

Saudi Arabia

in 2025

Vatican

in 1861

Saudi Arabia rank

142nd

Vatican rank

142nd

Democracy over time

Saudi Arabia
Vatican

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0 against 0 in Vatican, a difference of 0.

Across all 68 years both countries report, Vatican has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd and Vatican ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Democracy in Saudi Arabia
Democracy in Vatican
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Democracy
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.