China vs Saudi Arabia: Rigorous and impartial public administration score
China
-0.684
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-0.597
in 2025
China rank
129th
Saudi Arabia rank
127th
Rigorous and impartial public administration score over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -0.597 against -0.684 in China, a difference of 0.087.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
China ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 127th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 11 and Saudi Arabia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1790s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1800s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1810s | -2.32 | -2.24 | 0.0775 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | -2.32 | -2.04 | 0.277 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1830s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1840s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1850s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1860s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1870s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1880s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1890s | -2.32 | -2.44 | 0.122 | China |
| 1900s | -2.32 | -0.3159 | 2 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | -1.98 | 0.594 | 2.58 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | -1.82 | 0.594 | 2.41 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | -1.63 | 0.594 | 2.23 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | -1.61 | 0.594 | 2.21 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | -1.33 | 0.2797 | 1.61 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | -1.84 | 0.2345 | 2.08 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | -1.79 | 0.278 | 2.07 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | -0.501 | 0.411 | 0.912 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -0.551 | 0.1473 | 0.6983 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -0.62 | 0.118 | 0.738 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | -0.6925 | -0.1059 | 0.5866 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -0.6208 | -0.7762 | 0.1553 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -0.597 against -0.684 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.087, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- China ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 127th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Rigorous and impartial public administration score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.