Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Rigorous and impartial public administration score
Iran
-0.568
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-0.597
in 2025
Iran rank
125th
Saudi Arabia rank
127th
Rigorous and impartial public administration score over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iran currently reports -0.568 against -0.597 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.029.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Iran ranks 125th and Saudi Arabia ranks 127th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1790s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1800s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1810s | -2.97 | -2.24 | 0.7285 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | -2.97 | -2.04 | 0.928 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1830s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1840s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1850s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1860s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1870s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1880s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1890s | -2.97 | -2.44 | 0.529 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1900s | -2.9 | -0.3159 | 2.58 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1910s | -1.9 | 0.594 | 2.5 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1920s | -1.51 | 0.594 | 2.1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1930s | -1.26 | 0.594 | 1.86 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | -0.0759 | 0.594 | 0.6699 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 0.4079 | 0.2797 | 0.1282 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.109 | 0.2345 | 0.1255 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.1299 | 0.278 | 0.1481 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | -1.15 | 0.411 | 1.56 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -0.1118 | 0.1473 | 0.2591 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -0.203 | 0.118 | 0.321 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | -0.5082 | -0.1059 | 0.4023 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | -0.8695 | -0.7762 | 0.0933 | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rigorous and impartial public administration score, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Iran, at -0.568 against -0.597 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rigorous and impartial public administration score between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.029, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for rigorous and impartial public administration score?
- Iran ranks 125th 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.