Common Good Justifications Score in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Common Good Justifications Score was -0.754 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Common Good Justifications Score in Saudi Arabia, 1932–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, common good justifications score in Saudi Arabia stood at -0.754. That is the highest value across all 94 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, common good justifications score in Saudi Arabia peaked at -0.754 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.26, in 1932.
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 94 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | -1.26 | -1.26 | -1.26 | 8 |
| 1940s | -1.26 | -1.26 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.26 | -1.26 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 | -1.26 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.26 | -1.26 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.26 | -1.26 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.26 | -1.26 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.26 | -1.26 | -1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.19 | -1.26 | -0.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8275 | -1.2 | -0.754 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 145 Democratic Republic of Congo -0.574 compare
- 146 Bolivia -0.61 compare
- 147 Comoros -0.622 compare
- 149 Somalia -0.761 compare
- 150 Mauritania -0.775 compare
- 151 North Korea -0.908 compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1508 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.988 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6025 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9644 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5548 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is common good justifications score in Saudi Arabia?
- Common good justifications score in Saudi Arabia was -0.754 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest common good justifications score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.754 in 2021.
- What is the lowest common good justifications score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.26 in 1932.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for common good justifications score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is common good justifications score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Common Good Justifications Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their views with the common good for society, either the greatest good for the greatest number of people or as helping the least advantaged people in society when considering important policy changes.