Equality of political power across social groups score in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Equality of political power across social groups score was -0.601 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-0.601
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 176 countries
All-time high
-0.018
in 2023
All-time low
-2.34
in 1822
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Equality of political power across social groups score in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.50178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for equality of political power across social groups score in Saudi Arabia is -0.601, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 51.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, equality of political power across social groups score in Saudi Arabia peaked at -0.018 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.34, in 1822.

Saudi Arabia ranks 148th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Equality of political power across social groups score in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Equality of political power across social groups score in Saudi Arabia, 1789 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1789 -1.85
1790 -1.85 -0.0%
1791 -1.85 -0.0%
1792 -1.85 -0.0%
1793 -1.85 -0.0%
1794 -1.85 -0.0%
1795 -1.85 -0.0%
1796 -1.85 -0.0%
1797 -1.85 -0.0%
1798 -1.85 -0.0%
1799 -1.85 -0.0%
1800 -1.85 -0.0%
1801 -1.85 -0.0%
1802 -1.85 -0.0%
1803 -1.85 -0.0%
1804 -1.85 -0.0%
1805 -1.85 -0.0%
1806 -1.85 -0.0%
1807 -1.85 -0.0%
1808 -1.85 -0.0%
1809 -1.85 -0.0%
1810 -1.85 -0.0%
1811 -1.85 -0.0%
1812 -1.85 -0.0%
1813 -1.85 -0.0%
1814 -1.85 -0.0%
1815 -1.85 -0.0%
1816 -1.85 -0.0%
1817 -1.85 -0.0%
1818 -1.85 -0.0%
1819 -1.26 -31.9%
1820 -1.26 -0.0%
1821 -1.26 -0.0%
1822 -2.34 +85.2%
1823 -2.34 -0.0%
1824 -2.34 -0.0%
1825 -2.34 -0.0%
1826 -2.34 -0.0%
1827 -2.34 -0.0%
1828 -2.34 -0.0%
1829 -2.34 -0.0%
1830 -2.34 -0.0%
1831 -2.34 -0.0%
1832 -2.34 -0.0%
1833 -2.34 -0.0%
1834 -2.34 -0.0%
1835 -2.34 -0.0%
1836 -2.34 -0.0%
1837 -2.34 -0.0%
1838 -2.34 -0.0%
1839 -2.34 -0.0%
1840 -2.34 -0.0%
1841 -2.34 -0.0%
1842 -2.34 -0.0%
1843 -2.34 -0.0%
1844 -2.34 -0.0%
1845 -2.34 -0.0%
1846 -2.34 -0.0%
1847 -2.34 -0.0%
1848 -2.34 -0.0%
1849 -2.34 -0.0%
1850 -2.34 -0.0%
1851 -2.34 -0.0%
1852 -2.34 -0.0%
1853 -2.34 -0.0%
1854 -2.34 -0.0%
1855 -2.34 -0.0%
1856 -2.34 -0.0%
1857 -2.34 -0.0%
1858 -2.34 -0.0%
1859 -2.34 -0.0%
1860 -2.34 -0.0%
1861 -2.34 -0.0%
1862 -2.34 -0.0%
1863 -2.34 -0.0%
1864 -2.34 -0.0%
1865 -2.34 -0.0%
1866 -2.34 -0.0%
1867 -2.34 -0.0%
1868 -2.34 -0.0%
1869 -2.34 -0.0%
1870 -2.34 -0.0%
1871 -2.34 -0.0%
1872 -2.34 -0.0%
1873 -2.34 -0.0%
1874 -2.34 -0.0%
1875 -2.34 -0.0%
1876 -2.34 -0.0%
1877 -2.34 -0.0%
1878 -2.34 -0.0%
1879 -2.34 -0.0%
1880 -2.34 -0.0%
1881 -2.34 -0.0%
1882 -2.34 -0.0%
1883 -2.34 -0.0%
1884 -2.34 -0.0%
1885 -2.34 -0.0%
1886 -2.34 -0.0%
1887 -2.34 -0.0%
1888 -2.34 -0.0%
1889 -2.34 -0.0%
1890 -2.34 -0.0%
1891 -2.34 -0.0%
1892 -2.34 -0.0%
1893 -2.34 -0.0%
1894 -2.34 -0.0%
1895 -2.34 -0.0%
1896 -2.34 -0.0%
1897 -2.34 -0.0%
1898 -2.34 -0.0%
1899 -2.34 -0.0%
1900 -2.34 -0.0%
1901 -2.34 -0.0%
1902 -2.34 -0.0%
1903 -2.34 -0.0%
1904 -2.34 -0.0%
1905 -2.34 -0.0%
1906 -2.34 -0.0%
1907 -2.34 -0.0%
1908 -2.34 -0.0%
1909 -2.34 -0.0%
1910 -2.34 -0.0%
1911 -2.34 -0.0%
1912 -2.34 -0.0%
1913 -2.34 -0.0%
1914 -2.34 -0.0%
1915 -2.34 -0.0%
1916 -2.34 -0.0%
1917 -2.34 -0.0%
1918 -2.34 -0.0%
1919 -2.34 -0.0%
1920 -2.34 -0.0%
1921 -2.34 -0.0%
1922 -2.34 -0.0%
1923 -2.34 -0.0%
1924 -2.34 -0.0%
1925 -2.34 -0.0%
1926 -2.34 -0.0%
1927 -2.34 -0.0%
1928 -2.34 -0.0%
1929 -2.34 -0.0%
1930 -2.34 -0.0%
1931 -2.34 -0.0%
1932 -2.34 -0.0%
1933 -2.34 -0.0%
1934 -2.34 -0.0%
1935 -2.34 -0.0%
1936 -2.34 -0.0%
1937 -2.34 -0.0%
1938 -2.34 -0.0%
1939 -2.34 -0.0%
1940 -2.34 -0.0%
1941 -2.34 -0.0%
1942 -2.34 -0.0%
1943 -2.34 -0.0%
1944 -2.34 -0.0%
1945 -2.34 -0.0%
1946 -2.34 -0.0%
1947 -2.34 -0.0%
1948 -2.34 -0.0%
1949 -2.34 -0.0%
1950 -2.34 -0.0%
1951 -2.34 -0.0%
1952 -2.34 -0.0%
1953 -2.34 -0.0%
1954 -2.34 -0.0%
1955 -2.34 -0.0%
1956 -2.34 -0.0%
1957 -2.34 -0.0%
1958 -2.34 -0.0%
1959 -2.34 -0.0%
1960 -2.34 -0.0%
1961 -2.34 -0.0%
1962 -2.34 -0.0%
1963 -2.34 -0.0%
1964 -2.34 -0.0%
1965 -2.34 -0.0%
1966 -2.34 -0.0%
1967 -2.34 -0.0%
1968 -2.34 -0.0%
1969 -2.34 -0.0%
1970 -2.34 -0.0%
1971 -2.34 -0.0%
1972 -2.34 -0.0%
1973 -2.34 -0.0%
1974 -1.58 -32.2%
1975 -1.58 -0.0%
1976 -1.58 -0.0%
1977 -1.58 -0.0%
1978 -1.58 -0.0%
1979 -1.58 -0.0%
1980 -1.58 -0.0%
1981 -1.58 -0.0%
1982 -1.58 -0.0%
1983 -1.58 -0.0%
1984 -1.58 -0.0%
1985 -1.58 -0.0%
1986 -1.58 -0.0%
1987 -1.58 -0.0%
1988 -1.58 -0.0%
1989 -1.58 -0.0%
1990 -1.58 -0.0%
1991 -1.58 -0.0%
1992 -1.58 -0.0%
1993 -1.58 -0.0%
1994 -1.58 -0.0%
1995 -1.58 -0.0%
1996 -1.58 -0.0%
1997 -1.58 -0.0%
1998 -1.58 -0.0%
1999 -1.58 -0.0%
2000 -1.13 -28.9%
2001 -1.13 -0.0%
2002 -1.13 -0.0%
2003 -1.13 -0.0%
2004 -1.13 -0.0%
2005 -1.13 -0.0%
2006 -1.13 -0.0%
2007 -1.13 -0.0%
2008 -1.13 -0.0%
2009 -1.13 -0.0%
2010 -1.13 -0.0%
2011 -1.13 -0.0%
2012 -1.13 -0.0%
2013 -1.13 -0.0%
2014 -1.13 -0.0%
2015 -1.24 +10.4%
2016 -1.24 -0.0%
2017 -1.24 -0.0%
2018 -1.24 -0.0%
2019 -1.24 -0.0%
2020 -1.24 -0.0%
2021 -1.24 -0.0%
2022 -1.24 -0.0%
2023 -0.018 -98.6%
2024 -0.601 +3238.9%
2025 -0.601 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s -1.85 -1.85 -1.85 1
1790s -1.85 -1.85 -1.85 10
1800s -1.85 -1.85 -1.85 10
1810s -1.79 -1.85 -1.26 10
1820s -2.12 -2.34 -1.26 10
1830s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1840s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1850s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1860s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1870s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1880s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1890s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1900s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1910s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1920s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1930s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1940s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1950s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1960s -2.34 -2.34 -2.34 10
1970s -1.89 -2.34 -1.58 10
1980s -1.58 -1.58 -1.58 10
1990s -1.58 -1.58 -1.58 10
2000s -1.13 -1.13 -1.13 10
2010s -1.18 -1.24 -1.13 10
2020s -0.8248 -1.24 -0.018 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is equality of political power across social groups score in Saudi Arabia?
Equality of political power across social groups score in Saudi Arabia was -0.601 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest equality of political power across social groups score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was -0.018 in 2023.
What is the lowest equality of political power across social groups score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was -2.34 in 1822.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for equality of political power across social groups score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is equality of political power across social groups score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Equality of political power across social groups score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Equality of political power across social groups score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,486 data points, 1789–2025
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