Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.199 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.199
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
161st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.204
in 2024
All-time low
0.054
in 1822
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.199.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.204 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.054, in 1822.
Saudi Arabia ranks 161st 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.
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.074 | — |
| 1790 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.129 | +74.3% |
| 1820 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.129 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.054 | -58.1% |
| 1823 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.054 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.079 | +46.3% |
| 1904 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.094 | +19.0% |
| 1930 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.094 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.106 | +12.8% |
| 1934 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.109 | +2.8% |
| 1938 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.107 | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.107 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.103 | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.112 | +8.7% |
| 1955 | 0.114 | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.121 | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.143 | +18.2% |
| 1964 | 0.143 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.142 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.139 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.139 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.133 | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.138 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.138 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.141 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.144 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.135 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.135 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.142 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.142 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.144 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.144 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.148 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.14 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.133 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.168 | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 0.176 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.176 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.17 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.179 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.182 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.18 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.186 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.186 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.189 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.188 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.18 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.171 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.198 | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.175 | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.181 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.189 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.184 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.204 | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 0.199 | -2.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.199 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.932, 21% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.199 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.452, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.074 | 0.074 | 0.074 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.074 | 0.074 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.074 | 0.074 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0795 | 0.074 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.069 | 0.054 | 0.129 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.054 | 0.054 | 0.054 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0715 | 0.054 | 0.079 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.079 | 0.079 | 0.079 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0805 | 0.079 | 0.094 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1031 | 0.094 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1106 | 0.103 | 0.114 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1345 | 0.114 | 0.143 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1379 | 0.133 | 0.139 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1402 | 0.135 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1438 | 0.142 | 0.144 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1556 | 0.133 | 0.179 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1842 | 0.171 | 0.198 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1887 | 0.175 | 0.204 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Saudi Arabia?
- Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Saudi Arabia was 0.199 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.204 in 2024.
- What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.054 in 1822.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 161st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.