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Judicial Checks on Government Index in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Judicial Checks on Government Index was 0.285 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.285
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.288
in 2020
All-time low
0.191
in 1819
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

00.10.20.3178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 0.285 for judicial checks on government index in 2025.

The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial checks on government index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.288 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.191, in 1819.

Saudi Arabia ranks 121st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Judicial Checks on Government Index in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.275 —
1790 0.275 +0.0%
1791 0.275 +0.0%
1792 0.275 +0.0%
1793 0.275 +0.0%
1794 0.275 +0.0%
1795 0.275 +0.0%
1796 0.275 +0.0%
1797 0.275 +0.0%
1798 0.275 +0.0%
1799 0.275 +0.0%
1800 0.275 +0.0%
1801 0.275 +0.0%
1802 0.275 +0.0%
1803 0.275 +0.0%
1804 0.275 +0.0%
1805 0.275 +0.0%
1806 0.275 +0.0%
1807 0.275 +0.0%
1808 0.275 +0.0%
1809 0.275 +0.0%
1810 0.275 +0.0%
1811 0.275 +0.0%
1812 0.275 +0.0%
1813 0.275 +0.0%
1814 0.275 +0.0%
1815 0.275 +0.0%
1816 0.275 +0.0%
1817 0.275 +0.0%
1818 0.275 +0.0%
1819 0.191 -30.5%
1820 0.191 +0.0%
1821 0.191 +0.0%
1822 0.283 +48.2%
1823 0.283 +0.0%
1824 0.283 +0.0%
1825 0.283 +0.0%
1826 0.283 +0.0%
1827 0.283 +0.0%
1828 0.283 +0.0%
1829 0.283 +0.0%
1830 0.283 +0.0%
1831 0.283 +0.0%
1832 0.283 +0.0%
1833 0.283 +0.0%
1834 0.283 +0.0%
1835 0.283 +0.0%
1836 0.283 +0.0%
1837 0.283 +0.0%
1838 0.283 +0.0%
1839 0.283 +0.0%
1840 0.283 +0.0%
1841 0.283 +0.0%
1842 0.283 +0.0%
1843 0.283 +0.0%
1844 0.283 +0.0%
1845 0.283 +0.0%
1846 0.283 +0.0%
1847 0.283 +0.0%
1848 0.283 +0.0%
1849 0.283 +0.0%
1850 0.283 +0.0%
1851 0.283 +0.0%
1852 0.283 +0.0%
1853 0.283 +0.0%
1854 0.283 +0.0%
1855 0.283 +0.0%
1856 0.283 +0.0%
1857 0.283 +0.0%
1858 0.283 +0.0%
1859 0.283 +0.0%
1860 0.283 +0.0%
1861 0.283 +0.0%
1862 0.283 +0.0%
1863 0.283 +0.0%
1864 0.283 +0.0%
1865 0.283 +0.0%
1866 0.283 +0.0%
1867 0.283 +0.0%
1868 0.283 +0.0%
1869 0.283 +0.0%
1870 0.283 +0.0%
1871 0.283 +0.0%
1872 0.283 +0.0%
1873 0.283 +0.0%
1874 0.283 +0.0%
1875 0.283 +0.0%
1876 0.283 +0.0%
1877 0.283 +0.0%
1878 0.283 +0.0%
1879 0.283 +0.0%
1880 0.283 +0.0%
1881 0.283 +0.0%
1882 0.283 +0.0%
1883 0.283 +0.0%
1884 0.283 +0.0%
1885 0.283 +0.0%
1886 0.283 +0.0%
1887 0.283 +0.0%
1888 0.283 +0.0%
1889 0.283 +0.0%
1890 0.283 +0.0%
1891 0.283 +0.0%
1892 0.283 +0.0%
1893 0.283 +0.0%
1894 0.283 +0.0%
1895 0.283 +0.0%
1896 0.283 +0.0%
1897 0.283 +0.0%
1898 0.283 +0.0%
1899 0.283 +0.0%
1900 0.283 +0.0%
1901 0.283 +0.0%
1902 0.283 +0.0%
1903 0.283 +0.0%
1904 0.283 +0.0%
1905 0.283 +0.0%
1906 0.283 +0.0%
1907 0.283 +0.0%
1908 0.283 +0.0%
1909 0.283 +0.0%
1910 0.283 +0.0%
1911 0.283 +0.0%
1912 0.283 +0.0%
1913 0.283 +0.0%
1914 0.283 +0.0%
1915 0.283 +0.0%
1916 0.283 +0.0%
1917 0.283 +0.0%
1918 0.283 +0.0%
1919 0.283 +0.0%
1920 0.283 +0.0%
1921 0.283 +0.0%
1922 0.283 +0.0%
1923 0.283 +0.0%
1924 0.283 +0.0%
1925 0.283 +0.0%
1926 0.283 +0.0%
1927 0.283 +0.0%
1928 0.283 +0.0%
1929 0.283 +0.0%
1930 0.283 +0.0%
1931 0.283 +0.0%
1932 0.234 -17.3%
1933 0.234 +0.0%
1934 0.234 +0.0%
1935 0.234 +0.0%
1936 0.234 +0.0%
1937 0.234 +0.0%
1938 0.234 +0.0%
1939 0.234 +0.0%
1940 0.234 +0.0%
1941 0.234 +0.0%
1942 0.234 +0.0%
1943 0.234 +0.0%
1944 0.234 +0.0%
1945 0.234 +0.0%
1946 0.234 +0.0%
1947 0.234 +0.0%
1948 0.234 +0.0%
1949 0.234 +0.0%
1950 0.234 +0.0%
1951 0.234 +0.0%
1952 0.234 +0.0%
1953 0.234 +0.0%
1954 0.278 +18.8%
1955 0.278 +0.0%
1956 0.278 +0.0%
1957 0.278 +0.0%
1958 0.278 +0.0%
1959 0.278 +0.0%
1960 0.278 +0.0%
1961 0.278 +0.0%
1962 0.278 +0.0%
1963 0.278 +0.0%
1964 0.278 +0.0%
1965 0.278 +0.0%
1966 0.278 +0.0%
1967 0.278 +0.0%
1968 0.278 +0.0%
1969 0.278 +0.0%
1970 0.278 +0.0%
1971 0.278 +0.0%
1972 0.278 +0.0%
1973 0.226 -18.7%
1974 0.226 +0.0%
1975 0.226 +0.0%
1976 0.226 +0.0%
1977 0.226 +0.0%
1978 0.226 +0.0%
1979 0.226 +0.0%
1980 0.226 +0.0%
1981 0.226 +0.0%
1982 0.226 +0.0%
1983 0.226 +0.0%
1984 0.226 +0.0%
1985 0.226 +0.0%
1986 0.226 +0.0%
1987 0.226 +0.0%
1988 0.226 +0.0%
1989 0.226 +0.0%
1990 0.226 +0.0%
1991 0.226 +0.0%
1992 0.226 +0.0%
1993 0.226 +0.0%
1994 0.226 +0.0%
1995 0.226 +0.0%
1996 0.226 +0.0%
1997 0.226 +0.0%
1998 0.226 +0.0%
1999 0.226 +0.0%
2000 0.226 +0.0%
2001 0.226 +0.0%
2002 0.226 +0.0%
2003 0.226 +0.0%
2004 0.226 +0.0%
2005 0.226 +0.0%
2006 0.226 +0.0%
2007 0.222 -1.8%
2008 0.248 +11.7%
2009 0.248 +0.0%
2010 0.259 +4.4%
2011 0.259 +0.0%
2012 0.259 +0.0%
2013 0.259 +0.0%
2014 0.259 +0.0%
2015 0.259 +0.0%
2016 0.262 +1.2%
2017 0.262 +0.0%
2018 0.262 +0.0%
2019 0.256 -2.3%
2020 0.288 +12.5%
2021 0.285 -1.0%
2022 0.285 +0.0%
2023 0.285 +0.0%
2024 0.285 +0.0%
2025 0.285 +0.0%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.285 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 33% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.285 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.435, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.275 0.275 0.275 1
1790s 0.275 0.275 0.275 10
1800s 0.275 0.275 0.275 10
1810s 0.2666 0.191 0.275 10
1820s 0.2646 0.191 0.283 10
1830s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1840s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1850s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1860s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1870s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1880s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1890s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1900s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1910s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1920s 0.283 0.283 0.283 10
1930s 0.2438 0.234 0.283 10
1940s 0.234 0.234 0.234 10
1950s 0.2604 0.234 0.278 10
1960s 0.278 0.278 0.278 10
1970s 0.2416 0.226 0.278 10
1980s 0.226 0.226 0.226 10
1990s 0.226 0.226 0.226 10
2000s 0.23 0.222 0.248 10
2010s 0.2596 0.256 0.262 10
2020s 0.2855 0.285 0.288 6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 118 Iraq 0.356 compare
  2. 119 Ukraine 0.334 compare
  3. 120 Eswatini 0.315 compare
  4. 122 Burkina Faso 0.274 compare
  5. 123 Djibouti 0.268 compare
  6. 124 Bolivia 0.266 compare
  7. 124 Gabon 0.266 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial checks on government index in Saudi Arabia?
Judicial checks on government index in Saudi Arabia was 0.285 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial checks on government index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.288 in 2020.
What is the lowest judicial checks on government index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.191 in 1819.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for judicial checks on government index?
Saudi Arabia ranks 121st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial checks on government index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Judicial Checks on Government Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Judicial Checks on Government Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,297 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.