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Liberal political institutions index in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Liberal political institutions index was 0.184 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.184
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
154th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.186
in 2024
All-time low
0.113
in 1819
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Liberal political institutions index in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

00.050.10.150.2178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for liberal political institutions index in Saudi Arabia is 0.184, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.186 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.113, in 1819.

Saudi Arabia ranks 154th 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.

Liberal political institutions index in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.118 —
1790 0.118 +0.0%
1791 0.118 +0.0%
1792 0.118 +0.0%
1793 0.118 +0.0%
1794 0.118 +0.0%
1795 0.118 +0.0%
1796 0.118 +0.0%
1797 0.118 +0.0%
1798 0.118 +0.0%
1799 0.118 +0.0%
1800 0.118 +0.0%
1801 0.118 +0.0%
1802 0.118 +0.0%
1803 0.118 +0.0%
1804 0.118 +0.0%
1805 0.118 +0.0%
1806 0.118 +0.0%
1807 0.118 +0.0%
1808 0.118 +0.0%
1809 0.118 +0.0%
1810 0.118 +0.0%
1811 0.118 +0.0%
1812 0.118 +0.0%
1813 0.118 +0.0%
1814 0.118 +0.0%
1815 0.118 +0.0%
1816 0.118 +0.0%
1817 0.118 +0.0%
1818 0.118 +0.0%
1819 0.113 -4.2%
1820 0.113 +0.0%
1821 0.113 +0.0%
1822 0.116 +2.7%
1823 0.116 +0.0%
1824 0.116 +0.0%
1825 0.116 +0.0%
1826 0.116 +0.0%
1827 0.116 +0.0%
1828 0.116 +0.0%
1829 0.116 +0.0%
1830 0.116 +0.0%
1831 0.116 +0.0%
1832 0.116 +0.0%
1833 0.116 +0.0%
1834 0.116 +0.0%
1835 0.116 +0.0%
1836 0.116 +0.0%
1837 0.116 +0.0%
1838 0.116 +0.0%
1839 0.116 +0.0%
1840 0.116 +0.0%
1841 0.116 +0.0%
1842 0.116 +0.0%
1843 0.116 +0.0%
1844 0.116 +0.0%
1845 0.116 +0.0%
1846 0.116 +0.0%
1847 0.116 +0.0%
1848 0.116 +0.0%
1849 0.116 +0.0%
1850 0.116 +0.0%
1851 0.116 +0.0%
1852 0.116 +0.0%
1853 0.116 +0.0%
1854 0.116 +0.0%
1855 0.116 +0.0%
1856 0.116 +0.0%
1857 0.116 +0.0%
1858 0.116 +0.0%
1859 0.116 +0.0%
1860 0.116 +0.0%
1861 0.116 +0.0%
1862 0.116 +0.0%
1863 0.116 +0.0%
1864 0.116 +0.0%
1865 0.116 +0.0%
1866 0.116 +0.0%
1867 0.116 +0.0%
1868 0.116 +0.0%
1869 0.116 +0.0%
1870 0.116 +0.0%
1871 0.116 +0.0%
1872 0.116 +0.0%
1873 0.116 +0.0%
1874 0.116 +0.0%
1875 0.116 +0.0%
1876 0.116 +0.0%
1877 0.116 +0.0%
1878 0.116 +0.0%
1879 0.116 +0.0%
1880 0.116 +0.0%
1881 0.116 +0.0%
1882 0.116 +0.0%
1883 0.116 +0.0%
1884 0.116 +0.0%
1885 0.116 +0.0%
1886 0.116 +0.0%
1887 0.116 +0.0%
1888 0.116 +0.0%
1889 0.116 +0.0%
1890 0.116 +0.0%
1891 0.116 +0.0%
1892 0.116 +0.0%
1893 0.116 +0.0%
1894 0.116 +0.0%
1895 0.116 +0.0%
1896 0.116 +0.0%
1897 0.116 +0.0%
1898 0.116 +0.0%
1899 0.116 +0.0%
1900 0.116 +0.0%
1901 0.116 +0.0%
1902 0.116 +0.0%
1903 0.125 +7.8%
1904 0.125 +0.0%
1905 0.125 +0.0%
1906 0.125 +0.0%
1907 0.125 +0.0%
1908 0.125 +0.0%
1909 0.125 +0.0%
1910 0.125 +0.0%
1911 0.125 +0.0%
1912 0.125 +0.0%
1913 0.125 +0.0%
1914 0.125 +0.0%
1915 0.125 +0.0%
1916 0.125 +0.0%
1917 0.125 +0.0%
1918 0.125 +0.0%
1919 0.125 +0.0%
1920 0.125 +0.0%
1921 0.125 +0.0%
1922 0.125 +0.0%
1923 0.125 +0.0%
1924 0.125 +0.0%
1925 0.125 +0.0%
1926 0.125 +0.0%
1927 0.125 +0.0%
1928 0.125 +0.0%
1929 0.13 +4.0%
1930 0.13 +0.0%
1931 0.13 +0.0%
1932 0.136 +4.6%
1933 0.14 +2.9%
1934 0.14 +0.0%
1935 0.14 +0.0%
1936 0.14 +0.0%
1937 0.14 +0.0%
1938 0.14 +0.0%
1939 0.141 +0.7%
1940 0.141 +0.0%
1941 0.141 +0.0%
1942 0.141 +0.0%
1943 0.141 +0.0%
1944 0.141 +0.0%
1945 0.141 +0.0%
1946 0.141 +0.0%
1947 0.141 +0.0%
1948 0.141 +0.0%
1949 0.141 +0.0%
1950 0.135 -4.3%
1951 0.135 +0.0%
1952 0.133 -1.5%
1953 0.133 +0.0%
1954 0.15 +12.8%
1955 0.15 +0.0%
1956 0.15 +0.0%
1957 0.15 +0.0%
1958 0.15 +0.0%
1959 0.15 +0.0%
1960 0.15 +0.0%
1961 0.15 +0.0%
1962 0.157 +4.7%
1963 0.165 +5.1%
1964 0.165 +0.0%
1965 0.165 +0.0%
1966 0.165 +0.0%
1967 0.165 +0.0%
1968 0.165 +0.0%
1969 0.165 +0.0%
1970 0.163 -1.2%
1971 0.163 +0.0%
1972 0.163 +0.0%
1973 0.144 -11.7%
1974 0.144 +0.0%
1975 0.145 +0.7%
1976 0.145 +0.0%
1977 0.145 +0.0%
1978 0.145 +0.0%
1979 0.145 +0.0%
1980 0.147 +1.4%
1981 0.147 +0.0%
1982 0.147 +0.0%
1983 0.143 -2.7%
1984 0.143 +0.0%
1985 0.143 +0.0%
1986 0.147 +2.8%
1987 0.147 +0.0%
1988 0.147 +0.0%
1989 0.147 +0.0%
1990 0.147 +0.0%
1991 0.146 -0.7%
1992 0.155 +6.2%
1993 0.155 +0.0%
1994 0.155 +0.0%
1995 0.155 +0.0%
1996 0.155 +0.0%
1997 0.155 +0.0%
1998 0.155 +0.0%
1999 0.155 +0.0%
2000 0.156 +0.6%
2001 0.155 -0.6%
2002 0.153 -1.3%
2003 0.153 +0.0%
2004 0.153 +0.0%
2005 0.166 +8.5%
2006 0.168 +1.2%
2007 0.169 +0.6%
2008 0.174 +3.0%
2009 0.178 +2.3%
2010 0.182 +2.2%
2011 0.182 +0.0%
2012 0.18 -1.1%
2013 0.18 +0.0%
2014 0.18 +0.0%
2015 0.184 +2.2%
2016 0.175 -4.9%
2017 0.172 -1.7%
2018 0.166 -3.5%
2019 0.177 +6.6%
2020 0.176 -0.6%
2021 0.178 +1.1%
2022 0.182 +2.2%
2023 0.178 -2.2%
2024 0.186 +4.5%
2025 0.184 -1.1%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.184 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.872, 21% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.184 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.354, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.118 0.118 0.118 1
1790s 0.118 0.118 0.118 10
1800s 0.118 0.118 0.118 10
1810s 0.1175 0.113 0.118 10
1820s 0.1154 0.113 0.116 10
1830s 0.116 0.116 0.116 10
1840s 0.116 0.116 0.116 10
1850s 0.116 0.116 0.116 10
1860s 0.116 0.116 0.116 10
1870s 0.116 0.116 0.116 10
1880s 0.116 0.116 0.116 10
1890s 0.116 0.116 0.116 10
1900s 0.1223 0.116 0.125 10
1910s 0.125 0.125 0.125 10
1920s 0.1255 0.125 0.13 10
1930s 0.1377 0.13 0.141 10
1940s 0.141 0.141 0.141 10
1950s 0.1436 0.133 0.15 10
1960s 0.1612 0.15 0.165 10
1970s 0.1502 0.144 0.163 10
1980s 0.1458 0.143 0.147 10
1990s 0.1533 0.146 0.155 10
2000s 0.1625 0.153 0.178 10
2010s 0.1778 0.166 0.184 10
2020s 0.1807 0.176 0.186 6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

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  2. 152 Bahrain 0.188 compare
  3. 152 Uzbekistan 0.188 compare
  4. 155 Syria 0.166 compare
  5. 156 Burundi 0.15 compare
  6. 157 Russia 0.147 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Saudi Arabia?
Liberal political institutions index in Saudi Arabia was 0.184 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.186 in 2024.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.113 in 1819.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for liberal political institutions index?
Saudi Arabia ranks 154th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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