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Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections was 0 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
142nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0
in 1789
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 0 for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Over the whole period, chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0 0 0 1
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0 0 0 6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 142 Afghanistan 0 compare
  2. 142 Bahrain 0 compare
  3. 142 Bangladesh 0 compare
  4. 142 Belarus 0 compare
  5. 142 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  6. 142 China 0 compare
  7. 142 Cuba 0 compare
  8. 142 Eritrea 0 compare
  9. 142 Eswatini 0 compare
  10. 142 Guinea 0 compare
  11. 142 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
  12. 142 Haiti 0 compare
  13. 142 Hong Kong 0 compare
  14. 142 Jordan 0 compare
  15. 142 Kuwait 0 compare
  16. 142 Laos 0 compare
  17. 142 Libya 0 compare
  18. 142 Madagascar 0 compare
  19. 142 Mali 0 compare
  20. 142 Morocco 0 compare
  21. 142 Myanmar 0 compare
  22. 142 Niger 0 compare
  23. 142 North Korea 0 compare
  24. 142 Oman 0 compare
  25. 142 Palestine 0 compare
  26. 142 Qatar 0 compare
  27. 142 Somalia 0 compare
  28. 142 South Sudan 0 compare
  29. 142 Sudan 0 compare
  30. 142 Syria 0 compare
  31. 142 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
  32. 142 Vatican 0 compare
  33. 142 Vietnam 0 compare
  34. 142 Yemen 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Saudi Arabia?
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Saudi Arabia was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
What is the lowest chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections?
Saudi Arabia ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
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 Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,307 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.