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Democracy in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Democracy 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

Democracy in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, democracy in Saudi Arabia stood at 0. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Over the whole period, democracy in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

That places Saudi Arabia 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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. 139 Iran 2 compare
  2. 139 Turkmenistan 2 compare
  3. 139 Uzbekistan 2 compare
  4. 142 Afghanistan 0 compare
  5. 142 Bahrain 0 compare
  6. 142 Bangladesh 0 compare
  7. 142 Belarus 0 compare
  8. 142 Burkina Faso 0 compare
  9. 142 China 0 compare
  10. 142 Cuba 0 compare
  11. 142 Eritrea 0 compare
  12. 142 Eswatini 0 compare
  13. 142 Guinea 0 compare
  14. 142 Guinea-Bissau 0 compare
  15. 142 Haiti 0 compare
  16. 142 Hong Kong 0 compare
  17. 142 Jordan 0 compare
  18. 142 Kuwait 0 compare
  19. 142 Laos 0 compare
  20. 142 Libya 0 compare
  21. 142 Madagascar 0 compare
  22. 142 Mali 0 compare
  23. 142 Morocco 0 compare
  24. 142 Myanmar 0 compare
  25. 142 Niger 0 compare
  26. 142 North Korea 0 compare
  27. 142 Oman 0 compare
  28. 142 Palestine 0 compare
  29. 142 Qatar 0 compare
  30. 142 Somalia 0 compare
  31. 142 South Sudan 0 compare
  32. 142 Sudan 0 compare
  33. 142 Syria 0 compare
  34. 142 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
  35. 142 Vatican 0 compare
  36. 142 Vietnam 0 compare
  37. 142 Yemen 0 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is democracy in Saudi Arabia?
Democracy in Saudi Arabia was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest democracy recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
What is the lowest democracy recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for democracy?
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 Democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.