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Private Civil Liberties Index in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Private Civil Liberties Index was 0.171 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.171
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
166th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.204
in 2024
All-time low
0.035
in 1822
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Private Civil Liberties Index in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

0.050.10.150.2178919072025

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 0.171 for private civil liberties index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private civil liberties index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.204 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.035, in 1822.

Saudi Arabia ranks 166th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Private Civil Liberties Index in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.099 —
1790 0.099 +0.0%
1791 0.099 +0.0%
1792 0.099 +0.0%
1793 0.099 +0.0%
1794 0.099 +0.0%
1795 0.099 +0.0%
1796 0.099 +0.0%
1797 0.099 +0.0%
1798 0.099 +0.0%
1799 0.099 +0.0%
1800 0.099 +0.0%
1801 0.099 +0.0%
1802 0.099 +0.0%
1803 0.099 +0.0%
1804 0.099 +0.0%
1805 0.099 +0.0%
1806 0.099 +0.0%
1807 0.099 +0.0%
1808 0.099 +0.0%
1809 0.099 +0.0%
1810 0.099 +0.0%
1811 0.099 +0.0%
1812 0.099 +0.0%
1813 0.099 +0.0%
1814 0.099 +0.0%
1815 0.099 +0.0%
1816 0.099 +0.0%
1817 0.099 +0.0%
1818 0.099 +0.0%
1819 0.135 +36.4%
1820 0.135 +0.0%
1821 0.135 +0.0%
1822 0.035 -74.1%
1823 0.035 +0.0%
1824 0.035 +0.0%
1825 0.035 +0.0%
1826 0.035 +0.0%
1827 0.035 +0.0%
1828 0.035 +0.0%
1829 0.035 +0.0%
1830 0.035 +0.0%
1831 0.035 +0.0%
1832 0.035 +0.0%
1833 0.035 +0.0%
1834 0.035 +0.0%
1835 0.035 +0.0%
1836 0.035 +0.0%
1837 0.035 +0.0%
1838 0.035 +0.0%
1839 0.035 +0.0%
1840 0.035 +0.0%
1841 0.035 +0.0%
1842 0.035 +0.0%
1843 0.035 +0.0%
1844 0.035 +0.0%
1845 0.035 +0.0%
1846 0.035 +0.0%
1847 0.035 +0.0%
1848 0.035 +0.0%
1849 0.035 +0.0%
1850 0.035 +0.0%
1851 0.035 +0.0%
1852 0.035 +0.0%
1853 0.035 +0.0%
1854 0.035 +0.0%
1855 0.035 +0.0%
1856 0.035 +0.0%
1857 0.035 +0.0%
1858 0.035 +0.0%
1859 0.035 +0.0%
1860 0.035 +0.0%
1861 0.035 +0.0%
1862 0.035 +0.0%
1863 0.035 +0.0%
1864 0.035 +0.0%
1865 0.035 +0.0%
1866 0.035 +0.0%
1867 0.035 +0.0%
1868 0.035 +0.0%
1869 0.035 +0.0%
1870 0.035 +0.0%
1871 0.035 +0.0%
1872 0.035 +0.0%
1873 0.035 +0.0%
1874 0.035 +0.0%
1875 0.035 +0.0%
1876 0.035 +0.0%
1877 0.035 +0.0%
1878 0.035 +0.0%
1879 0.035 +0.0%
1880 0.035 +0.0%
1881 0.035 +0.0%
1882 0.035 +0.0%
1883 0.035 +0.0%
1884 0.035 +0.0%
1885 0.035 +0.0%
1886 0.035 +0.0%
1887 0.035 +0.0%
1888 0.035 +0.0%
1889 0.035 +0.0%
1890 0.035 +0.0%
1891 0.035 +0.0%
1892 0.035 +0.0%
1893 0.035 +0.0%
1894 0.035 +0.0%
1895 0.035 +0.0%
1896 0.035 +0.0%
1897 0.035 +0.0%
1898 0.035 +0.0%
1899 0.035 +0.0%
1900 0.035 +0.0%
1901 0.035 +0.0%
1902 0.035 +0.0%
1903 0.039 +11.4%
1904 0.039 +0.0%
1905 0.039 +0.0%
1906 0.039 +0.0%
1907 0.039 +0.0%
1908 0.039 +0.0%
1909 0.039 +0.0%
1910 0.039 +0.0%
1911 0.039 +0.0%
1912 0.039 +0.0%
1913 0.039 +0.0%
1914 0.039 +0.0%
1915 0.039 +0.0%
1916 0.039 +0.0%
1917 0.039 +0.0%
1918 0.039 +0.0%
1919 0.039 +0.0%
1920 0.039 +0.0%
1921 0.039 +0.0%
1922 0.039 +0.0%
1923 0.039 +0.0%
1924 0.039 +0.0%
1925 0.039 +0.0%
1926 0.039 +0.0%
1927 0.039 +0.0%
1928 0.039 +0.0%
1929 0.039 +0.0%
1930 0.039 +0.0%
1931 0.039 +0.0%
1932 0.039 +0.0%
1933 0.037 -5.1%
1934 0.037 +0.0%
1935 0.037 +0.0%
1936 0.037 +0.0%
1937 0.038 +2.7%
1938 0.038 +0.0%
1939 0.038 +0.0%
1940 0.038 +0.0%
1941 0.038 +0.0%
1942 0.038 +0.0%
1943 0.038 +0.0%
1944 0.038 +0.0%
1945 0.038 +0.0%
1946 0.038 +0.0%
1947 0.038 +0.0%
1948 0.038 +0.0%
1949 0.038 +0.0%
1950 0.038 +0.0%
1951 0.038 +0.0%
1952 0.044 +15.8%
1953 0.04 -9.1%
1954 0.04 +0.0%
1955 0.043 +7.5%
1956 0.043 +0.0%
1957 0.043 +0.0%
1958 0.043 +0.0%
1959 0.043 +0.0%
1960 0.046 +7.0%
1961 0.046 +0.0%
1962 0.054 +17.4%
1963 0.072 +33.3%
1964 0.072 +0.0%
1965 0.072 +0.0%
1966 0.072 +0.0%
1967 0.072 +0.0%
1968 0.072 +0.0%
1969 0.072 +0.0%
1970 0.064 -11.1%
1971 0.064 +0.0%
1972 0.064 +0.0%
1973 0.064 +0.0%
1974 0.072 +12.5%
1975 0.078 +8.3%
1976 0.078 +0.0%
1977 0.078 +0.0%
1978 0.078 +0.0%
1979 0.078 +0.0%
1980 0.078 +0.0%
1981 0.078 +0.0%
1982 0.078 +0.0%
1983 0.078 +0.0%
1984 0.078 +0.0%
1985 0.078 +0.0%
1986 0.082 +5.1%
1987 0.082 +0.0%
1988 0.082 +0.0%
1989 0.082 +0.0%
1990 0.082 +0.0%
1991 0.085 +3.7%
1992 0.085 +0.0%
1993 0.085 +0.0%
1994 0.085 +0.0%
1995 0.085 +0.0%
1996 0.085 +0.0%
1997 0.085 +0.0%
1998 0.085 +0.0%
1999 0.085 +0.0%
2000 0.085 +0.0%
2001 0.084 -1.2%
2002 0.084 +0.0%
2003 0.084 +0.0%
2004 0.084 +0.0%
2005 0.105 +25.0%
2006 0.114 +8.6%
2007 0.114 +0.0%
2008 0.114 +0.0%
2009 0.114 +0.0%
2010 0.124 +8.8%
2011 0.124 +0.0%
2012 0.123 -0.8%
2013 0.129 +4.9%
2014 0.129 +0.0%
2015 0.129 +0.0%
2016 0.129 +0.0%
2017 0.145 +12.4%
2018 0.165 +13.8%
2019 0.188 +13.9%
2020 0.178 -5.3%
2021 0.176 -1.1%
2022 0.188 +6.8%
2023 0.191 +1.6%
2024 0.204 +6.8%
2025 0.171 -16.2%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.171 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.894, 19% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.171 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.384, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.099 0.099 0.099 1
1790s 0.099 0.099 0.099 10
1800s 0.099 0.099 0.099 10
1810s 0.1026 0.099 0.135 10
1820s 0.055 0.035 0.135 10
1830s 0.035 0.035 0.035 10
1840s 0.035 0.035 0.035 10
1850s 0.035 0.035 0.035 10
1860s 0.035 0.035 0.035 10
1870s 0.035 0.035 0.035 10
1880s 0.035 0.035 0.035 10
1890s 0.035 0.035 0.035 10
1900s 0.0378 0.035 0.039 10
1910s 0.039 0.039 0.039 10
1920s 0.039 0.039 0.039 10
1930s 0.0379 0.037 0.039 10
1940s 0.038 0.038 0.038 10
1950s 0.0415 0.038 0.044 10
1960s 0.065 0.046 0.072 10
1970s 0.0718 0.064 0.078 10
1980s 0.0796 0.078 0.082 10
1990s 0.0847 0.082 0.085 10
2000s 0.0982 0.084 0.114 10
2010s 0.1385 0.123 0.188 10
2020s 0.1847 0.171 0.204 6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

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  2. 164 Laos 0.204 compare
  3. 165 Qatar 0.176 compare
  4. 167 China 0.145 compare
  5. 168 Nicaragua 0.144 compare
  6. 169 Yemen 0.137 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private civil liberties index in Saudi Arabia?
Private civil liberties index in Saudi Arabia was 0.171 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest private civil liberties index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.204 in 2024.
What is the lowest private civil liberties index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.035 in 1822.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for private civil liberties index?
Saudi Arabia ranks 166th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is private civil liberties index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Private Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.