Regulation of political participation score in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Regulation of political participation score was 4 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 167 countries
All-time high
4
in 1926
All-time low
4
in 1926
Years of data
93
1926–2018

Regulation of political participation score in Saudi Arabia, 1926–2018

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 4 for regulation of political participation score in 2018. That is the highest value across all 93 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulation of political participation score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4 in 1926 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1926.

That places Saudi Arabia 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Regulation of political participation score in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Regulation of political participation score in Saudi Arabia, 1926 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1926 4
1927 4 +0.0%
1928 4 +0.0%
1929 4 +0.0%
1930 4 +0.0%
1931 4 +0.0%
1932 4 +0.0%
1933 4 +0.0%
1934 4 +0.0%
1935 4 +0.0%
1936 4 +0.0%
1937 4 +0.0%
1938 4 +0.0%
1939 4 +0.0%
1940 4 +0.0%
1941 4 +0.0%
1942 4 +0.0%
1943 4 +0.0%
1944 4 +0.0%
1945 4 +0.0%
1946 4 +0.0%
1947 4 +0.0%
1948 4 +0.0%
1949 4 +0.0%
1950 4 +0.0%
1951 4 +0.0%
1952 4 +0.0%
1953 4 +0.0%
1954 4 +0.0%
1955 4 +0.0%
1956 4 +0.0%
1957 4 +0.0%
1958 4 +0.0%
1959 4 +0.0%
1960 4 +0.0%
1961 4 +0.0%
1962 4 +0.0%
1963 4 +0.0%
1964 4 +0.0%
1965 4 +0.0%
1966 4 +0.0%
1967 4 +0.0%
1968 4 +0.0%
1969 4 +0.0%
1970 4 +0.0%
1971 4 +0.0%
1972 4 +0.0%
1973 4 +0.0%
1974 4 +0.0%
1975 4 +0.0%
1976 4 +0.0%
1977 4 +0.0%
1978 4 +0.0%
1979 4 +0.0%
1980 4 +0.0%
1981 4 +0.0%
1982 4 +0.0%
1983 4 +0.0%
1984 4 +0.0%
1985 4 +0.0%
1986 4 +0.0%
1987 4 +0.0%
1988 4 +0.0%
1989 4 +0.0%
1990 4 +0.0%
1991 4 +0.0%
1992 4 +0.0%
1993 4 +0.0%
1994 4 +0.0%
1995 4 +0.0%
1996 4 +0.0%
1997 4 +0.0%
1998 4 +0.0%
1999 4 +0.0%
2000 4 +0.0%
2001 4 +0.0%
2002 4 +0.0%
2003 4 +0.0%
2004 4 +0.0%
2005 4 +0.0%
2006 4 +0.0%
2007 4 +0.0%
2008 4 +0.0%
2009 4 +0.0%
2010 4 +0.0%
2011 4 +0.0%
2012 4 +0.0%
2013 4 +0.0%
2014 4 +0.0%
2015 4 +0.0%
2016 4 +0.0%
2017 4 +0.0%
2018 4 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 4 4 4 4
1930s 4 4 4 10
1940s 4 4 4 10
1950s 4 4 4 10
1960s 4 4 4 10
1970s 4 4 4 10
1980s 4 4 4 10
1990s 4 4 4 10
2000s 4 4 4 10
2010s 4 4 4 9

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 34 Azerbaijan 4 compare
  2. 34 Bahrain 4 compare
  3. 34 Belarus 4 compare
  4. 34 Cameroon 4 compare
  5. 34 China 4 compare
  6. 34 Cuba 4 compare
  7. 34 Egypt 4 compare
  8. 34 Equatorial Guinea 4 compare
  9. 34 Eritrea 4 compare
  10. 34 Eswatini 4 compare
  11. 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4 compare
  12. 34 Kuwait 4 compare
  13. 34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 compare
  14. 34 Libya 4 compare
  15. 34 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 4 compare
  16. 34 Oman 4 compare
  17. 34 Qatar 4 compare
  18. 34 Singapore 4 compare
  19. 34 Syrian Arab Republic 4 compare
  20. 34 Türkiye 4 compare
  21. 34 Turkmenistan 4 compare
  22. 34 USSR 4 compare
  23. 34 United Arab Emirates 4 compare
  24. 34 Uzbekistan 4 compare
  25. 34 Holy See 4
  26. 34 Viet Nam 4 compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulation of political participation score in Saudi Arabia?
Regulation of political participation score in Saudi Arabia was 4 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest regulation of political participation score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1926.
What is the lowest regulation of political participation score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1926.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for regulation of political participation score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 34th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is regulation of political participation score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Regulation of political participation score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulation of political participation score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
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