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Rule of Law Index in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Rule of Law Index was 0.396 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.396
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
103rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.396
in 2025
All-time low
0.123
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Rule of Law Index in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

0.10.20.30.4178919072025

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 0.396 for rule of law index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.396 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.123, in 1789.

Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.123 0.123 0.123 1
1790s 0.123 0.123 0.123 10
1800s 0.123 0.123 0.123 10
1810s 0.132 0.123 0.213 10
1820s 0.1874 0.181 0.213 10
1830s 0.181 0.181 0.181 10
1840s 0.181 0.181 0.181 10
1850s 0.181 0.181 0.181 10
1860s 0.181 0.181 0.181 10
1870s 0.181 0.181 0.181 10
1880s 0.181 0.181 0.181 10
1890s 0.181 0.181 0.181 10
1900s 0.237 0.181 0.261 10
1910s 0.261 0.261 0.261 10
1920s 0.261 0.261 0.261 10
1930s 0.2545 0.245 0.261 10
1940s 0.254 0.254 0.254 10
1950s 0.2725 0.253 0.285 10
1960s 0.3081 0.285 0.318 10
1970s 0.3032 0.291 0.318 10
1980s 0.2863 0.284 0.287 10
1990s 0.2738 0.264 0.287 10
2000s 0.2711 0.264 0.282 10
2010s 0.2858 0.275 0.324 10
2020s 0.3738 0.34 0.396 6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 100 Gabon 0.416 compare
  2. 100 Thailand 0.416 compare
  3. 102 India 0.397 compare
  4. 104 Cote d'Ivoire 0.395 compare
  5. 105 Paraguay 0.391 compare
  6. 106 Ukraine 0.387 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Saudi Arabia?
Rule of law index in Saudi Arabia was 0.396 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.396 in 2025.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.123 in 1789.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for rule of law index?
Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Rule of Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Rule of Law Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which the government complies with the law, courts are independent, laws transparent, justice accessible, corruption absent, and the bureaucracy is impartial.