What is the highest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1789.

What is the lowest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1789.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?

Saudi Arabia ranks 174th 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 Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia

Name: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saudi Arabia: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote was 0.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.0%

World rank

174th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.0%

in 1789

All-time low

0.0%

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Over the whole period, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0% in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1789.

Saudi Arabia ranks 174th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1
1790s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1800s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1810s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1820s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1830s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1840s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1850s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1860s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1870s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1880s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1890s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1900s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1910s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1920s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1930s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1940s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1950s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1960s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1970s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1980s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
1990s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2000s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

171 United Arab Emirates 36.0% compare
172 Qatar 35.0% compare
173 Somalia 0.2% compare
174 Palestine 0.0% compare
174 Vatican 0.0% compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Saudi Arabia

Spring temperature anomalies -0.1508 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.988 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.6025 °C (2026)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9644 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.5548 °C (2025)
Consumer price index 138.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)

All data for Saudi Arabia →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia?: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1789.
What is the lowest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1789.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?: Saudi Arabia ranks 174th 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 Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit: %
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.