Universal right to vote in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Universal right to vote was 0 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0
World rank
191st
of 197 countries
All-time high
0
in 1789
All-time low
0
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Universal right to vote in Saudi Arabia, 1789–2025

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Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for universal right to vote in Saudi Arabia is 0, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 237 years on record.

Over the whole period, universal right to vote in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

That places Saudi Arabia 191st out of 197 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. 191 Brunei 0 compare
  2. 191 Palestine 0 compare
  3. 191 Qatar 0 compare
  4. 191 Somalia 0 compare
  5. 191 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
  6. 191 Vatican 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is universal right to vote in Saudi Arabia?
Universal right to vote in Saudi Arabia was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest universal right to vote recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
What is the lowest universal right to vote recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for universal right to vote?
Saudi Arabia ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Universal right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.