India vs Saudi Arabia

India vs Saudi Arabia: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.38 of 1 in India and 0.02 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 0.36 of 1, or 24 times that in Saudi Arabia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

India vs Saudi Arabia: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.38 of 1 in India and 0.02 of 1 in Saudi Arabia, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 0.36 of 1, or 24 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say

  • India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1789.
  • In 2025, India ranked 105 and Saudi Arabia ranked 175 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearIndiaSaudi ArabiaWorld
20250.380.020.48
20240.380.020.49
20230.370.010.49
20220.380.020.5
20210.40.020.5
20200.390.010.51
20190.430.020.52
20180.480.020.52
20170.490.010.52
20160.520.020.52
20150.540.020.52
20140.620.020.52
20130.650.020.52
20120.660.020.53
20110.670.020.53
20100.670.020.52
20090.680.020.52
20080.720.020.52
20070.720.020.52
20060.720.020.52
20050.720.020.52
20040.730.020.51
20030.740.020.51
20020.740.020.5
20010.740.020.49
20000.740.020.49
19990.740.020.49
19980.750.020.49
19970.740.020.49
19960.740.020.48
19950.740.020.47
19940.740.020.47
19930.730.020.46
19920.730.010.44
19910.710.010.42
19900.690.010.41
19890.670.010.36
19880.660.010.36
19870.670.010.35
19860.670.010.34
19850.660.010.34
19840.640.010.33
19830.640.010.32
19820.640.010.32
19810.640.010.32
19800.650.010.32
19790.660.010.31
19780.650.010.3
19770.490.010.3
19760.380.010.29
19750.390.010.29
19740.570.010.29
19730.610.010.29
19720.610.010.29
19710.620.010.29
19700.660.010.29
19690.670.010.29
19680.670.010.3
19670.660.010.29
19660.650.010.29
19650.640.010.3
19640.650.010.3
19630.650.010.3
19620.660.010.29
19610.670.010.29
19600.670.010.28
19590.670.010.27
19580.670.010.27
19570.670.010.27
19560.660.010.26
19550.660.010.25
19540.660.010.25
19530.660.010.24
19520.60.010.24
19510.310.010.24
19500.270.010.23
19490.190.010.22
19480.190.010.22
19470.230.010.21
19460.210.010.19
19450.20.010.16
19440.180.010.14
19430.180.010.14
19420.180.010.14
19410.180.010.15
19400.180.010.15
19390.180.010.17
19380.180.010.17
19370.180.010.17
19360.180.010.17
19350.180.010.17
19340.140.010.18
19330.140.010.18
19320.140.010.19
19310.140.010.18
19300.140.010.18
19290.140.010.19
19280.140.010.19
19270.140.010.19
19260.140.010.19
19250.140.010.19
19240.140.010.19
19230.140.010.19
19220.140.010.19
19210.140.010.19
19200.090.010.18
19190.080.010.16
19180.080.010.15
19170.080.010.15
19160.080.010.15
19150.080.010.15
19140.080.010.15
19130.080.010.15
19120.080.010.15
19110.080.010.15
19100.080.010.15
19090.080.010.15
19080.080.010.15
19070.080.010.15
19060.080.010.15
19050.070.010.15
19040.080.010.14
19030.080.010.14
19020.080.010.15
19010.080.010.14
19000.080.010.14
18990.070.010.22
18980.070.010.22
18970.070.010.22
18960.070.010.22
18950.070.010.22
18940.070.010.21
18930.070.010.21
18920.070.010.21
18910.070.010.2
18900.070.010.2
18890.070.010.2
18880.070.010.2
18870.070.010.2
18860.070.010.19
18850.070.010.19
18840.070.010.2
18830.070.010.19
18820.060.010.19
18810.060.010.19
18800.050.010.19
18790.050.010.19
18780.050.010.18
18770.060.010.18
18760.060.010.19
18750.050.010.18
18740.050.010.18
18730.050.010.18
18720.050.010.18
18710.050.010.18
18700.050.010.18
18690.050.010.17
18680.050.010.17
18670.050.010.17
18660.050.010.16
18650.050.010.16
18640.050.010.16
18630.050.010.16
18620.050.010.16
18610.050.010.15
18600.050.010.15
18590.050.010.14
18580.050.010.14
18570.060.010.14
18560.060.010.13
18550.060.010.13
18540.060.010.13
18530.060.010.13
18520.060.010.13
18510.060.010.13
18500.060.010.13
18490.060.010.15
18480.060.010.13
18470.060.010.11
18460.060.010.11
18450.060.010.11
18440.060.010.11
18430.060.010.1
18420.060.010.1
18410.060.010.1
18400.060.010.1
18390.060.010.1
18380.060.010.09
18370.050.010.09
18360.050.010.1
18350.050.010.09
18340.050.010.09
18330.050.010.09
18320.050.010.09
18310.050.010.09
18300.050.010.09
18290.050.010.08
18280.050.010.08
18270.050.010.09
18260.050.010.08
18250.050.010.08
18240.050.010.08
18230.050.010.08
18220.050.010.08
18210.050.020.07
18200.050.020.07
18190.050.020.06
18180.050.020.06
18170.050.020.06
18160.050.020.06
18150.050.020.06
18140.050.020.05
18130.050.020.05
18120.050.020.06
18110.050.020.06
18100.050.020.06
18090.050.020.05
18080.050.020.05
18070.050.020.05
18060.050.020.05
18050.050.020.05
18040.050.020.05
18030.050.020.05
18020.050.020.05
18010.050.020.05
18000.050.020.05
17990.050.020.05
17980.050.020.06
17970.050.020.05
17960.050.020.05
17950.050.020.05
17940.050.020.05
17930.050.020.05
17920.050.020.05
17910.050.020.05
17900.050.020.05
17890.050.020.05

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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