Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Saudi Arabia and 0.84 of 1 in United Kingdom, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.67 of 1, or 4.74 times that in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi ArabiaUnited Kingdom

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index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem · log scale

All years Since 1950 Since 1990 Since 2010

Values Change

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World

Saudi ArabiaUnited KingdomWorld

Latest figures

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2025
Saudi Arabia	0.18 2025	0.17	165 of 175
United Kingdom	0.84 2025	0.9	60 of 175
World	0.65 2025	0.69

What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1789.
In 2025, Saudi Arabia ranked 165 and United Kingdom ranked 60 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 0.65 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Year	Saudi Arabia	United Kingdom	World
2025	0.18	0.84	0.65
2024	0.17	0.88	0.65
2023	0.16	0.89	0.66
2022	0.16	0.89	0.66
2021	0.15	0.88	0.67
2020	0.15	0.89	0.67
2019	0.16	0.91	0.68
2018	0.14	0.92	0.68
2017	0.16	0.92	0.68
2016	0.17	0.9	0.68
2015	0.17	0.9	0.69
2014	0.17	0.9	0.69
2013	0.17	0.91	0.7
2012	0.17	0.93	0.7
2011	0.17	0.93	0.7
2010	0.17	0.93	0.7
2009	0.16	0.93	0.69
2008	0.16	0.93	0.69
2007	0.16	0.93	0.69
2006	0.16	0.93	0.69
2005	0.16	0.93	0.69
2004	0.15	0.93	0.69
2003	0.15	0.93	0.69
2002	0.15	0.93	0.68
2001	0.15	0.94	0.68
2000	0.17	0.94	0.67
1999	0.17	0.93	0.66
1998	0.17	0.91	0.65
1997	0.17	0.89	0.65
1996	0.17	0.89	0.65
1995	0.17	0.89	0.65
1994	0.17	0.89	0.64
1993	0.17	0.87	0.63
1992	0.17	0.87	0.62
1991	0.17	0.87	0.6
1990	0.16	0.87	0.57
1989	0.16	0.84	0.51
1988	0.16	0.84	0.5
1987	0.16	0.84	0.5
1986	0.16	0.84	0.49
1985	0.16	0.84	0.48
1984	0.16	0.84	0.47
1983	0.16	0.84	0.47
1982	0.16	0.84	0.46
1981	0.16	0.84	0.46
1980	0.16	0.84	0.46
1979	0.13	0.84	0.45
1978	0.12	0.84	0.44
1977	0.12	0.84	0.44
1976	0.12	0.84	0.44
1975	0.12	0.84	0.44
1974	0.13	0.84	0.43
1973	0.13	0.84	0.43
1972	0.13	0.84	0.44
1971	0.13	0.84	0.44
1970	0.13	0.84	0.44
1969	0.13	0.85	0.44
1968	0.13	0.85	0.45
1967	0.13	0.88	0.45
1966	0.13	0.88	0.46
1965	0.13	0.88	0.46
1964	0.13	0.87	0.46
1963	0.13	0.87	0.46
1962	0.12	0.87	0.46
1961	0.12	0.87	0.46
1960	0.12	0.87	0.46
1959	0.12	0.87	0.44
1958	0.12	0.87	0.44
1957	0.12	0.87	0.43
1956	0.12	0.87	0.43
1955	0.12	0.87	0.43
1954	0.12	0.87	0.43
1953	0.11	0.87	0.43
1952	0.11	0.87	0.43
1951	0.1	0.88	0.43
1950	0.1	0.88	0.42
1949	0.1	0.87	0.42
1948	0.1	0.87	0.42
1947	0.1	0.87	0.42
1946	0.1	0.87	0.42
1945	0.1	0.84	0.38
1944	0.1	0.84	0.35
1943	0.1	0.84	0.35
1942	0.1	0.84	0.35
1941	0.1	0.84	0.35
1940	0.1	0.84	0.36
1939	0.1	0.84	0.38
1938	0.1	0.86	0.39
1937	0.1	0.86	0.39
1936	0.1	0.86	0.39
1935	0.1	0.86	0.4
1934	0.1	0.86	0.4
1933	0.1	0.86	0.4
1932	0.09	0.86	0.41
1931	0.09	0.86	0.41
1930	0.09	0.86	0.41
1929	0.09	0.85	0.41
1928	0.06	0.85	0.41
1927	0.06	0.85	0.41
1926	0.06	0.86	0.41
1925	0.06	0.85	0.41
1924	0.06	0.85	0.42
1923	0.06	0.83	0.41
1922	0.06	0.83	0.42
1921	0.06	0.83	0.42
1920	0.06	0.83	0.42
1919	0.06	0.82	0.41
1918	0.06	0.81	0.4
1917	0.06	0.81	0.39
1916	0.06	0.81	0.39
1915	0.06	0.82	0.4
1914	0.06	0.82	0.4
1913	0.06	0.84	0.41
1912	0.06	0.84	0.41
1911	0.06	0.84	0.41
1910	0.06	0.84	0.41
1909	0.06	0.83	0.41
1908	0.06	0.83	0.41
1907	0.06	0.83	0.41
1906	0.06	0.83	0.41
1905	0.06	0.83	0.41
1904	0.06	0.83	0.41
1903	0.06	0.83	0.41
1902	0.07	0.83	0.41
1901	0.07	0.83	0.41
1900	0.07	0.83	0.41
1899	0.07	0.83	0.47
1898	0.07	0.83	0.47
1897	0.07	0.83	0.46
1896	0.07	0.83	0.47
1895	0.07	0.83	0.46
1894	0.07	0.83	0.46
1893	0.07	0.83	0.46
1892	0.07	0.83	0.45
1891	0.07	0.83	0.45
1890	0.07	0.83	0.45
1889	0.07	0.83	0.45
1888	0.07	0.83	0.45
1887	0.07	0.83	0.45
1886	0.07	0.83	0.44
1885	0.07	0.83	0.44
1884	0.07	0.83	0.44
1883	0.07	0.83	0.44
1882	0.07	0.82	0.44
1881	0.07	0.82	0.44
1880	0.07	0.82	0.44
1879	0.07	0.8	0.45
1878	0.07	0.8	0.45
1877	0.07	0.8	0.44
1876	0.07	0.8	0.45
1875	0.07	0.8	0.45
1874	0.07	0.8	0.45
1873	0.07	0.8	0.45
1872	0.07	0.79	0.44
1871	0.07	0.79	0.45
1870	0.07	0.78	0.44
1869	0.07	0.77	0.44
1868	0.07	0.79	0.43
1867	0.07	0.78	0.44
1866	0.07	0.78	0.43
1865	0.07	0.78	0.43
1864	0.07	0.78	0.42
1863	0.07	0.78	0.43
1862	0.07	0.78	0.43
1861	0.07	0.78	0.42
1860	0.07	0.78	0.41
1859	0.07	0.78	0.4
1858	0.07	0.78	0.4
1857	0.07	0.78	0.4
1856	0.07	0.78	0.4
1855	0.07	0.78	0.4
1854	0.07	0.78	0.4
1853	0.07	0.78	0.4
1852	0.07	0.78	0.39
1851	0.07	0.78	0.39
1850	0.07	0.77	0.39
1849	0.07	0.77	0.41
1848	0.07	0.77	0.4
1847	0.07	0.77	0.38
1846	0.07	0.77	0.38
1845	0.07	0.77	0.37
1844	0.07	0.77	0.37
1843	0.07	0.75	0.37
1842	0.07	0.75	0.37
1841	0.07	0.75	0.37
1840	0.07	0.75	0.36
1839	0.07	0.73	0.36
1838	0.07	0.72	0.36
1837	0.07	0.71	0.36
1836	0.07	0.71	0.36
1835	0.07	0.71	0.36
1834	0.07	0.66	0.35
1833	0.07	0.64	0.35
1832	0.07	0.63	0.35
1831	0.07	0.63	0.35
1830	0.07	0.63	0.35
1829	0.07	0.59	0.35
1828	0.07	0.6	0.35
1827	0.07	0.6	0.35
1826	0.07	0.6	0.35
1825	0.07	0.59	0.35
1824	0.07	0.55	0.34
1823	0.07	0.55	0.35
1822	0.07	0.55	0.34
1821	0.17	0.55	0.34
1820	0.17	0.55	0.33
1819	0.17	0.54	0.32
1818	0.1	0.56	0.31
1817	0.1	0.56	0.31
1816	0.1	0.56	0.32
1815	0.1	0.57	0.32
1814	0.1	0.57	0.3
1813	0.1	0.57	0.29
1812	0.1	0.57	0.28
1811	0.1	0.57	0.28
1810	0.1	0.57	0.29
1809	0.1	0.57	0.29
1808	0.1	0.57	0.28
1807	0.1	0.57	0.28
1806	0.1	0.57	0.27
1805	0.1	0.57	0.27
1804	0.1	0.57	0.27
1803	0.1	0.57	0.27
1802	0.1	0.57	0.27
1801	0.1	0.57	0.27
1800	0.1	0.57	0.27
1799	0.1	0.57	0.28
1798	0.1	0.57	0.27
1797	0.1	0.57	0.27
1796	0.1	0.57	0.27
1795	0.1	0.54	0.27
1794	0.1	0.55	0.27
1793	0.1	0.55	0.27
1792	0.1	0.55	0.27
1791	0.1	0.56	0.27
1790	0.1	0.56	0.27
1789	0.1	0.56	0.27

Each country on its own

Good to know

V-Dem’s civil liberties index: how free people are from government violence and how far they hold private and political liberties, 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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time