Saudi Arabia vs United States: Human rights

Human rights in 2025: 0.18 of 1 in Saudi Arabia and 0.83 of 1 in United States, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United States, by 0.65 of 1, or 4.64 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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Change since 1789, index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

All years Since 1950 Since 1990 Since 2010

Values Change

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World

Saudi ArabiaUnited StatesWorld

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 States	0.83 2025	0.95	66 of 175
World	0.65 2025	0.69

What the numbers say

United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1789.
In 2025, Saudi Arabia ranked 165 and United States ranked 66 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 States	World
2025	0.18	0.83	0.65
2024	0.17	0.93	0.65
2023	0.16	0.93	0.66
2022	0.16	0.94	0.66
2021	0.15	0.94	0.67
2020	0.15	0.92	0.67
2019	0.16	0.93	0.68
2018	0.14	0.94	0.68
2017	0.16	0.94	0.68
2016	0.17	0.95	0.68
2015	0.17	0.95	0.69
2014	0.17	0.95	0.69
2013	0.17	0.95	0.7
2012	0.17	0.95	0.7
2011	0.17	0.95	0.7
2010	0.17	0.95	0.7
2009	0.16	0.95	0.69
2008	0.16	0.94	0.69
2007	0.16	0.92	0.69
2006	0.16	0.91	0.69
2005	0.16	0.92	0.69
2004	0.15	0.91	0.69
2003	0.15	0.91	0.69
2002	0.15	0.93	0.68
2001	0.15	0.95	0.68
2000	0.17	0.95	0.67
1999	0.17	0.95	0.66
1998	0.17	0.95	0.65
1997	0.17	0.95	0.65
1996	0.17	0.95	0.65
1995	0.17	0.95	0.65
1994	0.17	0.95	0.64
1993	0.17	0.95	0.63
1992	0.17	0.95	0.62
1991	0.17	0.95	0.6
1990	0.16	0.95	0.57
1989	0.16	0.94	0.51
1988	0.16	0.94	0.5
1987	0.16	0.94	0.5
1986	0.16	0.94	0.49
1985	0.16	0.94	0.48
1984	0.16	0.94	0.47
1983	0.16	0.94	0.47
1982	0.16	0.94	0.46
1981	0.16	0.94	0.46
1980	0.16	0.93	0.46
1979	0.13	0.92	0.45
1978	0.12	0.92	0.44
1977	0.12	0.92	0.44
1976	0.12	0.91	0.44
1975	0.12	0.91	0.44
1974	0.13	0.9	0.43
1973	0.13	0.9	0.43
1972	0.13	0.89	0.44
1971	0.13	0.88	0.44
1970	0.13	0.88	0.44
1969	0.13	0.86	0.44
1968	0.13	0.84	0.45
1967	0.13	0.82	0.45
1966	0.13	0.82	0.46
1965	0.13	0.81	0.46
1964	0.13	0.8	0.46
1963	0.13	0.8	0.46
1962	0.12	0.8	0.46
1961	0.12	0.8	0.46
1960	0.12	0.79	0.46
1959	0.12	0.78	0.44
1958	0.12	0.78	0.44
1957	0.12	0.78	0.43
1956	0.12	0.77	0.43
1955	0.12	0.77	0.43
1954	0.12	0.77	0.43
1953	0.11	0.77	0.43
1952	0.11	0.77	0.43
1951	0.1	0.77	0.43
1950	0.1	0.77	0.42
1949	0.1	0.77	0.42
1948	0.1	0.77	0.42
1947	0.1	0.77	0.42
1946	0.1	0.76	0.42
1945	0.1	0.72	0.38
1944	0.1	0.72	0.35
1943	0.1	0.72	0.35
1942	0.1	0.72	0.35
1941	0.1	0.73	0.35
1940	0.1	0.74	0.36
1939	0.1	0.75	0.38
1938	0.1	0.76	0.39
1937	0.1	0.76	0.39
1936	0.1	0.76	0.39
1935	0.1	0.76	0.4
1934	0.1	0.76	0.4
1933	0.1	0.76	0.4
1932	0.09	0.74	0.41
1931	0.09	0.74	0.41
1930	0.09	0.73	0.41
1929	0.09	0.73	0.41
1928	0.06	0.73	0.41
1927	0.06	0.73	0.41
1926	0.06	0.73	0.41
1925	0.06	0.73	0.41
1924	0.06	0.73	0.42
1923	0.06	0.73	0.41
1922	0.06	0.73	0.42
1921	0.06	0.72	0.42
1920	0.06	0.72	0.42
1919	0.06	0.71	0.41
1918	0.06	0.7	0.4
1917	0.06	0.71	0.39
1916	0.06	0.73	0.39
1915	0.06	0.73	0.4
1914	0.06	0.73	0.4
1913	0.06	0.73	0.41
1912	0.06	0.73	0.41
1911	0.06	0.73	0.41
1910	0.06	0.73	0.41
1909	0.06	0.73	0.41
1908	0.06	0.73	0.41
1907	0.06	0.73	0.41
1906	0.06	0.73	0.41
1905	0.06	0.73	0.41
1904	0.06	0.73	0.41
1903	0.06	0.73	0.41
1902	0.07	0.74	0.41
1901	0.07	0.74	0.41
1900	0.07	0.73	0.41
1899	0.07	0.73	0.47
1898	0.07	0.73	0.47
1897	0.07	0.73	0.46
1896	0.07	0.73	0.47
1895	0.07	0.73	0.46
1894	0.07	0.73	0.46
1893	0.07	0.73	0.46
1892	0.07	0.73	0.45
1891	0.07	0.73	0.45
1890	0.07	0.73	0.45
1889	0.07	0.73	0.45
1888	0.07	0.73	0.45
1887	0.07	0.72	0.45
1886	0.07	0.72	0.44
1885	0.07	0.73	0.44
1884	0.07	0.73	0.44
1883	0.07	0.73	0.44
1882	0.07	0.73	0.44
1881	0.07	0.73	0.44
1880	0.07	0.73	0.44
1879	0.07	0.73	0.45
1878	0.07	0.73	0.45
1877	0.07	0.73	0.44
1876	0.07	0.73	0.45
1875	0.07	0.73	0.45
1874	0.07	0.73	0.45
1873	0.07	0.73	0.45
1872	0.07	0.73	0.44
1871	0.07	0.73	0.45
1870	0.07	0.73	0.44
1869	0.07	0.73	0.44
1868	0.07	0.73	0.43
1867	0.07	0.73	0.44
1866	0.07	0.73	0.43
1865	0.07	0.69	0.43
1864	0.07	0.69	0.42
1863	0.07	0.69	0.43
1862	0.07	0.69	0.43
1861	0.07	0.67	0.42
1860	0.07	0.63	0.41
1859	0.07	0.59	0.4
1858	0.07	0.59	0.4
1857	0.07	0.59	0.4
1856	0.07	0.59	0.4
1855	0.07	0.59	0.4
1854	0.07	0.59	0.4
1853	0.07	0.59	0.4
1852	0.07	0.59	0.39
1851	0.07	0.59	0.39
1850	0.07	0.59	0.39
1849	0.07	0.59	0.41
1848	0.07	0.56	0.4
1847	0.07	0.56	0.38
1846	0.07	0.56	0.38
1845	0.07	0.56	0.37
1844	0.07	0.56	0.37
1843	0.07	0.56	0.37
1842	0.07	0.56	0.37
1841	0.07	0.56	0.37
1840	0.07	0.56	0.36
1839	0.07	0.56	0.36
1838	0.07	0.56	0.36
1837	0.07	0.6	0.36
1836	0.07	0.6	0.36
1835	0.07	0.6	0.36
1834	0.07	0.6	0.35
1833	0.07	0.6	0.35
1832	0.07	0.6	0.35
1831	0.07	0.6	0.35
1830	0.07	0.6	0.35
1829	0.07	0.6	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	0.6	0.35
1824	0.07	0.6	0.34
1823	0.07	0.6	0.35
1822	0.07	0.6	0.34
1821	0.17	0.6	0.34
1820	0.17	0.6	0.33
1819	0.17	0.6	0.32
1818	0.1	0.6	0.31
1817	0.1	0.6	0.31
1816	0.1	0.6	0.32
1815	0.1	0.6	0.32
1814	0.1	0.6	0.3
1813	0.1	0.6	0.29
1812	0.1	0.6	0.28
1811	0.1	0.6	0.28
1810	0.1	0.6	0.29
1809	0.1	0.6	0.29
1808	0.1	0.6	0.28
1807	0.1	0.6	0.28
1806	0.1	0.6	0.27
1805	0.1	0.6	0.27
1804	0.1	0.6	0.27
1803	0.1	0.6	0.27
1802	0.1	0.6	0.27
1801	0.1	0.6	0.27
1800	0.1	0.58	0.27
1799	0.1	0.58	0.28
1798	0.1	0.59	0.27
1797	0.1	0.6	0.27
1796	0.1	0.6	0.27
1795	0.1	0.6	0.27
1794	0.1	0.6	0.27
1793	0.1	0.6	0.27
1792	0.1	0.6	0.27
1791	0.1	0.6	0.27
1790	0.1	0.6	0.27
1789	0.1	0.6	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.

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