Social Development in Saudi Arabia 134 indicators covering social development for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 448 2025 up 267.2% 131st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,368 2025 up 245.2% 90th Political Rights Rating 7 2025 unchanged 1st Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 116th Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 2025 unchanged 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 178.4% 131st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,368 2025 up 245.2% 90th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 up 196.1% 155th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 99.4% 163rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 93rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 448 2025 up 267.2% 131st Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.54 % change on previous year 2025 down 86.4% 108th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 87.4% 148th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.178 2025 up 7.2% 166th Liberal Democracy Index 0.047 2025 up 2.2% 162nd Electoral Democracy Index 0.016 2025 unchanged 176th Freedom of Association Index 0.026 2025 down 3.7% 170th Freedom of Expression Index 0.092 2025 up 1.1% 161st Participatory Democracy Index 0.026 2025 down 10.3% 174th Varieties of democracy 0.016 2025 unchanged 176th Liberal democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Electoral democracy 0 2025 — 142nd Human Rights Index 0.178 2025 up 7.2% 166th Key features of human rights 0.178 2025 up 7.2% 166th Key features of electoral democracy 0.016 2025 unchanged 176th Key features of liberal democracy 0.047 2025 up 2.2% 162nd Executive Corruption Index 0.425 2025 down 46.5% 93rd Judicial Corruption Score 0.569 2025 unchanged 77th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.428 2025 down 33.3% 98th Key features of democracy 0.016 2025 unchanged 176th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year 2025 up 213.3% 11th Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 64th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.047 2025 up 2.2% 162nd Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year 2025 up 213.3% 11th Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year 2025 up 186.2% 19th Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 0 2025 — 142nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year 2025 up 213.3% 11th Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.016 2025 unchanged 175th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.113 2025 up 11.9% 152nd Deliberative Democracy Index 0.072 2025 up 53.2% 152nd Direct Democracy Index 0 2025 — 151st Key media freedoms -1.32 2025 up 40.6% 145th Media Corruption Score -1.58 2025 up 1.2% 161st Key media freedoms, annual growth rate 22.68 % change on previous year 2025 — 24th Academic Freedom Index 0.066 2025 up 32.0% 166th Legislative Corruption Score 1.01 2025 unchanged 40th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.7% 171st Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.5% 169th Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.7% 171st Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 45.7% 171st Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 170th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 down 14.4% 159th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 263.5% 150th Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.12 2019 down 52.5% 164th Democracy Index -10 2018 unchanged 165th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 385 2025 down 31.4% 135th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0 units per person 2025 down 44.7% 175th Page 1 of 3 Next →