Social Development in Saudi Arabia 134 indicators covering social development for Saudi Arabia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 62.7% 171st Political Rights Score 1 2025 down 66.7% 177th Freedom Score 9 2025 down 10.0% 181st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 3,907 2025 up 11,739.4% 76th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 up 9,447.6% 103rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 6,329.1% 132nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -74.98 % change on previous year 2025 down 257.4% 187th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 0 2018 — 165th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 81st Equal Rights Protection Index 0.317 2025 down 0.6% 143rd Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.264 2025 down 7.0% 150th Political Corruption Index 0.326 2025 down 30.5% 113th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.326 2025 down 30.5% 113th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 177th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 down 100.0% 34th Number of state-based conflicts 1 conflicts 2025 down 50.0% 10th Countries where armed conflicts took place 1 2025 unchanged 1st Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 up 754.2% 179th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3,925.5% 130th LGBT+ Rights Index -3.48 2019 unchanged 191st Forcibly displaced people 4,355 2025 up 2,709.7% 138th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 0 2016 — 131st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Corruption Perceptions Index 59 2024 up 20.4% 39th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 178th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0756 2024 down 14.6% 153rd Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Self-reported life satisfaction 6.82 2025 up 6.9% 21st Happiness vs. life satisfaction 6.82 2025 up 6.9% 21st Homicide rate 0.9353 homicides per 100,000 population 2019 down 21.1% 136th Homicides 285 homicides 2019 up 7.5% 70th Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 0.9353 homicides per 100,000 population 2019 down 21.1% 136th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 0.9353 homicides per 100,000 population 2019 down 21.1% 135th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy -1.43 2020 down 3.0% 134th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 736.57 deaths 2021 up 46.5% 69th Homicide rate 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 up 21.8% 127th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 2.35 2021 up 22.1% 121st Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 4.71 million 2030 up 24.3% 32nd States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0 2025 — 183rd Freedom of Association Score 2 2025 unchanged 97th Freedom of Expression Score 2 2025 unchanged 98th Civil Rights Score 2 2025 unchanged 99th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 14.9% 2030 up 2.1% 96th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 5.20 million 2030 up 23.1% 32nd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 96.5% 2020 up 0.2% 9th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 98.1% 2020 up 0.1% 10th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 22.5% 2020 down 3.7% 166th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 1.9% 2020 down 5.0% 177th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 1.6% 2020 down 3.6% 177th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 0.4% 2020 down 8.2% 179th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 0 2020 — 183rd Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →