Saudi Arabia

Rank 39 / 49

Absolute Monarchy·Riyadh·37M population·Asia

Civica Index

CI · Q4 2023

33.7/ 100

WeakQuarterly cadence

Rank 39 of 49. Structural index across six weighted dimensions. Updated quarterly.

Civica Pulse

CP · Live

—/ 100

Awaiting eventsDaily cadence

Pulse score not available yet.

Civica Index breakdown · 6 dimensionsweights fixed · source-specific inputs

How the 33.7 is calculated.

Democratic Quality

V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index

30%

1.1

contributes 0.3 pts

Rule of Law

World Bank WGI

20%

57.4

contributes 11.5 pts

Human Development

UNDP HDI

15%

84.3

contributes 12.6 pts

Freedom & Rights

Freedom House

15%

0.0

contributes 0.0 pts

Corruption Control

Transparency International

10%

51.9

contributes 5.2 pts

Stability & Security

Global Peace Index

10%

40.0

contributes 4.0 pts

History · quarterly CI trend

How the index has moved over time.

Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.

Regional rank

Where Saudi Arabia sits against peers.

Global#39 of 49

Asia#10 of 15

Absolute monarchy#1 of 1

Compare with

+ Turkey + Bangladesh + Vietnam

CapitalRiyadh

Population36,544,431

Current quarter2023 Q4

Methodologyv1.0

Government taxonomy

Raw source

absolute monarchy

Regime type

Royal dictatorship · 2025

Structure

Absolute monarchy · Absolute Monarchy

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Civica Index for Saudi Arabia, 2026-04-22. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/saudi-arabia