Countries / Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Saudi Arabia

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanHigh incomeCapital: Riyadh228,207 observations

Population

36.97M

world rank #43 / 217

GDP

1.28T

world rank #19 / 186

GDP / capita

63,051

world rank #20 / 185

Life expectancy

world rank #57 / 217

Governance

560 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile63.1#45 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile66.6#47 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile65.1#108 Rule of Law0-100 percentile60.6#87

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Economy

1,557 indicators

GDPcurrent US$1.28T#19 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $63,051#20 GDP growth%4.5%#56 Inflation%2.1%#58

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Trade

126 indicators

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Health

1,497 indicators

Life expectancyyears79#57 Infant mortalityper 1k births4.7#24 Maternal mortalityper 100k7#7 Health spending% GDP5.7%#112

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Education

2,633 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross110.7%#14 Education spending% GDP4.5%#40 Adult literacy%97.9%#6 Primary enrollment% gross104%#39

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

412 indicators

Populationpeople36.97M#43 Population growth%4.6%#2 Urban population%84.6%#36 Fertility ratebirths/woman2.3#84

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Climate

290 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%0.1%#170 Forest area% land0.45%#200 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita11,910.6#11

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Energy

272 indicators

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Environment

365 indicators

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Agriculture

272 indicators

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Technology

148 indicators

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Society

312 indicators

Internet users% pop100%#1 Homicide rateper 100k0.94#36 Female labor participation%33.6%#160 Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 10044.1#15

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Risk

359 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths5#5 INFORM risk score0-102.7#16 Hazard & exposure0-104.5#39 Vulnerability0-101.9#9

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Other

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