Matchup file

Saudi Arabia vs South Korea

121 shared metrics.

Saudi ArabiaLeads in 41

vs121 shared

South KoreaLeads in 80

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Saudi Arabia

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Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Identity

Name origin: named after the ruling dynasty of the country, the House of Saud.

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South Korea

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Korea.

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Identity

Name origin: derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D.

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Analysis

South Korea leads in 80 of 121 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 41.

Saudi Arabia's Firms Asked for Bribes is 535.3x that of South Korea (9.5% of firms vs 0.02% of firms).

Saudi Arabia's Land Area is 21.0x that of South Korea (2.15M km² vs 97.6K km²).

Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 20.6x that of South Korea (974.17% vs 45.02%).

Saudi Arabia's Teen Birth Rate is 19.7x that of South Korea (11.11 per 1k vs 0.54 per 1k).

Saudi Arabia's Land Border Length is 17.0x that of South Korea (4.3K km vs 237 km).

Key Comparisons

Firms Asked for BribesSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

South Korea

0.02% of firms

Land AreaSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

South Korea

97.6K km²

Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

South Korea

45.02%

Teen Birth RateSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

South Korea

0.54 per 1k

Land Border LengthSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

South Korea

237 km

Capital ElevationSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

612 m

South Korea

38 m

All Metrics

Firms Asked for Bribes

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

South Korea

0.02% of firms

53531% higher

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

South Korea

97.6K km²

2103% higher

Water Stress (%)

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

South Korea

45.02%

2064% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

South Korea

0.54 per 1k

1970% higher

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

South Korea

237 km

1703% higher

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

612 m

South Korea

38 m

1511% higher

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

7.0

South Korea

1.0

600% higher

Obesity Rate

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

South Korea

6.7%

511% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

South Korea

16.07%

403% higher

Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

South Korea

4.3 per 1k

213% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

South Korea

29.05 kg/person/yr

188% higher

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

South Korea

2.6% of GDP

185% higher

Fertility Rate

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

South Korea

0.68 children/woman

171% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

South Korea

6.9 per 100k

168% higher

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

South Korea

10.57%

125% higher

Child Mortality

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

South Korea

2.8 per 1k births

121% higher

Infant Mortality

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

South Korea

2.3 per 1k births

113% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

South Korea

0.81% of GDP

112% higher

Political Corruption Index

Saudi Arabia

0.33

South Korea

0.16

109% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

South Korea

25.94 µg/m³

105% higher

Domestic Patents

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

South Korea

186.2K

99% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

South Korea

64.11%

99% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.02

South Korea

0.82

98% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

South Korea

36.26%

98% lower

Population Density

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

South Korea

529.84 /km²

97% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

South Korea

3.6%

97% lower

Suicide Rate

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

South Korea

27.53 per 100k

97% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

South Korea

44.39% of firms

96% lower

Foreign Patents

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

South Korea

51.8K

95% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.05

South Korea

0.74

94% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.09

South Korea

0.93

90% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

South Korea

5.2% of GDP

89% lower

Researchers

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

1.1K per 1M

South Korea

9.4K per 1M

88% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

South Korea

4.7% of firms

86% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

South Korea

2.2 per 100k people

86% lower

Elderly Population (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

South Korea

19.27%

85% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

South Korea

4.7%

85% lower

Forest Area

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

South Korea

62.6K km²

84% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

South Korea

12.8 per 1k

83% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

South Korea

11.29 t/person/yr

81% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

433

South Korea

2.1K

80% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

South Korea

54.66 kg/person/yr

79% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

South Korea

257.12 per 100k

77% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

South Korea

52.3% of GDP

75% lower

Solar Electricity Share

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

South Korea

6.0%

70% lower

Scientific Publications

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

South Korea

76.9K

66% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

South Korea

417.06 gCO2/kWh

66% higher

Shipping Traffic

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

South Korea

28.50M

63% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.35

South Korea

0.88

60% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

South Korea

501.41 per 1k people

56% lower

Credit Card Ownership

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

South Korea

68.44% of adults

56% lower

Highest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

South Korea

1.9K m

54% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

South Korea

9.9% of GDP

53% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

South Korea

17 sites

53% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

South Korea

$3,269.7

51% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

South Korea

569.0K

50% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

South Korea

6.7% of youth labor force

50% higher

Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

South Korea

2.6%

50% higher

Official Languages Count

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

1.0

South Korea

2.0

50% lower

Death Rate

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

South Korea

6.9 per 1k

49% lower

Tourism Revenue

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

South Korea

$11,776,000,000

49% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

8.2% of GDP

South Korea

14.6% of GDP

44% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

South Korea

5.3K kg oil eq/person

41% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

South Korea

15 days/yr

40% higher

Wind Electricity Share

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

South Korea

0.58%

40% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

South Korea

5.4 per 1M people

40% lower

Mobile Money Accounts

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

36.5% of adults

South Korea

60.1% of adults

39% lower

Nurses & Midwives

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

South Korea

8.9 per 1k

38% lower

Air Passengers

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

South Korea

76.27M

37% lower

Imports (% GDP)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

South Korea

40.28% of GDP

37% lower

Railway Length

Saudi Arabia

5.4K km

South Korea

4.0K km

36% higher

Big Mac Price

Saudi Arabia

$5.07

South Korea

$3.74

35% higher

Median Age

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

South Korea

44.5 years

34% lower

Exports (% GDP)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

South Korea

44.36% of GDP

34% lower

GDP (Nominal)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

South Korea

$1,875,388,209,406.8

34% lower

Time Zones Count

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

South Korea

3.0 time zones

33% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

South Korea

2.6 per 1k

31% higher

Population

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

South Korea

51.49M

29% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

South Korea

1.4% of firms

29% lower

Electricity Generation

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

South Korea

622.03 TWh

27% lower

Inflation Rate

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

South Korea

2.3%

26% lower

Smoking Rate

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

South Korea

20%

25% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

54.13 kg/person/yr

South Korea

70.71 kg/person/yr

23% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

South Korea

19% of adults

23% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

South Korea

27.7% of adults

23% higher

Digital Payments Used

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

South Korea

97.94% of adults

23% lower

University Enrollment Rate

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

South Korea

106.71%

21% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

South Korea

$58,895

21% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

South Korea

151.14M kW

21% lower

Water Withdrawal

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

South Korea

29.2 B m³

20% lower

Dependency Ratio

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

South Korea

42.53% of working-age pop.

14% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

South Korea

6.0 pts

13% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

South Korea

5.8% of GDP

12% lower

Food Waste per Person

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

South Korea

133.42 kg/person/yr

12% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

South Korea

588.01 Mt CO2e

11% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

South Korea

63 pts

10% lower

Coastline Length

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

South Korea

2.4K km

9% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

South Korea

173 per 100 people

9% lower

Protected Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

South Korea

17.4%

6% higher

Broadband Access (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

South Korea

47 per 100 people

6% lower

Life Expectancy

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

South Korea

83.4 years

6% lower

Human Development Index

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0.90

South Korea

0.94

4% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

South Korea

11.4K kWh/person

4% higher

Urban Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

South Korea

81.17%

4% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

South Korea

91.83% of adults

4% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

South Korea

56.48% of adults

4% lower

GNI Per Capita

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

South Korea

$36,750

3% lower

Airports

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

3% lower

Irrigated Land

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

South Korea

7.8K km²

3% lower

Internet Users (%)

Saudi Arabia

100%

South Korea

97.9%

2% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

South Korea

99.73%

2% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

South Korea

20%

1% lower

Beer Consumption

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

South Korea

1.5 L/person/yr

ranked lower

Spirits Consumption

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

South Korea

0.17 L/person/yr

ranked lower

Coal Electricity Share

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

31.14%

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

100%

South Korea

100%

equal

Alcohol Consumption

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

South Korea

7.8 L/adult/yr

ranked lower

GDP Growth Rate

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

South Korea

2.0%

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

South Korea

0.06 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

0 m

South Korea

0 m

ranked lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

South Korea

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

South Korea

6.6% of GDP

ranked lower

Comparison of Saudi Arabia and South Korea across 121 metrics
				Winner
Firms Asked for Bribes	9.5% of firms	0.02% of firms	53531% higher	Saudi Arabia
Land Area	2.15M km²	97.6K km²	2103% higher	Saudi Arabia
Water Stress (%)	974.17%	45.02%	2064% higher	Saudi Arabia
Teen Birth Rate	11.11 per 1k	0.54 per 1k	1970% higher	Saudi Arabia
Land Border Length	4.3K km	237 km	1703% higher	Saudi Arabia
Capital Elevation	612 m	38 m	1511% higher	Saudi Arabia
Border Neighbors	7.0	1.0	600% higher	Saudi Arabia
Obesity Rate	41.11%	6.7%	511% higher	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	80.77%	16.07%	403% higher	Saudi Arabia
Birth Rate	13.41 per 1k	4.3 per 1k	213% higher	Saudi Arabia
Milk Consumption per Person	83.65 kg/person/yr	29.05 kg/person/yr	188% higher	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	7.3% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	185% higher	Saudi Arabia
Fertility Rate	1.8 children/woman	0.68 children/woman	171% higher	Saudi Arabia
Road Traffic Death Rate	18.5 per 100k	6.9 per 100k	168% higher	Saudi Arabia
Youth Population (%)	23.82%	10.57%	125% higher	Saudi Arabia
Child Mortality	6.2 per 1k births	2.8 per 1k births	121% higher	Saudi Arabia
Infant Mortality	4.9 per 1k births	2.3 per 1k births	113% higher	Saudi Arabia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.7% of GDP	0.81% of GDP	112% higher	Saudi Arabia
Political Corruption Index	0.33	0.16	109% higher	Saudi Arabia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	53.15 µg/m³	25.94 µg/m³	105% higher	Saudi Arabia
Domestic Patents	1.4K	186.2K	99% lower	South Korea
Forest Coverage (%)	0.45%	64.11%	99% lower	South Korea
Electoral Democracy Index	0.02	0.82	98% lower	South Korea
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.54%	36.26%	98% lower	South Korea
Population Density	15.68 /km²	529.84 /km²	97% lower	South Korea
Renewable Energy (%)	0.10%	3.6%	97% lower	South Korea
Suicide Rate	0.95 per 100k	27.53 per 100k	97% lower	South Korea
Firms with Female Top Manager	1.8% of firms	44.39% of firms	96% lower	South Korea
Foreign Patents	2.6K	51.8K	95% lower	South Korea
Liberal Democracy Index	0.05	0.74	94% lower	South Korea
Freedom of Expression Index	0.09	0.93	90% lower	South Korea
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.56% of GDP	5.2% of GDP	89% lower	South Korea
Researchers	1.1K per 1M	9.4K per 1M	88% lower	South Korea
Firms Hit by Power Outages	0.67% of firms	4.7% of firms	86% lower	South Korea
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.31 per 100k people	2.2 per 100k people	86% lower	South Korea
Elderly Population (%)	3.0%	19.27%	85% lower	South Korea
Renewable Energy (%)	0.73%	4.7%	85% lower	South Korea
Forest Area	9.8K km²	62.6K km²	84% lower	South Korea
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.2 per 1k	12.8 per 1k	83% lower	South Korea
CO2 Per Capita	20.38 t/person/yr	11.29 t/person/yr	81% higher	Saudi Arabia
Merchant Fleet Size	433	2.1K	80% lower	South Korea
Seafood Consumption per Person	11.35 kg/person/yr	54.66 kg/person/yr	79% lower	South Korea
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	58.04 per 100k	257.12 per 100k	77% lower	South Korea
Government Debt (% GDP)	13.1% of GDP	52.3% of GDP	75% lower	South Korea
Solar Electricity Share	1.8%	6.0%	70% lower	South Korea
Scientific Publications	25.8K	76.9K	66% lower	South Korea
Electricity Carbon Intensity	691.95 gCO2/kWh	417.06 gCO2/kWh	66% higher	Saudi Arabia
Shipping Traffic	10.46M	28.50M	63% lower	South Korea
Women's Political Empowerment	0.35	0.88	60% lower	South Korea
Vehicles per 1,000 People	222.77 per 1k people	501.41 per 1k people	56% lower	South Korea
Credit Card Ownership	30.13% of adults	68.44% of adults	56% lower	South Korea
Highest Elevation	3.0K m	1.9K m	54% higher	Saudi Arabia
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.6% of GDP	9.9% of GDP	53% lower	South Korea
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	8.0 sites	17 sites	53% lower	South Korea
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,593.37	$3,269.7	51% lower	South Korea
Armed Forces Personnel	282.0K	569.0K	50% lower	South Korea
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.01% of youth labor force	6.7% of youth labor force	50% higher	Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	2.6%	50% higher	Saudi Arabia
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	South Korea
Death Rate	3.5 per 1k	6.9 per 1k	49% lower	South Korea
Tourism Revenue	$5,960,000,000	$11,776,000,000	49% lower	South Korea
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	8.2% of GDP	14.6% of GDP	44% lower	South Korea
Energy Use (Per Capita)	7.5K kg oil eq/person	5.3K kg oil eq/person	41% higher	Saudi Arabia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	21 days/yr	15 days/yr	40% higher	Saudi Arabia
Wind Electricity Share	0.35%	0.58%	40% lower	South Korea
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	3.2 per 1M people	5.4 per 1M people	40% lower	South Korea
Mobile Money Accounts	36.5% of adults	60.1% of adults	39% lower	South Korea
Nurses & Midwives	5.5 per 1k	8.9 per 1k	38% lower	South Korea
Air Passengers	47.98M	76.27M	37% lower	South Korea
Imports (% GDP)	25.57% of GDP	40.28% of GDP	37% lower	South Korea
Railway Length	5.4K km	4.0K km	36% higher	Saudi Arabia
Big Mac Price	$5.07	$3.74	35% higher	Saudi Arabia
Median Age	29.2 years	44.5 years	34% lower	South Korea
Exports (% GDP)	29.11% of GDP	44.36% of GDP	34% lower	South Korea
GDP (Nominal)	$1,239,804,533,333.33	$1,875,388,209,406.8	34% lower	South Korea
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	33% lower	South Korea
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.4 per 1k	2.6 per 1k	31% higher	Saudi Arabia
Population	36.54M	51.49M	29% lower	South Korea
Firms Making Informal Payments	1.0% of firms	1.4% of firms	29% lower	South Korea
Electricity Generation	454.64 TWh	622.03 TWh	27% lower	South Korea
Inflation Rate	1.7%	2.3%	26% lower	South Korea
Smoking Rate	14.9%	20%	25% lower	South Korea
Meat Consumption per Person	54.13 kg/person/yr	70.71 kg/person/yr	23% lower	South Korea
Tobacco Use Prevalence	14.7% of adults	19% of adults	23% lower	South Korea
Hypertension Prevalence	34.2% of adults	27.7% of adults	23% higher	Saudi Arabia
Digital Payments Used	75.72% of adults	97.94% of adults	23% lower	South Korea
University Enrollment Rate	83.88%	106.71%	21% lower	South Korea
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$71,375.37	$58,895	21% higher	Saudi Arabia
Electric Generating Capacity	119.62M kW	151.14M kW	21% lower	South Korea
Water Withdrawal	23.38 B m³	29.2 B m³	20% lower	South Korea
Dependency Ratio	36.55% of working-age pop.	42.53% of working-age pop.	14% lower	South Korea
Life Evaluation Score	6.8 pts	6.0 pts	13% higher	Saudi Arabia
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.1% of GDP	5.8% of GDP	12% lower	South Korea
Food Waste per Person	148.88 kg/person/yr	133.42 kg/person/yr	12% higher	Saudi Arabia
Total CO2 Emissions	652.51 Mt CO2e	588.01 Mt CO2e	11% higher	Saudi Arabia
Corruption Perceptions Index	57 pts	63 pts	10% lower	South Korea
Coastline Length	2.6K km	2.4K km	9% higher	Saudi Arabia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	157.78 per 100 people	173 per 100 people	9% lower	South Korea
Protected Land (%)	18.5%	17.4%	6% higher	Saudi Arabia
Broadband Access (%)	44 per 100 people	47 per 100 people	6% lower	South Korea
Life Expectancy	78.7 years	83.4 years	6% lower	South Korea
Human Development Index	0.90	0.94	4% lower	South Korea
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	11.8K kWh/person	11.4K kWh/person	4% higher	Saudi Arabia
Urban Population (%)	84.46%	81.17%	4% higher	Saudi Arabia
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.89% of adults	91.83% of adults	4% higher	Saudi Arabia
Insufficient Physical Activity	54.13% of adults	56.48% of adults	4% lower	South Korea
GNI Per Capita	$35,630	$36,750	3% lower	South Korea
Airports	89	92	3% lower	South Korea
Irrigated Land	7.6K km²	7.8K km²	3% lower	South Korea
Internet Users (%)	100%	97.9%	2% higher	Saudi Arabia
Sanitation Access (%)	97.61%	99.73%	2% lower	South Korea
Women in Parliament (%)	19.87%	20%	1% lower	South Korea
Beer Consumption	0 L/person/yr	1.5 L/person/yr	ranked lower	South Korea
Spirits Consumption	0 L/person/yr	0.17 L/person/yr	ranked lower	South Korea
Coal Electricity Share	0%	31.14%	ranked lower	South Korea
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	South Korea
Alcohol Consumption	0 L/adult/yr	7.8 L/adult/yr	ranked lower	South Korea
GDP Growth Rate	2.0%	2.0%	equal	South Korea
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.06 per 1M people	ranked lower	South Korea
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked lower	South Korea
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3% of GDP	6.6% of GDP	ranked lower	South Korea

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Analysis

South Korea leads in 80 of 121 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 41.

Saudi Arabia's Firms Asked for Bribes is 535.3x that of South Korea (9.5% of firms vs 0.02% of firms).

Saudi Arabia's Land Area is 21.0x that of South Korea (2.15M km² vs 97.6K km²).

Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 20.6x that of South Korea (974.17% vs 45.02%).

Saudi Arabia's Teen Birth Rate is 19.7x that of South Korea (11.11 per 1k vs 0.54 per 1k).

Saudi Arabia's Land Border Length is 17.0x that of South Korea (4.3K km vs 237 km).

Key Comparisons

Firms Asked for BribesSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

South Korea

0.02% of firms

Land AreaSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

South Korea

97.6K km²

Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

South Korea

45.02%

Teen Birth RateSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

South Korea

0.54 per 1k

Land Border LengthSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

South Korea

237 km

Capital ElevationSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

612 m

South Korea

38 m

Firms Asked for Bribes

9.5% of firms

0.02% of firms

Land Area

2.15M km²

97.6K km²

Water Stress (%)

974.17%

45.02%

Teen Birth Rate

11.11 per 1k

0.54 per 1k

Land Border Length

4.3K km

237 km

Capital Elevation

612 m

38 m

Border Neighbors

7.0

1.0

Obesity Rate

41.11%

6.7%

Agricultural Land (%)

80.77%

16.07%

Birth Rate

13.41 per 1k

4.3 per 1k

Milk Consumption per Person

83.65 kg/person/yr

29.05 kg/person/yr

Military Spending

7.3% of GDP

2.6% of GDP

Fertility Rate

1.8 children/woman

0.68 children/woman

Road Traffic Death Rate

18.5 per 100k

6.9 per 100k

Youth Population (%)

23.82%

10.57%

Child Mortality

6.2 per 1k births

2.8 per 1k births

Infant Mortality

4.9 per 1k births

2.3 per 1k births

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.7% of GDP

0.81% of GDP

Political Corruption Index

0.33

0.16

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

53.15 µg/m³

25.94 µg/m³

Domestic Patents

1.4K

186.2K

Forest Coverage (%)

0.45%

64.11%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.02

0.82

High-Tech Exports (%)

0.54%

36.26%

Population Density

15.68 /km²

529.84 /km²

Renewable Energy (%)

0.10%

3.6%

Suicide Rate

0.95 per 100k

27.53 per 100k

Firms with Female Top Manager

1.8% of firms

44.39% of firms

Foreign Patents

2.6K

51.8K

Liberal Democracy Index

0.05

0.74

Freedom of Expression Index

0.09

0.93

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.56% of GDP

5.2% of GDP

Researchers

1.1K per 1M

9.4K per 1M

Firms Hit by Power Outages

0.67% of firms

4.7% of firms

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.31 per 100k people

2.2 per 100k people

Elderly Population (%)

3.0%

19.27%

Renewable Energy (%)

0.73%

4.7%

Forest Area

9.8K km²

62.6K km²

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.2 per 1k

12.8 per 1k

CO2 Per Capita

20.38 t/person/yr

11.29 t/person/yr

Merchant Fleet Size

433

2.1K

Seafood Consumption per Person

11.35 kg/person/yr

54.66 kg/person/yr

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

58.04 per 100k

257.12 per 100k

Government Debt (% GDP)

13.1% of GDP

52.3% of GDP

Solar Electricity Share

1.8%

6.0%

Scientific Publications

25.8K

76.9K

Electricity Carbon Intensity

691.95 gCO2/kWh

417.06 gCO2/kWh

Shipping Traffic

10.46M

28.50M

Women's Political Empowerment

0.35

0.88

Vehicles per 1,000 People

222.77 per 1k people

501.41 per 1k people

Credit Card Ownership

30.13% of adults

68.44% of adults

Highest Elevation

3.0K m

1.9K m

Health Spending (% GDP)

4.6% of GDP

9.9% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

8.0 sites

17 sites

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,593.37

$3,269.7

Armed Forces Personnel

282.0K

569.0K

Youth Unemployment Rate

10.01% of youth labor force

6.7% of youth labor force

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

2.6%

Official Languages Count

1.0

2.0

Death Rate

3.5 per 1k

6.9 per 1k

Tourism Revenue

$5,960,000,000

$11,776,000,000

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

8.2% of GDP

14.6% of GDP

Energy Use (Per Capita)

7.5K kg oil eq/person

5.3K kg oil eq/person

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

21 days/yr

15 days/yr

Wind Electricity Share

0.35%

0.58%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

3.2 per 1M people

5.4 per 1M people

Mobile Money Accounts

36.5% of adults

60.1% of adults

Nurses & Midwives

5.5 per 1k

8.9 per 1k

Air Passengers

47.98M

76.27M

Imports (% GDP)

25.57% of GDP

40.28% of GDP

Railway Length

5.4K km

4.0K km

Big Mac Price

$5.07

$3.74

Median Age

29.2 years

44.5 years

Exports (% GDP)

29.11% of GDP

44.36% of GDP

GDP (Nominal)

$1,239,804,533,333.33

$1,875,388,209,406.8

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

3.0 time zones

Doctors (per 1,000)

3.4 per 1k

2.6 per 1k

Population

36.54M

51.49M

Firms Making Informal Payments

1.0% of firms

1.4% of firms

Electricity Generation

454.64 TWh

622.03 TWh

Inflation Rate

1.7%

2.3%

Smoking Rate

14.9%

20%

Meat Consumption per Person

54.13 kg/person/yr

70.71 kg/person/yr

Tobacco Use Prevalence

14.7% of adults

19% of adults

Hypertension Prevalence

34.2% of adults

27.7% of adults

Digital Payments Used

75.72% of adults

97.94% of adults

University Enrollment Rate

83.88%

106.71%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$71,375.37

$58,895

Electric Generating Capacity

119.62M kW

151.14M kW

Water Withdrawal

23.38 B m³

29.2 B m³

Dependency Ratio

36.55% of working-age pop.

42.53% of working-age pop.

Life Evaluation Score

6.8 pts

6.0 pts

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.1% of GDP

5.8% of GDP

Food Waste per Person

148.88 kg/person/yr

133.42 kg/person/yr

Total CO2 Emissions

652.51 Mt CO2e

588.01 Mt CO2e

Corruption Perceptions Index

57 pts

63 pts

Coastline Length

2.6K km

2.4K km

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

157.78 per 100 people

173 per 100 people

Protected Land (%)

18.5%

17.4%

Broadband Access (%)

44 per 100 people

47 per 100 people

Life Expectancy

78.7 years

83.4 years

Human Development Index

0.90

0.94

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

11.8K kWh/person

11.4K kWh/person

Urban Population (%)

84.46%

81.17%

Can Raise Emergency Money

95.89% of adults

91.83% of adults

Insufficient Physical Activity

54.13% of adults

56.48% of adults

GNI Per Capita

$35,630

$36,750

Airports

Irrigated Land

7.6K km²

7.8K km²

Internet Users (%)

100%

97.9%

Sanitation Access (%)

97.61%

99.73%

Women in Parliament (%)

19.87%

20%

Beer Consumption

0 L/person/yr

1.5 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0 L/person/yr

0.17 L/person/yr

Coal Electricity Share

31.14%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Alcohol Consumption

0 L/adult/yr

7.8 L/adult/yr

GDP Growth Rate

2.0%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

0.06 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-3% of GDP

6.6% of GDP