Saudi Arabia
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: named after the ruling dynasty of the country, the House of Saud.
CIA 2026
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Saudi Arabia vs Spain
119 shared metrics.
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Spain
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Spain.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: derivation of the name España is uncertain.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Spain leads in 79 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 40.
Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 36.3x that of Spain (974.17% vs 26.1%).
Saudi Arabia's Firms Asked for Bribes is 21.0x that of Spain (9.5% of firms vs 0.43% of firms).
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Patents is 19.5x that of Spain (2.6K vs 126).
Saudi Arabia's Air Pollution (PM2.5) is 4.5x that of Spain (53.15 µg/m³ vs 9.6 µg/m³).
Saudi Arabia's Road Traffic Death Rate is 4.3x that of Spain (18.5 per 100k vs 3.5 per 100k).
Key Comparisons
Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
974.17%
Spain
26.1%
Firms Asked for BribesSaudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
9.5% of firms
Spain
0.43% of firms
Foreign PatentsSaudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
2.6K
Spain
126
Air Pollution (PM2.5)Saudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
53.15 µg/m³
Spain
9.6 µg/m³
Road Traffic Death RateSaudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
18.5 per 100k
Spain
3.5 per 100k
Military SpendingSaudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
7.3% of GDP
Spain
1.4% of GDP
All Metrics
Water Stress (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
974.17%
Spain
26.1%
3633% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
9.5% of firms
Spain
0.43% of firms
2104% higher
Foreign Patents
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
2.6K
Spain
126
1948% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
53.15 µg/m³
Spain
9.6 µg/m³
455% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
18.5 per 100k
Spain
3.5 per 100k
429% higher
Military Spending
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
7.3% of GDP
Spain
1.4% of GDP
410% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
691.95 gCO2/kWh
Spain
153.6 gCO2/kWh
350% higher
CO2 Per Capita
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
20.38 t/person/yr
Spain
4.6 t/person/yr
343% higher
Land Area
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
2.15M km²
Spain
499.7K km²
330% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
7.5K kg oil eq/person
Spain
2.3K kg oil eq/person
228% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
652.51 Mt CO2e
Spain
220.08 Mt CO2e
196% higher
Political Corruption Index
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
0.33
Spain
0.11
188% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
54.13% of adults
Spain
22.64% of adults
139% higher
Border Neighbors
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
7.0
Spain
3.0
133% higher
Teen Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
11.11 per 1k
Spain
4.8 per 1k
131% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
11.8K kWh/person
Spain
5.1K kWh/person
131% higher
Food Waste per Person
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
148.88 kg/person/yr
Spain
65 kg/person/yr
129% higher
Land Border Length
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
4.3K km
Spain
2.0K km
119% higher
Obesity Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
41.11%
Spain
19.17%
114% higher
Child Mortality
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
6.2 per 1k births
Spain
3.1 per 1k births
100% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.45%
Spain
37.19%
99% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.10%
Spain
19%
99% lower
Wind Electricity Share
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.35%
Spain
20.41%
98% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.02
Spain
0.82
98% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.73%
Spain
25.86%
97% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.31 per 100k people
Spain
10.43 per 100k people
97% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.67% of firms
Spain
18.79% of firms
96% lower
Forest Area
SpainSaudi Arabia
9.8K km²
Spain
185.9K km²
95% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.05
Spain
0.74
94% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.54%
Spain
9.3%
94% lower
Solar Electricity Share
SpainSaudi Arabia
1.8%
Spain
21.85%
92% lower
Suicide Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.95 per 100k
Spain
8.7 per 100k
89% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.09
Spain
0.84
89% lower
Infant Mortality
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
4.9 per 1k births
Spain
2.6 per 1k births
88% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
SpainSaudi Arabia
13.1% of GDP
Spain
107.3% of GDP
88% lower
Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
13.41 per 1k
Spain
7.2 per 1k
87% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
SpainSaudi Arabia
1.8% of firms
Spain
13.45% of firms
87% lower
Elderly Population (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
3.0%
Spain
21.15%
86% lower
Population Density
SpainSaudi Arabia
15.68 /km²
Spain
96.76 /km²
84% lower
Youth Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
23.82%
Spain
12.92%
84% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
SpainSaudi Arabia
8.0 sites
Spain
49 sites
84% lower
Irrigated Land
SpainSaudi Arabia
7.6K km²
Spain
38.0K km²
80% lower
Airports
SpainSaudi Arabia
89
Spain
365
76% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
SpainSaudi Arabia
3.2 per 1M people
Spain
12.35 per 1M people
74% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
SpainSaudi Arabia
11.35 kg/person/yr
Spain
40.3 kg/person/yr
72% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
SpainSaudi Arabia
222.77 per 1k people
Spain
710.57 per 1k people
69% lower
Researchers
SpainSaudi Arabia
1.1K per 1M
Spain
3.4K per 1M
67% lower
Unemployment Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
3.9%
Spain
11.39%
66% lower
Railway Length
SpainSaudi Arabia
5.4K km
Spain
15.5K km
65% lower
Death Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
3.5 per 1k
Spain
10.0 per 1k
65% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.35
Spain
0.94
63% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
80.77%
Spain
49.58%
63% higher
Scientific Publications
SpainSaudi Arabia
25.8K
Spain
67.1K
62% lower
Electricity Generation
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
454.64 TWh
Spain
280.39 TWh
62% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.56% of GDP
Spain
1.4% of GDP
61% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
10.01% of youth labor force
Spain
24.75% of youth labor force
60% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
19.87%
Spain
44.29%
55% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
SpainSaudi Arabia
4.6% of GDP
Spain
9.7% of GDP
53% lower
Time Zones Count
SpainSaudi Arabia
2.0 time zones
Spain
4.0 time zones
50% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
SpainSaudi Arabia
83.65 kg/person/yr
Spain
164.29 kg/person/yr
49% lower
Air Passengers
SpainSaudi Arabia
47.98M
Spain
94.10M
49% lower
Smoking Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
14.9%
Spain
28.4%
48% lower
Coastline Length
SpainSaudi Arabia
2.6K km
Spain
5.0K km
47% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
SpainSaudi Arabia
14.7% of adults
Spain
27.6% of adults
47% lower
Credit Card Ownership
SpainSaudi Arabia
30.13% of adults
Spain
56.61% of adults
47% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
SpainSaudi Arabia
54.13 kg/person/yr
Spain
100.26 kg/person/yr
46% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
SpainSaudi Arabia
8.2% of GDP
Spain
15% of GDP
45% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
SpainSaudi Arabia
$1,593.37
Spain
$2,910.84
45% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
282.0K
Spain
199.0K
42% higher
GDP Growth Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
2.0%
Spain
3.5%
42% lower
Inflation Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
1.7%
Spain
2.8%
39% lower
Shipping Traffic
SpainSaudi Arabia
10.46M
Spain
17.16M
39% lower
Fertility Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
1.8 children/woman
Spain
1.3 children/woman
39% higher
Median Age
SpainSaudi Arabia
29.2 years
Spain
44.9 years
35% lower
Protected Land (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
18.5%
Spain
28.1%
34% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
SpainSaudi Arabia
58.04 per 100k
Spain
87.12 per 100k
33% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SpainSaudi Arabia
1.7% of GDP
Spain
2.5% of GDP
31% lower
Dependency Ratio
SpainSaudi Arabia
36.55% of working-age pop.
Spain
51.67% of working-age pop.
29% lower
GDP (Nominal)
SpainSaudi Arabia
$1,239,804,533,333.33
Spain
$1,725,671,652,742.19
28% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
$71,375.37
Spain
$56,877.64
25% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
157.78 per 100 people
Spain
127.72 per 100 people
24% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
SpainSaudi Arabia
2.2 per 1k
Spain
2.9 per 1k
24% lower
Population
SpainSaudi Arabia
36.54M
Spain
47.28M
23% lower
Imports (% GDP)
SpainSaudi Arabia
25.57% of GDP
Spain
32.89% of GDP
22% lower
Digital Payments Used
SpainSaudi Arabia
75.72% of adults
Spain
97.53% of adults
22% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SpainSaudi Arabia
29.11% of GDP
Spain
37.06% of GDP
21% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
SpainSaudi Arabia
3.4 per 1k
Spain
4.3 per 1k
21% lower
Water Withdrawal
SpainSaudi Arabia
23.38 B m³
Spain
29.02 B m³
19% lower
Highest Elevation
SpainSaudi Arabia
3.0K m
Spain
3.7K m
19% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
34.2% of adults
Spain
29.4% of adults
16% higher
Broadband Access (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
44 per 100 people
Spain
38 per 100 people
16% higher
Nurses & Midwives
SpainSaudi Arabia
5.5 per 1k
Spain
6.5 per 1k
16% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
SpainSaudi Arabia
433
Spain
503
14% lower
Firms Making Informal Payments
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
1.0% of firms
Spain
0.91% of firms
13% higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
5.1% of GDP
Spain
4.6% of GDP
12% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
95.89% of adults
Spain
85.75% of adults
12% higher
University Enrollment Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
83.88%
Spain
93.73%
11% lower
Capital Elevation
SpainSaudi Arabia
612 m
Spain
663 m
8% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
SpainSaudi Arabia
119.62M kW
Spain
130.37M kW
8% lower
Domestic Patents
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
1.4K
Spain
1.3K
7% higher
GNI Per Capita
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
$35,630
Spain
$33,550
6% higher
Life Expectancy
SpainSaudi Arabia
78.7 years
Spain
83.9 years
6% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
SpainSaudi Arabia
21 days/yr
Spain
22 days/yr
5% lower
Urban Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
84.46%
Spain
80.32%
5% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
57 pts
Spain
55 pts
4% higher
Internet Users (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
100%
Spain
95.76%
4% higher
Life Evaluation Score
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
6.8 pts
Spain
6.5 pts
4% higher
Human Development Index
SpainSaudi Arabia
0.90
Spain
0.92
2% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
SpainSaudi Arabia
97.93%
Spain
99.7%
2% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
97.61%
Spain
99.92%
2% lower
Beer Consumption
SpainSaudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
Spain
4.2 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Spirits Consumption
SpainSaudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
Spain
1.6 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
SpainSaudi Arabia
0%
Spain
0.32%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
SpainSaudi Arabia
100%
Spain
100%
equal
Alcohol Consumption
SpainSaudi Arabia
0 L/adult/yr
Spain
9.2 L/adult/yr
ranked lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
SpainSaudi Arabia
0 per 1M people
Spain
0.15 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
SpainSaudi Arabia
0 m
Spain
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
SpainSaudi Arabia
1.0
Spain
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
SpainSaudi Arabia
-3% of GDP
Spain
2.9% of GDP
ranked lower
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