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Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland

115 shared metrics.

Saudi ArabiaLeads in 53

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SwitzerlandLeads in 62

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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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Switzerland

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Identity

Formal name: Swiss Confederation.

CIA 2026

Identity

Name origin: name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Swiss Confederacy formed in the late 13th century.

CIA 2026

Analysis

Switzerland leads in 62 of 115 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 53.

Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 230.0x that of Switzerland (974.17% vs 4.2%).

Saudi Arabia's Shipping Traffic is 90.7x that of Switzerland (10.46M vs 114.1K).

Saudi Arabia's Land Area is 53.4x that of Switzerland (2.15M km² vs 39.5K km²).

Saudi Arabia's Merchant Fleet Size is 24.5x that of Switzerland (433 vs 17).

Saudi Arabia's Total CO2 Emissions is 18.3x that of Switzerland (652.51 Mt CO2e vs 33.73 Mt CO2e).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

Switzerland

4.2%

Shipping TrafficSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

Switzerland

114.1K

Land AreaSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

Merchant Fleet SizeSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

433

Switzerland

Total CO2 EmissionsSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

Switzerland

33.73 Mt CO2e

Electricity Carbon IntensitySaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

All Metrics

Water Stress (%)

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

Switzerland

4.2%

22997% higher

Shipping Traffic

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

Switzerland

114.1K

9069% higher

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

5341% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Saudi Arabia

433

Switzerland

2447% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

Switzerland

33.73 Mt CO2e

1834% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

1664% higher

Political Corruption Index

Saudi Arabia

0.33

Switzerland

0.02

1530% higher

Irrigated Land

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

Switzerland

494 km²

1433% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

Switzerland

20.0K

1310% higher

Water Withdrawal

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

Switzerland

1.7 B m³

1272% higher

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

Switzerland

0.72% of GDP

917% higher

Foreign Patents

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

Switzerland

267

867% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

Switzerland

2.4 per 100k

671% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

Switzerland

1.5 per 1k

649% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

Switzerland

9.1 µg/m³

487% higher

Electricity Generation

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

Switzerland

78.69 TWh

478% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

Switzerland

3.6 t/person/yr

467% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

Switzerland

26.50M kW

351% higher

Population

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

Switzerland

8.93M

309% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

Switzerland

2.5K kg oil eq/person

200% higher

Obesity Rate

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

Switzerland

13.74%

199% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

Switzerland

21.05% of adults

157% higher

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

Switzerland

1.8K km

141% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

Switzerland

37.79%

114% higher

Time Zones Count

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

Switzerland

1.0 time zones

100% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Switzerland

27.7%

100% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

Switzerland

32.38%

99% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

Switzerland

39.54 per 100k people

99% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.02

Switzerland

0.88

98% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

Switzerland

29.27%

98% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

Switzerland

39.87%

98% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.05

Switzerland

0.84

94% lower

Population Density

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

Switzerland

224.98 /km²

93% lower

Suicide Rate

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

Switzerland

14.02 per 100k

93% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.09

Switzerland

0.97

90% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

Switzerland

12.13%

85% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

Switzerland

$10,963.43

85% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

Switzerland

20.02%

85% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

Switzerland

20.17 per 1M people

84% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

Switzerland

3.3% of GDP

83% lower

Researchers

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

1.1K per 1M

Switzerland

6.0K per 1M

81% lower

Official Languages Count

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

1.0

Switzerland

4.0

75% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

318.69 kg/person/yr

74% lower

Air Passengers

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

Switzerland

27.73M

73% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

Switzerland

18.76 per 1k

71% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

Switzerland

714.23 per 1k people

69% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

Switzerland

7.1K kWh/person

67% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.35

Switzerland

0.93

63% lower

GNI Per Capita

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

Switzerland

$95,220

63% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

Switzerland

72.16% of GDP

60% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

Switzerland

11.71% of GDP

60% lower

Child Mortality

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.9 per 1k births

59% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

Switzerland

0.22%

59% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

Switzerland

61.94% of GDP

59% lower

Death Rate

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

Switzerland

8.6 per 1k

59% lower

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

Switzerland

14.95%

59% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

Switzerland

69.21% of adults

56% lower

Inflation Rate

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

Switzerland

1.1%

55% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

Switzerland

1.3%

53% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

Switzerland

4.4 per 1k

50% lower

Protected Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

Switzerland

12.5%

48% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

Switzerland

38.5%

48% lower

Big Mac Price

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

$5.07

Switzerland

$9.08

44% lower

Smoking Rate

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

Switzerland

25.5%

42% lower

Infant Mortality

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

Switzerland

3.5 per 1k births

40% higher

Tourism Revenue

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

Switzerland

$9,994,000,000

40% lower

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

7.0

Switzerland

5.0

40% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

Switzerland

13 sites

38% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

Switzerland

23.1% of adults

36% lower

Highest Elevation

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

Switzerland

4.6K m

35% lower

Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

Switzerland

10.01 per 1k

34% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

Switzerland

19.9% of GDP

34% lower

Dependency Ratio

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

Switzerland

53.77% of working-age pop.

32% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

Switzerland

85.4 per 100k

32% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

Switzerland

$936,564,198,048.52

32% higher

Median Age

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

Switzerland

42.3 years

31% lower

Airports

Saudi Arabia

Switzerland

31% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

Switzerland

26.3% of adults

30% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

Switzerland

80 pts

29% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

16.03 kg/person/yr

29% lower

Forest Area

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

Switzerland

12.8K km²

24% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

Switzerland

4.5 per 1k

24% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

Switzerland

$94,115.82

24% lower

Digital Payments Used

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

Switzerland

98.22% of adults

23% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

Switzerland

129 per 100 people

22% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

54.13 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

67.54 kg/person/yr

20% lower

Fertility Rate

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

Switzerland

1.6 children/woman

16% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

Switzerland

74.01%

13% higher

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

612 m

Switzerland

542 m

13% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

Switzerland

9.0% of youth labor force

11% higher

Food Waste per Person

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

Switzerland

167.45 kg/person/yr

11% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

Switzerland

49 per 100 people

10% lower

Domestic Patents

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

Switzerland

1.3K

9% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

8.2% of GDP

Switzerland

9.0% of GDP

9% lower

Human Development Index

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0.90

Switzerland

0.97

7% lower

Scientific Publications

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

Switzerland

24.2K

7% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

Switzerland

89.68% of adults

7% higher

Life Expectancy

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

Switzerland

84.1 years

6% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

Switzerland

20 days/yr

5% higher

Unemployment Rate

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

Switzerland

4.1%

5% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

Switzerland

4.9% of GDP

4% higher

Internet Users (%)

Saudi Arabia

100%

Switzerland

97%

3% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

Switzerland

7.0 pts

3% lower

Railway Length

Saudi Arabia

5.4K km

Switzerland

5.3K km

2% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

Switzerland

99.9%

2% lower

Urban Population (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

Switzerland

85.46%

1% lower

Beer Consumption

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

Switzerland

2.9 L/person/yr

ranked lower

Spirits Consumption

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

Switzerland

1.8 L/person/yr

ranked lower

Coastline Length

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

Switzerland

0 km

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

100%

Switzerland

100%

equal

Alcohol Consumption

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

Switzerland

10.07 L/adult/yr

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

Switzerland

2.1 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

0 m

Switzerland

195 m

ranked lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

Switzerland

7.1% of GDP

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

Switzerland

-9.93% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Saudi Arabia and Switzerland across 115 metrics
				Winner
Water Stress (%)	974.17%	4.2%	22997% higher	Saudi Arabia
Shipping Traffic	10.46M	114.1K	9069% higher	Saudi Arabia
Land Area	2.15M km²	39.5K km²	5341% higher	Saudi Arabia
Merchant Fleet Size	433	17	2447% higher	Saudi Arabia
Total CO2 Emissions	652.51 Mt CO2e	33.73 Mt CO2e	1834% higher	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	691.95 gCO2/kWh	39.22 gCO2/kWh	1664% higher	Saudi Arabia
Political Corruption Index	0.33	0.02	1530% higher	Saudi Arabia
Irrigated Land	7.6K km²	494 km²	1433% higher	Saudi Arabia
Armed Forces Personnel	282.0K	20.0K	1310% higher	Saudi Arabia
Water Withdrawal	23.38 B m³	1.7 B m³	1272% higher	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	7.3% of GDP	0.72% of GDP	917% higher	Saudi Arabia
Foreign Patents	2.6K	267	867% higher	Saudi Arabia
Road Traffic Death Rate	18.5 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	671% higher	Saudi Arabia
Teen Birth Rate	11.11 per 1k	1.5 per 1k	649% higher	Saudi Arabia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	53.15 µg/m³	9.1 µg/m³	487% higher	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Generation	454.64 TWh	78.69 TWh	478% higher	Saudi Arabia
CO2 Per Capita	20.38 t/person/yr	3.6 t/person/yr	467% higher	Saudi Arabia
Electric Generating Capacity	119.62M kW	26.50M kW	351% higher	Saudi Arabia
Population	36.54M	8.93M	309% higher	Saudi Arabia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	7.5K kg oil eq/person	2.5K kg oil eq/person	200% higher	Saudi Arabia
Obesity Rate	41.11%	13.74%	199% higher	Saudi Arabia
Insufficient Physical Activity	54.13% of adults	21.05% of adults	157% higher	Saudi Arabia
Land Border Length	4.3K km	1.8K km	141% higher	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	80.77%	37.79%	114% higher	Saudi Arabia
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	100% higher	Saudi Arabia
Renewable Energy (%)	0.10%	27.7%	100% lower	Switzerland
Forest Coverage (%)	0.45%	32.38%	99% lower	Switzerland
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.31 per 100k people	39.54 per 100k people	99% lower	Switzerland
Electoral Democracy Index	0.02	0.88	98% lower	Switzerland
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.54%	29.27%	98% lower	Switzerland
Renewable Energy (%)	0.73%	39.87%	98% lower	Switzerland
Liberal Democracy Index	0.05	0.84	94% lower	Switzerland
Population Density	15.68 /km²	224.98 /km²	93% lower	Switzerland
Suicide Rate	0.95 per 100k	14.02 per 100k	93% lower	Switzerland
Freedom of Expression Index	0.09	0.97	90% lower	Switzerland
Solar Electricity Share	1.8%	12.13%	85% lower	Switzerland
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,593.37	$10,963.43	85% lower	Switzerland
Elderly Population (%)	3.0%	20.02%	85% lower	Switzerland
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	3.2 per 1M people	20.17 per 1M people	84% lower	Switzerland
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.56% of GDP	3.3% of GDP	83% lower	Switzerland
Researchers	1.1K per 1M	6.0K per 1M	81% lower	Switzerland
Official Languages Count	1.0	4.0	75% lower	Switzerland
Milk Consumption per Person	83.65 kg/person/yr	318.69 kg/person/yr	74% lower	Switzerland
Air Passengers	47.98M	27.73M	73% higher	Saudi Arabia
Nurses & Midwives	5.5 per 1k	18.76 per 1k	71% lower	Switzerland
Vehicles per 1,000 People	222.77 per 1k people	714.23 per 1k people	69% lower	Switzerland
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	11.8K kWh/person	7.1K kWh/person	67% higher	Saudi Arabia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.35	0.93	63% lower	Switzerland
GNI Per Capita	$35,630	$95,220	63% lower	Switzerland
Exports (% GDP)	29.11% of GDP	72.16% of GDP	60% lower	Switzerland
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.6% of GDP	11.71% of GDP	60% lower	Switzerland
Child Mortality	6.2 per 1k births	3.9 per 1k births	59% higher	Saudi Arabia
Wind Electricity Share	0.35%	0.22%	59% higher	Saudi Arabia
Imports (% GDP)	25.57% of GDP	61.94% of GDP	59% lower	Switzerland
Death Rate	3.5 per 1k	8.6 per 1k	59% lower	Switzerland
Youth Population (%)	23.82%	14.95%	59% higher	Saudi Arabia
Credit Card Ownership	30.13% of adults	69.21% of adults	56% lower	Switzerland
Inflation Rate	1.7%	1.1%	55% higher	Saudi Arabia
GDP Growth Rate	2.0%	1.3%	53% higher	Saudi Arabia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.2 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	50% lower	Switzerland
Protected Land (%)	18.5%	12.5%	48% higher	Saudi Arabia
Women in Parliament (%)	19.87%	38.5%	48% lower	Switzerland
Big Mac Price	$5.07	$9.08	44% lower	Switzerland
Smoking Rate	14.9%	25.5%	42% lower	Switzerland
Infant Mortality	4.9 per 1k births	3.5 per 1k births	40% higher	Saudi Arabia
Tourism Revenue	$5,960,000,000	$9,994,000,000	40% lower	Switzerland
Border Neighbors	7.0	5.0	40% higher	Saudi Arabia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	8.0 sites	13 sites	38% lower	Switzerland
Tobacco Use Prevalence	14.7% of adults	23.1% of adults	36% lower	Switzerland
Highest Elevation	3.0K m	4.6K m	35% lower	Switzerland
Birth Rate	13.41 per 1k	10.01 per 1k	34% higher	Saudi Arabia
Government Debt (% GDP)	13.1% of GDP	19.9% of GDP	34% lower	Switzerland
Dependency Ratio	36.55% of working-age pop.	53.77% of working-age pop.	32% lower	Switzerland
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	58.04 per 100k	85.4 per 100k	32% lower	Switzerland
GDP (Nominal)	$1,239,804,533,333.33	$936,564,198,048.52	32% higher	Saudi Arabia
Median Age	29.2 years	42.3 years	31% lower	Switzerland
Airports	89	68	31% higher	Saudi Arabia
Hypertension Prevalence	34.2% of adults	26.3% of adults	30% higher	Saudi Arabia
Corruption Perceptions Index	57 pts	80 pts	29% lower	Switzerland
Seafood Consumption per Person	11.35 kg/person/yr	16.03 kg/person/yr	29% lower	Switzerland
Forest Area	9.8K km²	12.8K km²	24% lower	Switzerland
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.4 per 1k	4.5 per 1k	24% lower	Switzerland
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$71,375.37	$94,115.82	24% lower	Switzerland
Digital Payments Used	75.72% of adults	98.22% of adults	23% lower	Switzerland
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	157.78 per 100 people	129 per 100 people	22% higher	Saudi Arabia
Meat Consumption per Person	54.13 kg/person/yr	67.54 kg/person/yr	20% lower	Switzerland
Fertility Rate	1.8 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	16% higher	Saudi Arabia
University Enrollment Rate	83.88%	74.01%	13% higher	Saudi Arabia
Capital Elevation	612 m	542 m	13% higher	Saudi Arabia
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.01% of youth labor force	9.0% of youth labor force	11% higher	Saudi Arabia
Food Waste per Person	148.88 kg/person/yr	167.45 kg/person/yr	11% lower	Switzerland
Broadband Access (%)	44 per 100 people	49 per 100 people	10% lower	Switzerland
Domestic Patents	1.4K	1.3K	9% higher	Saudi Arabia
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	8.2% of GDP	9.0% of GDP	9% lower	Switzerland
Human Development Index	0.90	0.97	7% lower	Switzerland
Scientific Publications	25.8K	24.2K	7% higher	Saudi Arabia
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.89% of adults	89.68% of adults	7% higher	Saudi Arabia
Life Expectancy	78.7 years	84.1 years	6% lower	Switzerland
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	21 days/yr	20 days/yr	5% higher	Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.1%	5% lower	Switzerland
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.1% of GDP	4.9% of GDP	4% higher	Saudi Arabia
Internet Users (%)	100%	97%	3% higher	Saudi Arabia
Life Evaluation Score	6.8 pts	7.0 pts	3% lower	Switzerland
Railway Length	5.4K km	5.3K km	2% higher	Saudi Arabia
Sanitation Access (%)	97.61%	99.9%	2% lower	Switzerland
Urban Population (%)	84.46%	85.46%	1% lower	Switzerland
Beer Consumption	0 L/person/yr	2.9 L/person/yr	ranked lower	Switzerland
Spirits Consumption	0 L/person/yr	1.8 L/person/yr	ranked lower	Switzerland
Coastline Length	2.6K km	0 km	ranked higher	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Switzerland
Alcohol Consumption	0 L/adult/yr	10.07 L/adult/yr	ranked lower	Switzerland
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	2.1 per 1M people	ranked lower	Switzerland
Lowest Elevation	0 m	195 m	ranked lower	Switzerland
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3% of GDP	7.1% of GDP	ranked lower	Switzerland
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.7% of GDP	-9.93% of GDP	ranked higher	Saudi Arabia

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Analysis

Switzerland leads in 62 of 115 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 53.

Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 230.0x that of Switzerland (974.17% vs 4.2%).

Saudi Arabia's Shipping Traffic is 90.7x that of Switzerland (10.46M vs 114.1K).

Saudi Arabia's Land Area is 53.4x that of Switzerland (2.15M km² vs 39.5K km²).

Saudi Arabia's Merchant Fleet Size is 24.5x that of Switzerland (433 vs 17).

Saudi Arabia's Total CO2 Emissions is 18.3x that of Switzerland (652.51 Mt CO2e vs 33.73 Mt CO2e).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

Switzerland

4.2%

Shipping TrafficSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

Switzerland

114.1K

Land AreaSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

Switzerland

39.5K km²

Merchant Fleet SizeSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

433

Switzerland

Total CO2 EmissionsSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

Switzerland

33.73 Mt CO2e

Electricity Carbon IntensitySaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Switzerland

39.22 gCO2/kWh

Water Stress (%)

974.17%

4.2%

Shipping Traffic

10.46M

114.1K

Land Area

2.15M km²

39.5K km²

Merchant Fleet Size

433

Total CO2 Emissions

652.51 Mt CO2e

33.73 Mt CO2e

Electricity Carbon Intensity

691.95 gCO2/kWh

39.22 gCO2/kWh

Political Corruption Index

0.33

0.02

Irrigated Land

7.6K km²

494 km²

Armed Forces Personnel

282.0K

20.0K

Water Withdrawal

23.38 B m³

1.7 B m³

Military Spending

7.3% of GDP

0.72% of GDP

Foreign Patents

2.6K

267

Road Traffic Death Rate

18.5 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Teen Birth Rate

11.11 per 1k

1.5 per 1k

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

53.15 µg/m³

9.1 µg/m³

Electricity Generation

454.64 TWh

78.69 TWh

CO2 Per Capita

20.38 t/person/yr

3.6 t/person/yr

Electric Generating Capacity

119.62M kW

26.50M kW

Population

36.54M

8.93M

Energy Use (Per Capita)

7.5K kg oil eq/person

2.5K kg oil eq/person

Obesity Rate

41.11%

13.74%

Insufficient Physical Activity

54.13% of adults

21.05% of adults

Land Border Length

4.3K km

1.8K km

Agricultural Land (%)

80.77%

37.79%

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

Renewable Energy (%)

0.10%

27.7%

Forest Coverage (%)

0.45%

32.38%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.31 per 100k people

39.54 per 100k people

Electoral Democracy Index

0.02

0.88

High-Tech Exports (%)

0.54%

29.27%

Renewable Energy (%)

0.73%

39.87%

Liberal Democracy Index

0.05

0.84

Population Density

15.68 /km²

224.98 /km²

Suicide Rate

0.95 per 100k

14.02 per 100k

Freedom of Expression Index

0.09

0.97

Solar Electricity Share

1.8%

12.13%

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,593.37

$10,963.43

Elderly Population (%)

3.0%

20.02%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

3.2 per 1M people

20.17 per 1M people

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.56% of GDP

3.3% of GDP

Researchers

1.1K per 1M

6.0K per 1M

Official Languages Count

1.0

4.0

Milk Consumption per Person

83.65 kg/person/yr

318.69 kg/person/yr

Air Passengers

47.98M

27.73M

Nurses & Midwives

5.5 per 1k

18.76 per 1k

Vehicles per 1,000 People

222.77 per 1k people

714.23 per 1k people

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

11.8K kWh/person

7.1K kWh/person

Women's Political Empowerment

0.35

0.93

GNI Per Capita

$35,630

$95,220

Exports (% GDP)

29.11% of GDP

72.16% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)

4.6% of GDP

11.71% of GDP

Child Mortality

6.2 per 1k births

3.9 per 1k births

Wind Electricity Share

0.35%

0.22%

Imports (% GDP)

25.57% of GDP

61.94% of GDP

Death Rate

3.5 per 1k

8.6 per 1k

Youth Population (%)

23.82%

14.95%

Credit Card Ownership

30.13% of adults

69.21% of adults

Inflation Rate

1.7%

1.1%

GDP Growth Rate

2.0%

1.3%

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.2 per 1k

4.4 per 1k

Protected Land (%)

18.5%

12.5%

Women in Parliament (%)

19.87%

38.5%

Big Mac Price

$5.07

$9.08

Smoking Rate

14.9%

25.5%

Infant Mortality

4.9 per 1k births

3.5 per 1k births

Tourism Revenue

$5,960,000,000

$9,994,000,000

Border Neighbors

7.0

5.0

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

8.0 sites

13 sites

Tobacco Use Prevalence

14.7% of adults

23.1% of adults

Highest Elevation

3.0K m

4.6K m

Birth Rate

13.41 per 1k

10.01 per 1k

Government Debt (% GDP)

13.1% of GDP

19.9% of GDP

Dependency Ratio

36.55% of working-age pop.

53.77% of working-age pop.

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

58.04 per 100k

85.4 per 100k

GDP (Nominal)

$1,239,804,533,333.33

$936,564,198,048.52

Median Age

29.2 years

42.3 years

Airports

Hypertension Prevalence

34.2% of adults

26.3% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

57 pts

80 pts

Seafood Consumption per Person

11.35 kg/person/yr

16.03 kg/person/yr

Forest Area

9.8K km²

12.8K km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

3.4 per 1k

4.5 per 1k

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$71,375.37

$94,115.82

Digital Payments Used

75.72% of adults

98.22% of adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

157.78 per 100 people

129 per 100 people

Meat Consumption per Person

54.13 kg/person/yr

67.54 kg/person/yr

Fertility Rate

1.8 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

University Enrollment Rate

83.88%

74.01%

Capital Elevation

612 m

542 m

Youth Unemployment Rate

10.01% of youth labor force

9.0% of youth labor force

Food Waste per Person

148.88 kg/person/yr

167.45 kg/person/yr

Broadband Access (%)

44 per 100 people

49 per 100 people

Domestic Patents

1.4K

1.3K

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

8.2% of GDP

9.0% of GDP

Human Development Index

0.90

0.97

Scientific Publications

25.8K

24.2K

Can Raise Emergency Money

95.89% of adults

89.68% of adults

Life Expectancy

78.7 years

84.1 years

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

21 days/yr

20 days/yr

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

4.1%

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.1% of GDP

4.9% of GDP

Internet Users (%)

100%

97%

Life Evaluation Score

6.8 pts

7.0 pts

Railway Length

5.4K km

5.3K km

Sanitation Access (%)

97.61%

99.9%

Urban Population (%)

84.46%

85.46%

Beer Consumption

0 L/person/yr

2.9 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0 L/person/yr

1.8 L/person/yr

Coastline Length

2.6K km

0 km

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Alcohol Consumption

0 L/adult/yr

10.07 L/adult/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

2.1 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

195 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-3% of GDP

7.1% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.7% of GDP

-9.93% of GDP