Saudi Arabia
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Identity
Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Saudi Arabia holds most of the Empty Quarter, the largest continuous sand sea on Earth.
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Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates
117 shared metrics.
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United Arab Emirates
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Identity
Name origin: self-descriptive country name.
CIA 2026
Curated stat
Al Ain shows settled desert life going back to the Neolithic, with ancient oasis irrigation.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates leads in 64 of 117 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 53.
Saudi Arabia's Capital Elevation is 42.7x that of United Arab Emirates (612 m vs 14 m).
Saudi Arabia's Land Area is 29.3x that of United Arab Emirates (2.15M km² vs 71.0K km²).
Saudi Arabia's Domestic Patents is 19.3x that of United Arab Emirates (1.4K vs 69).
Saudi Arabia's Agricultural Land (%) is 13.7x that of United Arab Emirates (80.77% vs 5.5%).
Saudi Arabia's Tax Revenue (% GDP) is 11.6x that of United Arab Emirates (8.2% of GDP vs 0.65% of GDP).
Key Comparisons
Capital ElevationSaudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
612 m
United Arab Emirates
14 m
Land AreaSaudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
2.15M km²
United Arab Emirates
71.0K km²
Domestic PatentsSaudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
1.4K
United Arab Emirates
69
Agricultural Land (%)Saudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
80.77%
United Arab Emirates
5.5%
Tax Revenue (% GDP)Saudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
8.2% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
0.65% of GDP
Water WithdrawalSaudi Arabia leads
Saudi Arabia
23.38 B m³
United Arab Emirates
2.3 B m³
All Metrics
Capital Elevation
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
612 m
United Arab Emirates
14 m
4271% higher
Land Area
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
2.15M km²
United Arab Emirates
71.0K km²
2927% higher
Domestic Patents
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
1.4K
United Arab Emirates
69
1926% higher
Agricultural Land (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
80.77%
United Arab Emirates
5.5%
1365% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
8.2% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
0.65% of GDP
1164% higher
Water Withdrawal
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
23.38 B m³
United Arab Emirates
2.3 B m³
932% higher
Irrigated Land
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
7.6K km²
United Arab Emirates
940 km²
706% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
282.0K
United Arab Emirates
63.0K
348% higher
Scientific Publications
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
25.8K
United Arab Emirates
6.4K
303% higher
Land Border Length
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
4.3K km
United Arab Emirates
1.1K km
301% higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
8.0 sites
United Arab Emirates
2.0 sites
300% higher
Population
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
36.54M
United Arab Emirates
10.09M
262% higher
Teen Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
11.11 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
3.1 per 1k
258% higher
Border Neighbors
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
7.0
United Arab Emirates
2.0
250% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
652.51 Mt CO2e
United Arab Emirates
200.56 Mt CO2e
225% higher
Wind Electricity Share
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
0.35%
United Arab Emirates
0.11%
218% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
18.5 per 100k
United Arab Emirates
5.9 per 100k
214% higher
Political Corruption Index
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
0.33
United Arab Emirates
0.10
210% higher
Forest Area
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
9.8K km²
United Arab Emirates
3.2K km²
208% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
36.5% of adults
United Arab Emirates
13.26% of adults
175% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
119.62M kW
United Arab Emirates
44.46M kW
169% higher
Electricity Generation
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
454.64 TWh
United Arab Emirates
177.25 TWh
156% higher
GDP (Nominal)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
$1,239,804,533,333.33
United Arab Emirates
$552,324,846,834.58
124% higher
Airports
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
89
United Arab Emirates
42
112% higher
Death Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
3.5 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
1.7 per 1k
103% higher
Coastline Length
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
2.6K km
United Arab Emirates
1.3K km
100% higher
High-Tech Exports (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.54%
United Arab Emirates
9.0%
94% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.45%
United Arab Emirates
4.5%
90% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.10%
United Arab Emirates
1.0%
90% lower
Population Density
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
15.68 /km²
United Arab Emirates
147.62 /km²
89% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.02
United Arab Emirates
0.10
85% lower
Unemployment Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
3.9%
United Arab Emirates
2.1%
83% higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
3.2 per 1M people
United Arab Emirates
19.22 per 1M people
83% lower
Solar Electricity Share
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
1.8%
United Arab Emirates
8.6%
79% lower
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
1.7% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
8.3% of GDP
79% lower
Tourism Revenue
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
$5,960,000,000
United Arab Emirates
$24,615,400,390.63
76% lower
Exports (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
29.11% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
106.85% of GDP
73% lower
Imports (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
25.57% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
92.2% of GDP
72% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.73%
United Arab Emirates
2.5%
71% lower
Dependency Ratio
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
36.55% of working-age pop.
United Arab Emirates
21.77% of working-age pop.
68% higher
Elderly Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
3.0%
United Arab Emirates
1.8%
67% higher
Smoking Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
14.9%
United Arab Emirates
9.0%
66% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.56% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
1.5% of GDP
62% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
14.7% of adults
United Arab Emirates
9.2% of adults
60% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
19.87%
United Arab Emirates
50%
60% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
11.35 kg/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
27.02 kg/person/yr
58% lower
Researchers
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
1.1K per 1M
United Arab Emirates
2.6K per 1M
57% lower
Highest Elevation
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
3.0K m
United Arab Emirates
1.9K m
57% higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.31 per 100k people
United Arab Emirates
0.71 per 100k people
56% lower
Youth Unemployment Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
10.01% of youth labor force
United Arab Emirates
6.5% of youth labor force
55% higher
GDP Growth Rate
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
2.0%
United Arab Emirates
4.0%
50% lower
Shipping Traffic
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
10.46M
United Arab Emirates
20.30M
48% lower
Youth Population (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
23.82%
United Arab Emirates
16.11%
48% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
691.95 gCO2/kWh
United Arab Emirates
467.51 gCO2/kWh
48% higher
Air Passengers
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
47.98M
United Arab Emirates
91.06M
47% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
53.15 µg/m³
United Arab Emirates
36.31 µg/m³
46% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
0.09
United Arab Emirates
0.06
46% higher
Suicide Rate
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.95 per 100k
United Arab Emirates
1.7 per 100k
44% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.35
United Arab Emirates
0.61
43% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
222.77 per 1k people
United Arab Emirates
379.53 per 1k people
41% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.05
United Arab Emirates
0.08
39% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
83.65 kg/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
132.66 kg/person/yr
37% lower
Water Stress (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
974.17%
United Arab Emirates
1.5K%
35% lower
Merchant Fleet Size
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
433
United Arab Emirates
655
34% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
13.1% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
19.7% of GDP
34% lower
University Enrollment Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
83.88%
United Arab Emirates
63.74%
32% higher
GNI Per Capita
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
$35,630
United Arab Emirates
$51,550
31% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
5.1% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
3.9% of GDP
31% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
$1,593.37
United Arab Emirates
$2,314.75
31% lower
Obesity Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
41.11%
United Arab Emirates
31.55%
30% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
21 days/yr
United Arab Emirates
30 days/yr
30% lower
Military Spending
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
7.3% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
5.6% of GDP
29% higher
Birth Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
13.41 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
10.65 per 1k
26% higher
Child Mortality
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
6.2 per 1k births
United Arab Emirates
5.0 per 1k births
24% higher
Infant Mortality
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
4.9 per 1k births
United Arab Emirates
4.0 per 1k births
23% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
157.78 per 100 people
United Arab Emirates
203 per 100 people
22% lower
Broadband Access (%)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
44 per 100 people
United Arab Emirates
37 per 100 people
19% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
11.8K kWh/person
United Arab Emirates
14.7K kWh/person
19% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
57 pts
United Arab Emirates
69 pts
17% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
95.89% of adults
United Arab Emirates
81.64% of adults
17% higher
Fertility Rate
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
1.8 children/woman
United Arab Emirates
1.6 children/woman
15% higher
Nurses & Midwives
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
5.5 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
6.4 per 1k
14% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
3.4 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
3.0 per 1k
14% higher
Meat Consumption per Person
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
54.13 kg/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
62.03 kg/person/yr
13% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
34.2% of adults
United Arab Emirates
39.4% of adults
13% lower
Credit Card Ownership
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
30.13% of adults
United Arab Emirates
26.84% of adults
12% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
54.13% of adults
United Arab Emirates
60.93% of adults
11% lower
Foreign Patents
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
2.6K
United Arab Emirates
2.4K
10% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
2.2 per 1k
United Arab Emirates
2.0 per 1k
10% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
7.5K kg oil eq/person
United Arab Emirates
8.3K kg oil eq/person
10% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
$71,375.37
United Arab Emirates
$79,228.74
10% lower
Median Age
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
29.2 years
United Arab Emirates
31.2 years
6% lower
Life Expectancy
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
78.7 years
United Arab Emirates
82.9 years
5% lower
Human Development Index
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0.90
United Arab Emirates
0.94
4% lower
Protected Land (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
18.5%
United Arab Emirates
19.2%
4% lower
Big Mac Price
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
$5.07
United Arab Emirates
$5.17
2% lower
Urban Population (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
84.46%
United Arab Emirates
85.82%
2% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
58.04 per 100k
United Arab Emirates
57.68 per 100k
1% higher
Adult Literacy Rate
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
97.93%
United Arab Emirates
98.81%
1% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
97.61%
United Arab Emirates
99.09%
1% lower
CO2 Per Capita
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
20.38 t/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
20.13 t/person/yr
1% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
4.6% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
4.7% of GDP
1% lower
Digital Payments Used
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
75.72% of adults
United Arab Emirates
76.61% of adults
1% lower
Food Waste per Person
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
148.88 kg/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
150.41 kg/person/yr
1% lower
Beer Consumption
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
0.16 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Spirits Consumption
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0 L/person/yr
United Arab Emirates
1.5 L/person/yr
ranked lower
Time Zones Count
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
2.0 time zones
United Arab Emirates
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0%
United Arab Emirates
0%
ranked lower
Electricity Access (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
100%
United Arab Emirates
100%
equal
Inflation Rate
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
1.7%
United Arab Emirates
1.7%
equal
Internet Users (%)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
100%
United Arab Emirates
100%
equal
Alcohol Consumption
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0 L/adult/yr
United Arab Emirates
2.1 L/adult/yr
ranked lower
Life Evaluation Score
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
6.8 pts
United Arab Emirates
6.8 pts
equal
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0 per 1M people
United Arab Emirates
0 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
0 m
United Arab Emirates
0 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
1.0
United Arab Emirates
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
United Arab EmiratesSaudi Arabia
-3% of GDP
United Arab Emirates
15.3% of GDP
ranked lower
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