Matchup file

Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom

118 shared metrics.

Saudi ArabiaLeads in 51

vs118 shared

United KingdomLeads in 67

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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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United Kingdom

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Identity

Formal name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.

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Identity

Name origin: the name United Kingdom is self-descriptive.

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Analysis

United Kingdom leads in 67 of 118 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 51.

Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 166.8x that of United Kingdom (974.17% vs 5.8%).

Saudi Arabia's Capital Elevation is 152.0x that of United Kingdom (612 m vs 4.0 m).

Saudi Arabia's Irrigated Land is 9.6x that of United Kingdom (7.6K km² vs 718 km²).

Saudi Arabia's Land Area is 7.9x that of United Kingdom (2.15M km² vs 241.9K km²).

Saudi Arabia's Land Border Length is 7.6x that of United Kingdom (4.3K km vs 499 km).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

United Kingdom

5.8%

Capital ElevationSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

612 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

Irrigated LandSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

Land AreaSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

United Kingdom

241.9K km²

Land Border LengthSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

United Kingdom

499 km

Political Corruption IndexSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

0.33

United Kingdom

0.04

All Metrics

Water Stress (%)

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

United Kingdom

5.8%

16678% higher

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

612 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

15200% higher

Irrigated Land

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

955% higher

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

United Kingdom

241.9K km²

789% higher

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

United Kingdom

499 km

756% higher

Political Corruption Index

Saudi Arabia

0.33

United Kingdom

0.04

676% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

United Kingdom

2.4 per 100k

671% higher

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

7.0

United Kingdom

1.0

600% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

United Kingdom

9.9 µg/m³

436% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

United Kingdom

2.1% of firms

362% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

United Kingdom

4.5 t/person/yr

350% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

United Kingdom

2.1K kg oil eq/person

254% higher

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

United Kingdom

2.3% of GDP

220% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

United Kingdom

217.41 gCO2/kWh

218% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

United Kingdom

4.2K kWh/person

181% higher

Water Withdrawal

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

United Kingdom

8.4 B m³

178% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

United Kingdom

21.22% of adults

155% higher

Highest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

United Kingdom

1.3K m

123% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

United Kingdom

292.42 Mt CO2e

123% higher

Time Zones Count

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

United Kingdom

1.0 time zones

100% higher

Wind Electricity Share

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

United Kingdom

29.37%

99% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

United Kingdom

12.2%

99% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.02

United Kingdom

0.77

98% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

United Kingdom

29.72%

98% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

United Kingdom

13.29%

97% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

United Kingdom

21.29%

97% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

United Kingdom

11.49 per 100k people

97% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

United Kingdom

14.29% of firms

95% lower

Population Density

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

United Kingdom

283.11 /km²

94% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.05

United Kingdom

0.69

93% lower

Airports

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

United Kingdom

1.1K

92% lower

Suicide Rate

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

United Kingdom

9.6 per 100k

90% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

United Kingdom

131.07% of GDP

90% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.09

United Kingdom

0.83

89% lower

Domestic Patents

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

United Kingdom

11.6K

88% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

United Kingdom

12.3% of firms

86% lower

Elderly Population (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

United Kingdom

19.5%

85% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

United Kingdom

21.22 per 1M people

85% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

United Kingdom

153.0K

84% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

United Kingdom

2.9% of GDP

81% lower

Coastline Length

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

United Kingdom

12.4K km

79% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

United Kingdom

1.1%

77% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

United Kingdom

35 sites

77% lower

Scientific Publications

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

United Kingdom

105.6K

76% lower

Solar Electricity Share

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

United Kingdom

6.6%

73% lower

Forest Area

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

United Kingdom

32.2K km²

70% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

8.2% of GDP

United Kingdom

26.96% of GDP

70% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

United Kingdom

$5,366.78

70% lower

Railway Length

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

5.4K km

United Kingdom

16.4K km

67% lower

GDP (Nominal)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

United Kingdom

$3,686,033,044,482.13

66% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

United Kingdom

0.62% of firms

66% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

232.2 kg/person/yr

64% lower

Foreign Patents

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

United Kingdom

7.3K

64% lower

Death Rate

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

United Kingdom

9.3 per 1k

62% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

United Kingdom

585.12 per 1k people

62% lower

Electricity Generation

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

United Kingdom

281.33 TWh

62% higher

Air Passengers

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

United Kingdom

118.95M

60% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.35

United Kingdom

0.84

59% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

United Kingdom

10.87% of GDP

57% lower

Food Waste per Person

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

95.2 kg/person/yr

56% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

United Kingdom

40.46%

51% lower

Credit Card Ownership

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

United Kingdom

62.11% of adults

51% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

433

United Kingdom

868

50% lower

Inflation Rate

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

United Kingdom

3.3%

48% lower

Population

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

United Kingdom

68.75M

47% lower

Obesity Rate

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

United Kingdom

28.71%

43% higher

Nurses & Midwives

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

United Kingdom

9.2 per 1k

40% lower

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

United Kingdom

17.18%

39% higher

Child Mortality

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

United Kingdom

4.5 per 1k births

38% higher

Dependency Ratio

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

United Kingdom

57.94% of working-age pop.

37% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

18.13 kg/person/yr

37% lower

Protected Land (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

United Kingdom

28.4%

35% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

United Kingdom

8.4 per 1k

33% higher

Meat Consumption per Person

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

54.13 kg/person/yr

United Kingdom

79.9 kg/person/yr

32% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

United Kingdom

14.65% of youth labor force

32% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

United Kingdom

84.32 per 100k

31% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

United Kingdom

26.4% of adults

30% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

United Kingdom

122 per 100 people

29% higher

Big Mac Price

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

$5.07

United Kingdom

$7.08

28% lower

GNI Per Capita

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

United Kingdom

$49,470

28% lower

Median Age

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

United Kingdom

39.8 years

26% lower

Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

United Kingdom

10.76 per 1k

25% higher

Digital Payments Used

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

United Kingdom

99.17% of adults

24% lower

Infant Mortality

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

United Kingdom

4.0 per 1k births

23% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

United Kingdom

12.3% of adults

20% higher

Imports (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

United Kingdom

31.86% of GDP

20% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

United Kingdom

70 pts

19% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

United Kingdom

$60,620.38

18% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

United Kingdom

70.31%

15% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

United Kingdom

5.9% of GDP

13% lower

Fertility Rate

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

United Kingdom

1.6 children/woman

12% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

United Kingdom

2.4 per 1k

8% lower

Shipping Traffic

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

United Kingdom

9.74M

7% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

United Kingdom

41 per 100 people

7% higher

Exports (% GDP)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

United Kingdom

30.98% of GDP

6% lower

Human Development Index

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0.90

United Kingdom

0.95

5% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

United Kingdom

20 days/yr

5% higher

Smoking Rate

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

United Kingdom

14.2%

5% higher

Unemployment Rate

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

United Kingdom

4.1%

5% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

United Kingdom

80.5%

4% higher

Internet Users (%)

Saudi Arabia

100%

United Kingdom

96%

4% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

United Kingdom

92.2% of adults

4% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

United Kingdom

114.75M kW

4% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

United Kingdom

3.3 per 1k

3% higher

Life Expectancy

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

United Kingdom

81.2 years

3% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

United Kingdom

99.1%

2% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

United Kingdom

6.7 pts

2% higher

Urban Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

United Kingdom

83.24%

1% higher

Beer Consumption

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

United Kingdom

3.1 L/person/yr

ranked lower

Spirits Consumption

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

United Kingdom

2.6 L/person/yr

ranked lower

Coal Electricity Share

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

United Kingdom

0.11%

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

100%

United Kingdom

100%

equal

Alcohol Consumption

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

United Kingdom

10.73 L/adult/yr

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

United Kingdom

1.5 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

0 m

United Kingdom

-4 m

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

United Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

1.0

United Kingdom

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

United Kingdom

-3.1% of GDP

ranked higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

United Kingdom

-1.65% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom across 118 metrics
				Winner
Water Stress (%)	974.17%	5.8%	16678% higher	Saudi Arabia
Capital Elevation	612 m	4.0 m	15200% higher	Saudi Arabia
Irrigated Land	7.6K km²	718 km²	955% higher	Saudi Arabia
Land Area	2.15M km²	241.9K km²	789% higher	Saudi Arabia
Land Border Length	4.3K km	499 km	756% higher	Saudi Arabia
Political Corruption Index	0.33	0.04	676% higher	Saudi Arabia
Road Traffic Death Rate	18.5 per 100k	2.4 per 100k	671% higher	Saudi Arabia
Border Neighbors	7.0	1.0	600% higher	Saudi Arabia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	53.15 µg/m³	9.9 µg/m³	436% higher	Saudi Arabia
Firms Asked for Bribes	9.5% of firms	2.1% of firms	362% higher	Saudi Arabia
CO2 Per Capita	20.38 t/person/yr	4.5 t/person/yr	350% higher	Saudi Arabia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	7.5K kg oil eq/person	2.1K kg oil eq/person	254% higher	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	7.3% of GDP	2.3% of GDP	220% higher	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	691.95 gCO2/kWh	217.41 gCO2/kWh	218% higher	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	11.8K kWh/person	4.2K kWh/person	181% higher	Saudi Arabia
Water Withdrawal	23.38 B m³	8.4 B m³	178% higher	Saudi Arabia
Insufficient Physical Activity	54.13% of adults	21.22% of adults	155% higher	Saudi Arabia
Highest Elevation	3.0K m	1.3K m	123% higher	Saudi Arabia
Total CO2 Emissions	652.51 Mt CO2e	292.42 Mt CO2e	123% higher	Saudi Arabia
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	100% higher	Saudi Arabia
Wind Electricity Share	0.35%	29.37%	99% lower	United Kingdom
Renewable Energy (%)	0.10%	12.2%	99% lower	United Kingdom
Electoral Democracy Index	0.02	0.77	98% lower	United Kingdom
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.54%	29.72%	98% lower	United Kingdom
Forest Coverage (%)	0.45%	13.29%	97% lower	United Kingdom
Renewable Energy (%)	0.73%	21.29%	97% lower	United Kingdom
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.31 per 100k people	11.49 per 100k people	97% lower	United Kingdom
Firms Hit by Power Outages	0.67% of firms	14.29% of firms	95% lower	United Kingdom
Population Density	15.68 /km²	283.11 /km²	94% lower	United Kingdom
Liberal Democracy Index	0.05	0.69	93% lower	United Kingdom
Airports	89	1.1K	92% lower	United Kingdom
Suicide Rate	0.95 per 100k	9.6 per 100k	90% lower	United Kingdom
Government Debt (% GDP)	13.1% of GDP	131.07% of GDP	90% lower	United Kingdom
Freedom of Expression Index	0.09	0.83	89% lower	United Kingdom
Domestic Patents	1.4K	11.6K	88% lower	United Kingdom
Firms with Female Top Manager	1.8% of firms	12.3% of firms	86% lower	United Kingdom
Elderly Population (%)	3.0%	19.5%	85% lower	United Kingdom
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	3.2 per 1M people	21.22 per 1M people	85% lower	United Kingdom
Armed Forces Personnel	282.0K	153.0K	84% higher	Saudi Arabia
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.56% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	81% lower	United Kingdom
Coastline Length	2.6K km	12.4K km	79% lower	United Kingdom
GDP Growth Rate	2.0%	1.1%	77% higher	Saudi Arabia
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	8.0 sites	35 sites	77% lower	United Kingdom
Scientific Publications	25.8K	105.6K	76% lower	United Kingdom
Solar Electricity Share	1.8%	6.6%	73% lower	United Kingdom
Forest Area	9.8K km²	32.2K km²	70% lower	United Kingdom
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	8.2% of GDP	26.96% of GDP	70% lower	United Kingdom
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,593.37	$5,366.78	70% lower	United Kingdom
Railway Length	5.4K km	16.4K km	67% lower	United Kingdom
GDP (Nominal)	$1,239,804,533,333.33	$3,686,033,044,482.13	66% lower	United Kingdom
Firms Making Informal Payments	1.0% of firms	0.62% of firms	66% higher	Saudi Arabia
Milk Consumption per Person	83.65 kg/person/yr	232.2 kg/person/yr	64% lower	United Kingdom
Foreign Patents	2.6K	7.3K	64% lower	United Kingdom
Death Rate	3.5 per 1k	9.3 per 1k	62% lower	United Kingdom
Vehicles per 1,000 People	222.77 per 1k people	585.12 per 1k people	62% lower	United Kingdom
Electricity Generation	454.64 TWh	281.33 TWh	62% higher	Saudi Arabia
Air Passengers	47.98M	118.95M	60% lower	United Kingdom
Women's Political Empowerment	0.35	0.84	59% lower	United Kingdom
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.6% of GDP	10.87% of GDP	57% lower	United Kingdom
Food Waste per Person	148.88 kg/person/yr	95.2 kg/person/yr	56% higher	Saudi Arabia
Women in Parliament (%)	19.87%	40.46%	51% lower	United Kingdom
Credit Card Ownership	30.13% of adults	62.11% of adults	51% lower	United Kingdom
Merchant Fleet Size	433	868	50% lower	United Kingdom
Inflation Rate	1.7%	3.3%	48% lower	United Kingdom
Population	36.54M	68.75M	47% lower	United Kingdom
Obesity Rate	41.11%	28.71%	43% higher	Saudi Arabia
Nurses & Midwives	5.5 per 1k	9.2 per 1k	40% lower	United Kingdom
Youth Population (%)	23.82%	17.18%	39% higher	Saudi Arabia
Child Mortality	6.2 per 1k births	4.5 per 1k births	38% higher	Saudi Arabia
Dependency Ratio	36.55% of working-age pop.	57.94% of working-age pop.	37% lower	United Kingdom
Seafood Consumption per Person	11.35 kg/person/yr	18.13 kg/person/yr	37% lower	United Kingdom
Protected Land (%)	18.5%	28.4%	35% lower	United Kingdom
Teen Birth Rate	11.11 per 1k	8.4 per 1k	33% higher	Saudi Arabia
Meat Consumption per Person	54.13 kg/person/yr	79.9 kg/person/yr	32% lower	United Kingdom
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.01% of youth labor force	14.65% of youth labor force	32% lower	United Kingdom
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	58.04 per 100k	84.32 per 100k	31% lower	United Kingdom
Hypertension Prevalence	34.2% of adults	26.4% of adults	30% higher	Saudi Arabia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	157.78 per 100 people	122 per 100 people	29% higher	Saudi Arabia
Big Mac Price	$5.07	$7.08	28% lower	United Kingdom
GNI Per Capita	$35,630	$49,470	28% lower	United Kingdom
Median Age	29.2 years	39.8 years	26% lower	United Kingdom
Birth Rate	13.41 per 1k	10.76 per 1k	25% higher	Saudi Arabia
Digital Payments Used	75.72% of adults	99.17% of adults	24% lower	United Kingdom
Infant Mortality	4.9 per 1k births	4.0 per 1k births	23% higher	Saudi Arabia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	14.7% of adults	12.3% of adults	20% higher	Saudi Arabia
Imports (% GDP)	25.57% of GDP	31.86% of GDP	20% lower	United Kingdom
Corruption Perceptions Index	57 pts	70 pts	19% lower	United Kingdom
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$71,375.37	$60,620.38	18% higher	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	80.77%	70.31%	15% higher	Saudi Arabia
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.1% of GDP	5.9% of GDP	13% lower	United Kingdom
Fertility Rate	1.8 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	12% higher	Saudi Arabia
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.2 per 1k	2.4 per 1k	8% lower	United Kingdom
Shipping Traffic	10.46M	9.74M	7% higher	Saudi Arabia
Broadband Access (%)	44 per 100 people	41 per 100 people	7% higher	Saudi Arabia
Exports (% GDP)	29.11% of GDP	30.98% of GDP	6% lower	United Kingdom
Human Development Index	0.90	0.95	5% lower	United Kingdom
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	21 days/yr	20 days/yr	5% higher	Saudi Arabia
Smoking Rate	14.9%	14.2%	5% higher	Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.1%	5% lower	United Kingdom
University Enrollment Rate	83.88%	80.5%	4% higher	Saudi Arabia
Internet Users (%)	100%	96%	4% higher	Saudi Arabia
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.89% of adults	92.2% of adults	4% higher	Saudi Arabia
Electric Generating Capacity	119.62M kW	114.75M kW	4% higher	Saudi Arabia
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.4 per 1k	3.3 per 1k	3% higher	Saudi Arabia
Life Expectancy	78.7 years	81.2 years	3% lower	United Kingdom
Sanitation Access (%)	97.61%	99.1%	2% lower	United Kingdom
Life Evaluation Score	6.8 pts	6.7 pts	2% higher	Saudi Arabia
Urban Population (%)	84.46%	83.24%	1% higher	Saudi Arabia
Beer Consumption	0 L/person/yr	3.1 L/person/yr	ranked lower	United Kingdom
Spirits Consumption	0 L/person/yr	2.6 L/person/yr	ranked lower	United Kingdom
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0.11%	ranked lower	United Kingdom
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	United Kingdom
Alcohol Consumption	0 L/adult/yr	10.73 L/adult/yr	ranked lower	United Kingdom
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	1.5 per 1M people	ranked lower	United Kingdom
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-4 m	ranked higher	Saudi Arabia
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	United Kingdom
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3% of GDP	-3.1% of GDP	ranked higher	Saudi Arabia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.7% of GDP	-1.65% of GDP	ranked higher	Saudi Arabia

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Analysis

United Kingdom leads in 67 of 118 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 51.

Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 166.8x that of United Kingdom (974.17% vs 5.8%).

Saudi Arabia's Capital Elevation is 152.0x that of United Kingdom (612 m vs 4.0 m).

Saudi Arabia's Irrigated Land is 9.6x that of United Kingdom (7.6K km² vs 718 km²).

Saudi Arabia's Land Area is 7.9x that of United Kingdom (2.15M km² vs 241.9K km²).

Saudi Arabia's Land Border Length is 7.6x that of United Kingdom (4.3K km vs 499 km).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

United Kingdom

5.8%

Capital ElevationSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

612 m

United Kingdom

4.0 m

Irrigated LandSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

United Kingdom

718 km²

Land AreaSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

United Kingdom

241.9K km²

Land Border LengthSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

United Kingdom

499 km

Political Corruption IndexSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

0.33

United Kingdom

0.04

Water Stress (%)

974.17%

5.8%

Capital Elevation

612 m

4.0 m

Irrigated Land

7.6K km²

718 km²

Land Area

2.15M km²

241.9K km²

Land Border Length

4.3K km

499 km

Political Corruption Index

0.33

0.04

Road Traffic Death Rate

18.5 per 100k

2.4 per 100k

Border Neighbors

7.0

1.0

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

53.15 µg/m³

9.9 µg/m³

Firms Asked for Bribes

9.5% of firms

2.1% of firms

CO2 Per Capita

20.38 t/person/yr

4.5 t/person/yr

Energy Use (Per Capita)

7.5K kg oil eq/person

2.1K kg oil eq/person

Military Spending

7.3% of GDP

2.3% of GDP

Electricity Carbon Intensity

691.95 gCO2/kWh

217.41 gCO2/kWh

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

11.8K kWh/person

4.2K kWh/person

Water Withdrawal

23.38 B m³

8.4 B m³

Insufficient Physical Activity

54.13% of adults

21.22% of adults

Highest Elevation

3.0K m

1.3K m

Total CO2 Emissions

652.51 Mt CO2e

292.42 Mt CO2e

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

Wind Electricity Share

0.35%

29.37%

Renewable Energy (%)

0.10%

12.2%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.02

0.77

High-Tech Exports (%)

0.54%

29.72%

Forest Coverage (%)

0.45%

13.29%

Renewable Energy (%)

0.73%

21.29%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.31 per 100k people

11.49 per 100k people

Firms Hit by Power Outages

0.67% of firms

14.29% of firms

Population Density

15.68 /km²

283.11 /km²

Liberal Democracy Index

0.05

0.69

Airports

1.1K

Suicide Rate

0.95 per 100k

9.6 per 100k

Government Debt (% GDP)

13.1% of GDP

131.07% of GDP

Freedom of Expression Index

0.09

0.83

Domestic Patents

1.4K

11.6K

Firms with Female Top Manager

1.8% of firms

12.3% of firms

Elderly Population (%)

3.0%

19.5%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

3.2 per 1M people

21.22 per 1M people

Armed Forces Personnel

282.0K

153.0K

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.56% of GDP

2.9% of GDP

Coastline Length

2.6K km

12.4K km

GDP Growth Rate

2.0%

1.1%

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

8.0 sites

35 sites

Scientific Publications

25.8K

105.6K

Solar Electricity Share

1.8%

6.6%

Forest Area

9.8K km²

32.2K km²

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

8.2% of GDP

26.96% of GDP

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,593.37

$5,366.78

Railway Length

5.4K km

16.4K km

GDP (Nominal)

$1,239,804,533,333.33

$3,686,033,044,482.13

Firms Making Informal Payments

1.0% of firms

0.62% of firms

Milk Consumption per Person

83.65 kg/person/yr

232.2 kg/person/yr

Foreign Patents

2.6K

7.3K

Death Rate

3.5 per 1k

9.3 per 1k

Vehicles per 1,000 People

222.77 per 1k people

585.12 per 1k people

Electricity Generation

454.64 TWh

281.33 TWh

Air Passengers

47.98M

118.95M

Women's Political Empowerment

0.35

0.84

Health Spending (% GDP)

4.6% of GDP

10.87% of GDP

Food Waste per Person

148.88 kg/person/yr

95.2 kg/person/yr

Women in Parliament (%)

19.87%

40.46%

Credit Card Ownership

30.13% of adults

62.11% of adults

Merchant Fleet Size

433

868

Inflation Rate

1.7%

3.3%

Population

36.54M

68.75M

Obesity Rate

41.11%

28.71%

Nurses & Midwives

5.5 per 1k

9.2 per 1k

Youth Population (%)

23.82%

17.18%

Child Mortality

6.2 per 1k births

4.5 per 1k births

Dependency Ratio

36.55% of working-age pop.

57.94% of working-age pop.

Seafood Consumption per Person

11.35 kg/person/yr

18.13 kg/person/yr

Protected Land (%)

18.5%

28.4%

Teen Birth Rate

11.11 per 1k

8.4 per 1k

Meat Consumption per Person

54.13 kg/person/yr

79.9 kg/person/yr

Youth Unemployment Rate

10.01% of youth labor force

14.65% of youth labor force

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

58.04 per 100k

84.32 per 100k

Hypertension Prevalence

34.2% of adults

26.4% of adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

157.78 per 100 people

122 per 100 people

Big Mac Price

$5.07

$7.08

GNI Per Capita

$35,630

$49,470

Median Age

29.2 years

39.8 years

Birth Rate

13.41 per 1k

10.76 per 1k

Digital Payments Used

75.72% of adults

99.17% of adults

Infant Mortality

4.9 per 1k births

4.0 per 1k births

Tobacco Use Prevalence

14.7% of adults

12.3% of adults

Imports (% GDP)

25.57% of GDP

31.86% of GDP

Corruption Perceptions Index

57 pts

70 pts

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$71,375.37

$60,620.38

Agricultural Land (%)

80.77%

70.31%

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.1% of GDP

5.9% of GDP

Fertility Rate

1.8 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.2 per 1k

2.4 per 1k

Shipping Traffic

10.46M

9.74M

Broadband Access (%)

44 per 100 people

41 per 100 people

Exports (% GDP)

29.11% of GDP

30.98% of GDP

Human Development Index

0.90

0.95

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

21 days/yr

20 days/yr

Smoking Rate

14.9%

14.2%

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

4.1%

University Enrollment Rate

83.88%

80.5%

Internet Users (%)

100%

96%

Can Raise Emergency Money

95.89% of adults

92.2% of adults

Electric Generating Capacity

119.62M kW

114.75M kW

Doctors (per 1,000)

3.4 per 1k

3.3 per 1k

Life Expectancy

78.7 years

81.2 years

Sanitation Access (%)

97.61%

99.1%

Life Evaluation Score

6.8 pts

6.7 pts

Urban Population (%)

84.46%

83.24%

Beer Consumption

0 L/person/yr

3.1 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0 L/person/yr

2.6 L/person/yr

Coal Electricity Share

0.11%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Alcohol Consumption

0 L/adult/yr

10.73 L/adult/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

1.5 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

-4 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-3% of GDP

-3.1% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.7% of GDP

-1.65% of GDP