Matchup file

Saudi Arabia vs United States

119 shared metrics.

Saudi ArabiaLeads in 35

vs119 shared

United StatesLeads in 84

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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 States

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Identity

Formal name: United States of America.

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Identity

Name origin: the name America was first used in 1507 and is derived from the first name of Amerigo VESPUCCI (1454-1512), an Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer.

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Analysis

United States leads in 84 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 35.

Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 60.8x that of United States (974.17% vs 15.77%).

Saudi Arabia's Capital Elevation is 7.5x that of United States (612 m vs 72 m).

Saudi Arabia's Air Pollution (PM2.5) is 5.8x that of United States (53.15 µg/m³ vs 7.8 µg/m³).

Saudi Arabia's Political Corruption Index is 4.4x that of United States (0.33 vs 0.06).

Saudi Arabia's Firms Asked for Bribes is 2.8x that of United States (9.5% of firms vs 2.5% of firms).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

United States

15.77%

Capital ElevationSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

612 m

United States

72 m

Air Pollution (PM2.5)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

United States

7.8 µg/m³

Political Corruption IndexSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

0.33

United States

0.06

Firms Asked for BribesSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

United States

2.5% of firms

Border NeighborsSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

7.0

United States

2.0

All Metrics

Water Stress (%)

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

United States

15.77%

6079% higher

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

612 m

United States

72 m

750% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

United States

7.8 µg/m³

580% higher

Political Corruption Index

Saudi Arabia

0.33

United States

0.06

443% higher

Firms Asked for Bribes

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

United States

2.5% of firms

276% higher

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

7.0

United States

2.0

250% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

United States

11.11% of GDP

162% higher

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

United States

3.4% of GDP

113% higher

Forest Area

United States

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

United States

3.10M km²

100% lower

Foreign Patents

United States

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

United States

329.2K

99% lower

Domestic Patents

United States

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

United States

262.2K

99% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

United States

33.87%

99% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

United States

10.9%

99% lower

Airports

United States

Saudi Arabia

United States

16.2K

99% lower

Railway Length

United States

Saudi Arabia

5.4K km

United States

293.6K km

98% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.02

United States

0.73

98% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

United States

24.32%

98% lower

Wind Electricity Share

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

United States

10.27%

97% lower

Irrigated Land

United States

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

United States

234.8K km²

97% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.67% of firms

United States

25.17% of firms

97% lower

GDP (Nominal)

United States

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

United States

$28,750,956,130,731.2

96% lower

Air Passengers

United States

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

United States

941.56M

95% lower

Water Withdrawal

United States

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

United States

444.29 B m³

95% lower

Scientific Publications

United States

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

United States

457.3K

94% lower

Suicide Rate

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

United States

15.63 per 100k

94% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

United States

12.05%

94% lower

Tourism Revenue

United States

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

United States

$84,205,000,000

93% lower

Liberal Democracy Index

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.05

United States

0.57

92% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

United States

3.8 per 100k people

92% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

United States

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

United States

40.59 per 1M people

92% lower

Firms with Female Top Manager

United States

Saudi Arabia

1.8% of firms

United States

22.23% of firms

92% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

United States

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

United States

1.24B kW

90% lower

Electricity Generation

United States

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

United States

4.4K TWh

90% lower

Population

United States

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

United States

338.02M

89% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

United States

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

United States

118.11% of GDP

89% lower

Merchant Fleet Size

United States

Saudi Arabia

433

United States

3.5K

88% lower

Time Zones Count

United States

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

United States

16 time zones

87% lower

Coastline Length

United States

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

United States

19.9K km

87% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

United States

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

United States

$12,434.43

87% lower

Freedom of Expression Index

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.09

United States

0.73

87% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

United States

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

United States

4.6K Mt CO2e

86% lower

R&D Spending (% GDP)

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

United States

3.6% of GDP

84% lower

Elderly Population (%)

United States

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

United States

17.93%

84% lower

Shipping Traffic

United States

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

United States

62.21M

83% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Saudi Arabia

1.0% of firms

United States

0.56% of firms

83% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

United States

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

United States

1.40M

80% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

United States

384.4 gCO2/kWh

80% higher

Solar Electricity Share

United States

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

United States

8.6%

79% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

United States

14.27% of GDP

79% higher

Researchers

United States

Saudi Arabia

1.1K per 1M

United States

4.8K per 1M

77% lower

Land Area

United States

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

United States

9.15M km²

76% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

United States

46.08%

75% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

United States

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

United States

874.14 per 1k people

75% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

United States

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

United States

16.5% of GDP

72% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

United States

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

United States

27 sites

70% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

United States

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

United States

254.69 kg/person/yr

67% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

United States

1.0% of GDP

67% higher

Land Border Length

United States

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

United States

12.0K km

64% lower

Death Rate

United States

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

United States

8.8 per 1k

60% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

United States

33.74% of adults

60% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.35

United States

0.83

58% lower

Population Density

United States

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

United States

36.82 /km²

57% lower

GNI Per Capita

United States

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

United States

$83,490

57% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

United States

Saudi Arabia

54.13 kg/person/yr

United States

124.11 kg/person/yr

56% lower

Credit Card Ownership

United States

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

United States

66.7% of adults

55% lower

Nurses & Midwives

United States

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

United States

11.88 per 1k

54% lower

Highest Elevation

United States

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

United States

6.2K m

52% lower

Official Languages Count

United States

Saudi Arabia

1.0

United States

2.0

50% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

United States

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

United States

22.45 kg/person/yr

49% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

United States

14.2 t/person/yr

44% higher

Protected Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

United States

12.9%

43% higher

Inflation Rate

United States

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

United States

2.9%

41% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

United States

113 per 100 people

40% higher

Smoking Rate

United States

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

United States

24.3%

39% lower

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

United States

17.32%

37% higher

Dependency Ratio

United States

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

United States

54.45% of working-age pop.

33% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

United States

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

United States

28.74%

31% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

United States

14.2 per 100k

30% higher

GDP Growth Rate

United States

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

United States

2.8%

29% lower

Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

United States

10.75 per 1k

25% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

United States

Saudi Arabia

8.2% of GDP

United States

10.89% of GDP

25% lower

Median Age

United States

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

United States

38.0 years

23% lower

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

United States

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

United States

2.7 per 1k

19% lower

Digital Payments Used

United States

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

United States

92.97% of adults

19% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

United States

6.4K kg oil eq/person

18% higher

Big Mac Price

United States

Saudi Arabia

$5.07

United States

$6.12

17% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

United States

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

United States

$85,809.9

17% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

United States

38 per 100 people

16% higher

Teen Birth Rate

United States

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

United States

13.14 per 1k

15% lower

Fertility Rate

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

United States

1.6 children/woman

13% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

United States

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

United States

64 pts

11% lower

Infant Mortality

United States

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

United States

5.5 per 1k births

11% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

United States

31.8% of adults

8% higher

Internet Users (%)

Saudi Arabia

100%

United States

93%

8% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

United States

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

United States

3.7 per 1k

7% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

United States

9.3% of youth labor force

7% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

United States

79.36%

6% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

United States

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

United States

12.6K kWh/person

6% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

United States

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

United States

5.4% of GDP

6% lower

Food Waste per Person

United States

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

United States

158.64 kg/person/yr

6% lower

Child Mortality

United States

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

United States

6.5 per 1k births

5% lower

Unemployment Rate

United States

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

United States

4.1%

5% lower

Urban Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

United States

80.12%

5% higher

Human Development Index

United States

Saudi Arabia

0.90

United States

0.94

4% lower

Obesity Rate

United States

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

United States

42.87%

4% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

United States

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

United States

15.2% of adults

3% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

United States

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

United States

99.62%

2% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

United States

94.99% of adults

1% higher

Beer Consumption

United States

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

United States

4.0 L/person/yr

ranked lower

Spirits Consumption

United States

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

United States

3.6 L/person/yr

ranked lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

United States

0 days/yr

ranked higher

Coal Electricity Share

United States

Saudi Arabia

United States

16.31%

ranked lower

Electricity Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

100%

United States

100%

equal

Life Expectancy

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

United States

78.4 years

equal

Alcohol Consumption

United States

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

United States

9.9 L/adult/yr

ranked lower

Life Evaluation Score

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

United States

6.8 pts

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

United States

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

United States

0.72 per 1M people

ranked lower

Lowest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

0 m

United States

-86 m

ranked higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

United States

-3.6% of GDP

ranked higher

Comparison of Saudi Arabia and United States across 119 metrics
				Winner
Water Stress (%)	974.17%	15.77%	6079% higher	Saudi Arabia
Capital Elevation	612 m	72 m	750% higher	Saudi Arabia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	53.15 µg/m³	7.8 µg/m³	580% higher	Saudi Arabia
Political Corruption Index	0.33	0.06	443% higher	Saudi Arabia
Firms Asked for Bribes	9.5% of firms	2.5% of firms	276% higher	Saudi Arabia
Border Neighbors	7.0	2.0	250% higher	Saudi Arabia
Exports (% GDP)	29.11% of GDP	11.11% of GDP	162% higher	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	7.3% of GDP	3.4% of GDP	113% higher	Saudi Arabia
Forest Area	9.8K km²	3.10M km²	100% lower	United States
Foreign Patents	2.6K	329.2K	99% lower	United States
Domestic Patents	1.4K	262.2K	99% lower	United States
Forest Coverage (%)	0.45%	33.87%	99% lower	United States
Renewable Energy (%)	0.10%	10.9%	99% lower	United States
Airports	89	16.2K	99% lower	United States
Railway Length	5.4K km	293.6K km	98% lower	United States
Electoral Democracy Index	0.02	0.73	98% lower	United States
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.54%	24.32%	98% lower	United States
Wind Electricity Share	0.35%	10.27%	97% lower	United States
Irrigated Land	7.6K km²	234.8K km²	97% lower	United States
Firms Hit by Power Outages	0.67% of firms	25.17% of firms	97% lower	United States
GDP (Nominal)	$1,239,804,533,333.33	$28,750,956,130,731.2	96% lower	United States
Air Passengers	47.98M	941.56M	95% lower	United States
Water Withdrawal	23.38 B m³	444.29 B m³	95% lower	United States
Scientific Publications	25.8K	457.3K	94% lower	United States
Suicide Rate	0.95 per 100k	15.63 per 100k	94% lower	United States
Renewable Energy (%)	0.73%	12.05%	94% lower	United States
Tourism Revenue	$5,960,000,000	$84,205,000,000	93% lower	United States
Liberal Democracy Index	0.05	0.57	92% lower	United States
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.31 per 100k people	3.8 per 100k people	92% lower	United States
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	3.2 per 1M people	40.59 per 1M people	92% lower	United States
Firms with Female Top Manager	1.8% of firms	22.23% of firms	92% lower	United States
Electric Generating Capacity	119.62M kW	1.24B kW	90% lower	United States
Electricity Generation	454.64 TWh	4.4K TWh	90% lower	United States
Population	36.54M	338.02M	89% lower	United States
Government Debt (% GDP)	13.1% of GDP	118.11% of GDP	89% lower	United States
Merchant Fleet Size	433	3.5K	88% lower	United States
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	16 time zones	87% lower	United States
Coastline Length	2.6K km	19.9K km	87% lower	United States
Health Spending Per Capita	$1,593.37	$12,434.43	87% lower	United States
Freedom of Expression Index	0.09	0.73	87% lower	United States
Total CO2 Emissions	652.51 Mt CO2e	4.6K Mt CO2e	86% lower	United States
R&D Spending (% GDP)	0.56% of GDP	3.6% of GDP	84% lower	United States
Elderly Population (%)	3.0%	17.93%	84% lower	United States
Shipping Traffic	10.46M	62.21M	83% lower	United States
Firms Making Informal Payments	1.0% of firms	0.56% of firms	83% higher	Saudi Arabia
Armed Forces Personnel	282.0K	1.40M	80% lower	United States
Electricity Carbon Intensity	691.95 gCO2/kWh	384.4 gCO2/kWh	80% higher	Saudi Arabia
Solar Electricity Share	1.8%	8.6%	79% lower	United States
Imports (% GDP)	25.57% of GDP	14.27% of GDP	79% higher	Saudi Arabia
Researchers	1.1K per 1M	4.8K per 1M	77% lower	United States
Land Area	2.15M km²	9.15M km²	76% lower	United States
Agricultural Land (%)	80.77%	46.08%	75% higher	Saudi Arabia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	222.77 per 1k people	874.14 per 1k people	75% lower	United States
Health Spending (% GDP)	4.6% of GDP	16.5% of GDP	72% lower	United States
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	8.0 sites	27 sites	70% lower	United States
Milk Consumption per Person	83.65 kg/person/yr	254.69 kg/person/yr	67% lower	United States
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.7% of GDP	1.0% of GDP	67% higher	Saudi Arabia
Land Border Length	4.3K km	12.0K km	64% lower	United States
Death Rate	3.5 per 1k	8.8 per 1k	60% lower	United States
Insufficient Physical Activity	54.13% of adults	33.74% of adults	60% higher	Saudi Arabia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.35	0.83	58% lower	United States
Population Density	15.68 /km²	36.82 /km²	57% lower	United States
GNI Per Capita	$35,630	$83,490	57% lower	United States
Meat Consumption per Person	54.13 kg/person/yr	124.11 kg/person/yr	56% lower	United States
Credit Card Ownership	30.13% of adults	66.7% of adults	55% lower	United States
Nurses & Midwives	5.5 per 1k	11.88 per 1k	54% lower	United States
Highest Elevation	3.0K m	6.2K m	52% lower	United States
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	United States
Seafood Consumption per Person	11.35 kg/person/yr	22.45 kg/person/yr	49% lower	United States
CO2 Per Capita	20.38 t/person/yr	14.2 t/person/yr	44% higher	Saudi Arabia
Protected Land (%)	18.5%	12.9%	43% higher	Saudi Arabia
Inflation Rate	1.7%	2.9%	41% lower	United States
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	157.78 per 100 people	113 per 100 people	40% higher	Saudi Arabia
Smoking Rate	14.9%	24.3%	39% lower	United States
Youth Population (%)	23.82%	17.32%	37% higher	Saudi Arabia
Dependency Ratio	36.55% of working-age pop.	54.45% of working-age pop.	33% lower	United States
Women in Parliament (%)	19.87%	28.74%	31% lower	United States
Road Traffic Death Rate	18.5 per 100k	14.2 per 100k	30% higher	Saudi Arabia
GDP Growth Rate	2.0%	2.8%	29% lower	United States
Birth Rate	13.41 per 1k	10.75 per 1k	25% higher	Saudi Arabia
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	8.2% of GDP	10.89% of GDP	25% lower	United States
Median Age	29.2 years	38.0 years	23% lower	United States
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	2.2 per 1k	2.7 per 1k	19% lower	United States
Digital Payments Used	75.72% of adults	92.97% of adults	19% lower	United States
Energy Use (Per Capita)	7.5K kg oil eq/person	6.4K kg oil eq/person	18% higher	Saudi Arabia
Big Mac Price	$5.07	$6.12	17% lower	United States
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$71,375.37	$85,809.9	17% lower	United States
Broadband Access (%)	44 per 100 people	38 per 100 people	16% higher	Saudi Arabia
Teen Birth Rate	11.11 per 1k	13.14 per 1k	15% lower	United States
Fertility Rate	1.8 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	13% higher	Saudi Arabia
Corruption Perceptions Index	57 pts	64 pts	11% lower	United States
Infant Mortality	4.9 per 1k births	5.5 per 1k births	11% lower	United States
Hypertension Prevalence	34.2% of adults	31.8% of adults	8% higher	Saudi Arabia
Internet Users (%)	100%	93%	8% higher	Saudi Arabia
Doctors (per 1,000)	3.4 per 1k	3.7 per 1k	7% lower	United States
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.01% of youth labor force	9.3% of youth labor force	7% higher	Saudi Arabia
University Enrollment Rate	83.88%	79.36%	6% higher	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	11.8K kWh/person	12.6K kWh/person	6% lower	United States
Education Spending (% GDP)	5.1% of GDP	5.4% of GDP	6% lower	United States
Food Waste per Person	148.88 kg/person/yr	158.64 kg/person/yr	6% lower	United States
Child Mortality	6.2 per 1k births	6.5 per 1k births	5% lower	United States
Unemployment Rate	3.9%	4.1%	5% lower	United States
Urban Population (%)	84.46%	80.12%	5% higher	Saudi Arabia
Human Development Index	0.90	0.94	4% lower	United States
Obesity Rate	41.11%	42.87%	4% lower	United States
Tobacco Use Prevalence	14.7% of adults	15.2% of adults	3% lower	United States
Sanitation Access (%)	97.61%	99.62%	2% lower	United States
Can Raise Emergency Money	95.89% of adults	94.99% of adults	1% higher	Saudi Arabia
Beer Consumption	0 L/person/yr	4.0 L/person/yr	ranked lower	United States
Spirits Consumption	0 L/person/yr	3.6 L/person/yr	ranked lower	United States
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	21 days/yr	0 days/yr	ranked higher	Saudi Arabia
Coal Electricity Share	0%	16.31%	ranked lower	United States
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Saudi Arabia
Life Expectancy	78.7 years	78.4 years	equal	Saudi Arabia
Alcohol Consumption	0 L/adult/yr	9.9 L/adult/yr	ranked lower	United States
Life Evaluation Score	6.8 pts	6.8 pts	equal	Saudi Arabia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.72 per 1M people	ranked lower	United States
Lowest Elevation	0 m	-86 m	ranked higher	Saudi Arabia
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3% of GDP	-3.6% of GDP	ranked higher	Saudi Arabia

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Analysis

United States leads in 84 of 119 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 35.

Saudi Arabia's Water Stress (%) is 60.8x that of United States (974.17% vs 15.77%).

Saudi Arabia's Capital Elevation is 7.5x that of United States (612 m vs 72 m).

Saudi Arabia's Air Pollution (PM2.5) is 5.8x that of United States (53.15 µg/m³ vs 7.8 µg/m³).

Saudi Arabia's Political Corruption Index is 4.4x that of United States (0.33 vs 0.06).

Saudi Arabia's Firms Asked for Bribes is 2.8x that of United States (9.5% of firms vs 2.5% of firms).

Key Comparisons

Water Stress (%)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

United States

15.77%

Capital ElevationSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

612 m

United States

72 m

Air Pollution (PM2.5)Saudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

United States

7.8 µg/m³

Political Corruption IndexSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

0.33

United States

0.06

Firms Asked for BribesSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

9.5% of firms

United States

2.5% of firms

Border NeighborsSaudi Arabia leads

Saudi Arabia

7.0

United States

2.0

Water Stress (%)

974.17%

15.77%

Capital Elevation

612 m

72 m

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

53.15 µg/m³

7.8 µg/m³

Political Corruption Index

0.33

0.06

Firms Asked for Bribes

9.5% of firms

2.5% of firms

Border Neighbors

7.0

2.0

Exports (% GDP)

29.11% of GDP

11.11% of GDP

Military Spending

7.3% of GDP

3.4% of GDP

Forest Area

9.8K km²

3.10M km²

Foreign Patents

2.6K

329.2K

Domestic Patents

1.4K

262.2K

Forest Coverage (%)

0.45%

33.87%

Renewable Energy (%)

0.10%

10.9%

Airports

16.2K

Railway Length

5.4K km

293.6K km

Electoral Democracy Index

0.02

0.73

High-Tech Exports (%)

0.54%

24.32%

Wind Electricity Share

0.35%

10.27%

Irrigated Land

7.6K km²

234.8K km²

Firms Hit by Power Outages

0.67% of firms

25.17% of firms

GDP (Nominal)

$1,239,804,533,333.33

$28,750,956,130,731.2

Air Passengers

47.98M

941.56M

Water Withdrawal

23.38 B m³

444.29 B m³

Scientific Publications

25.8K

457.3K

Suicide Rate

0.95 per 100k

15.63 per 100k

Renewable Energy (%)

0.73%

12.05%

Tourism Revenue

$5,960,000,000

$84,205,000,000

Liberal Democracy Index

0.05

0.57

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.31 per 100k people

3.8 per 100k people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

3.2 per 1M people

40.59 per 1M people

Firms with Female Top Manager

1.8% of firms

22.23% of firms

Electric Generating Capacity

119.62M kW

1.24B kW

Electricity Generation

454.64 TWh

4.4K TWh

Population

36.54M

338.02M

Government Debt (% GDP)

13.1% of GDP

118.11% of GDP

Merchant Fleet Size

433

3.5K

Time Zones Count

2.0 time zones

16 time zones

Coastline Length

2.6K km

19.9K km

Health Spending Per Capita

$1,593.37

$12,434.43

Freedom of Expression Index

0.09

0.73

Total CO2 Emissions

652.51 Mt CO2e

4.6K Mt CO2e

R&D Spending (% GDP)

0.56% of GDP

3.6% of GDP

Elderly Population (%)

3.0%

17.93%

Shipping Traffic

10.46M

62.21M

Firms Making Informal Payments

1.0% of firms

0.56% of firms

Armed Forces Personnel

282.0K

1.40M

Electricity Carbon Intensity

691.95 gCO2/kWh

384.4 gCO2/kWh

Solar Electricity Share

1.8%

8.6%

Imports (% GDP)

25.57% of GDP

14.27% of GDP

Researchers

1.1K per 1M

4.8K per 1M

Land Area

2.15M km²

9.15M km²

Agricultural Land (%)

80.77%

46.08%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

222.77 per 1k people

874.14 per 1k people

Health Spending (% GDP)

4.6% of GDP

16.5% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

8.0 sites

27 sites

Milk Consumption per Person

83.65 kg/person/yr

254.69 kg/person/yr

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

1.7% of GDP

1.0% of GDP

Land Border Length

4.3K km

12.0K km

Death Rate

3.5 per 1k

8.8 per 1k

Insufficient Physical Activity

54.13% of adults

33.74% of adults

Women's Political Empowerment

0.35

0.83

Population Density

15.68 /km²

36.82 /km²

GNI Per Capita

$35,630

$83,490

Meat Consumption per Person

54.13 kg/person/yr

124.11 kg/person/yr

Credit Card Ownership

30.13% of adults

66.7% of adults

Nurses & Midwives

5.5 per 1k

11.88 per 1k

Highest Elevation

3.0K m

6.2K m

Official Languages Count

1.0

2.0

Seafood Consumption per Person

11.35 kg/person/yr

22.45 kg/person/yr

CO2 Per Capita

20.38 t/person/yr

14.2 t/person/yr

Protected Land (%)

18.5%

12.9%

Inflation Rate

1.7%

2.9%

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

157.78 per 100 people

113 per 100 people

Smoking Rate

14.9%

24.3%

Youth Population (%)

23.82%

17.32%

Dependency Ratio

36.55% of working-age pop.

54.45% of working-age pop.

Women in Parliament (%)

19.87%

28.74%

Road Traffic Death Rate

18.5 per 100k

14.2 per 100k

GDP Growth Rate

2.0%

2.8%

Birth Rate

13.41 per 1k

10.75 per 1k

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

8.2% of GDP

10.89% of GDP

Median Age

29.2 years

38.0 years

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

2.2 per 1k

2.7 per 1k

Digital Payments Used

75.72% of adults

92.97% of adults

Energy Use (Per Capita)

7.5K kg oil eq/person

6.4K kg oil eq/person

Big Mac Price

$5.07

$6.12

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$71,375.37

$85,809.9

Broadband Access (%)

44 per 100 people

38 per 100 people

Teen Birth Rate

11.11 per 1k

13.14 per 1k

Fertility Rate

1.8 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Corruption Perceptions Index

57 pts

64 pts

Infant Mortality

4.9 per 1k births

5.5 per 1k births

Hypertension Prevalence

34.2% of adults

31.8% of adults

Internet Users (%)

100%

93%

Doctors (per 1,000)

3.4 per 1k

3.7 per 1k

Youth Unemployment Rate

10.01% of youth labor force

9.3% of youth labor force

University Enrollment Rate

83.88%

79.36%

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

11.8K kWh/person

12.6K kWh/person

Education Spending (% GDP)

5.1% of GDP

5.4% of GDP

Food Waste per Person

148.88 kg/person/yr

158.64 kg/person/yr

Child Mortality

6.2 per 1k births

6.5 per 1k births

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

4.1%

Urban Population (%)

84.46%

80.12%

Human Development Index

0.90

0.94

Obesity Rate

41.11%

42.87%

Tobacco Use Prevalence

14.7% of adults

15.2% of adults

Sanitation Access (%)

97.61%

99.62%

Can Raise Emergency Money

95.89% of adults

94.99% of adults

Beer Consumption

0 L/person/yr

4.0 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

0 L/person/yr

3.6 L/person/yr

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

21 days/yr

0 days/yr

Coal Electricity Share

16.31%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Life Expectancy

78.7 years

78.4 years

Alcohol Consumption

0 L/adult/yr

9.9 L/adult/yr

Life Evaluation Score

6.8 pts

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

0.72 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

-86 m

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-3% of GDP

-3.6% of GDP