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New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

New Zealand
nzl
Leads on 49 of 109 metrics
Saudi Arabia
sau
Leads on 43 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing New Zealand and Saudi Arabia: New Zealand leads on Oil Consumption (149,700) against Saudi Arabia (2.64); New Zealand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (169,100) against Saudi Arabia (3.29); New Zealand leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (115,100) against Saudi Arabia (2.48). Across 109 compared metrics, New Zealand wins on 49 and Saudi Arabia wins on 43.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)96.16 %100 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 96% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score81.37 points★27.94 points
Radios3.756.25★
Televisions1.935.1★
Waterways1,609none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country17.05B $30.82B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars284.58B $1.56T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1.75 %2.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.1 %8.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.2 % of GDP★6.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index100★76
Electricity Consumption39.5296.2★
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants58★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables20★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity9.382.94★
Electricity Production42.53324.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)121.65 USD per capita349.69 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient36.245.9★
Gross Fixed Investment19.521.5★
Gross National Saving2130.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1 %★-1.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP7.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption5.18109.3★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production5.1109.3★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves33.7★8.62
Oil Consumption149,700★2.64
Oil Exports47,200★7.64
Oil Imports138,000★83,150
Oil Production60,480★10.52
Oil Proved Reserves112.5262.6★
Population Below Poverty LineNANA
Public Debt5413.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.1 USD1.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption169,100★3.29
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1,782★1.78
Refined Petroleum Products Imports56,000609,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production115,100★2.48
Remittances0.3★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.5★0
Taxes and Other Revenues29.6★7.8
Unemployment Rate4.9 %3.9 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)919,618★14.69M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions33.51★656.51
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
Population Distributionover three quarters of New Zealanders, including the Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areashistorically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula,
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year2.2 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources327★2.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.92 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)294.65★26.61
Agricultural land91,806 sq. km1.74M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)15,134 km★2,640 km
Dam capacity per capita3,118.67 cubic meters per inhabitant★29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land7,0007,575★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country94.02 %★64.18 %
Administrative Divisions16★13
Independence26★23
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)6.723.1★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10 % of GDP★6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km★2.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %7 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)30.8 %★35.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS3,600★12,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)10,000282,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Currently married (Percent)57.19 %★52.77 %
Human Capital Index0.77★0.6
Life expectancy at birth84.03 years★82.13 years
Median age of population37.98 years★30.06 years
Population Change50,085.3 persons681,198 persons★
Population density19.96 per sq. km16.53 per sq. km★
Total population5.29M persons35.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB★A
Birth Rate (%)12.4 %13.41 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate79.9 %★27.9 %
Death Rate (%)6.93 %3.51 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP★5.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.20M persons8.25M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate3.1217.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.2 years★8.41 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.67 people7.68 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)177.74★167.67
Military Manpower at Military Age20★17
Military Service Age and Obligation17voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.31 %84.78 %★
Physician Density3.61 people/sq km★3.41 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.83 %1.72 %★
Population living in slums0 %0.55 %★
Total deaths40,098.2 persons★78,615 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)68.32 %★34.89 %
Total fertility rate1.65 per woman2.36 per woman★
Total net-migration31,423.4 persons166,821.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate4.26 per live births★7.26 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇳🇿 New Zealand🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.76★1.36
Airports206★90
Civil Air Travelabout 40 major transport aircraft104
Heliports6269★

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