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Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Saudi Arabia
sau
Leads on 53 of 115 metrics
Sri Lanka
lka
Leads on 47 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (116,000) against Saudi Arabia (3.29); Sri Lanka leads on Oil Consumption (92,000) against Saudi Arabia (2.64); Sri Lanka leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (34,210) against Saudi Arabia (2.48). Across 115 compared metrics, Saudi Arabia wins on 53 and Sri Lanka wins on 47.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 8 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)100 %★54.59 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)100 %★51.2 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 51% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score27.94 points39.93 points★
Radios6.25★3.85
Televisions5.1★1.53
Waterwaysnone430

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country30.82B $★7.28B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.56T $★95.71B $
Apple Import Volume228.82M tonnes★6.78M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.5 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.3 %11.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index76★73.3
Electricity Consumption296.2★12.67
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★52
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants042★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables06★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity82.94★4
Electricity Production324.1★13.66
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)349.69 USD per capita★12.37 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient45.9★39.3
Gross Fixed Investment21.527.7★
Gross National Saving30.133.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %11 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.7 %-0.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★1.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption109.3★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production109.3★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.62★0
Oil Consumption2.6492,000★
Oil Exports7.64★0
Oil Imports83,15084,730★
Oil Production10.52637★
Oil Proved Reserves262.6★0
Population Below Poverty LineNA4.1 people
Public Debt13.1★79.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.8 USD5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.29116,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.783,871★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports609,600★66,280
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.4834,210★
Remittances07.2★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.06★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.89.9★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★5 %

Environment

8 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)14.69M1.66M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions656.5119.15★
Contiguous Zone1824★
Continental Shelfnot specific;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionhistorically 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, the population is primarily concentrated within a broad wet zone in the southwest, urban centers along the eastern coast, and on the Jaffna Peninsula in the north
Protected Land Area for Adaptation24.77 sq km30.67 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.2 Cubic meters per year7.8 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources2.452.8★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.52 %25.97 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)26.6179.16★
Agricultural land1.74M sq. km★28,125.72 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,640 km★1,340 km
Dam capacity per capita29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant253.3 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land7,575★5,700

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country64.18 %★48.13 %
Administrative Divisions13★9
Independence23★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)23.1★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita3,758.53 USD★570.27 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★18 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)35.4 %5.2 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,0003,700★
Underweight Children Under 53.5★17.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)282,000317,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.77 %65.51 %★
Human Capital Index0.60.61★
Life expectancy at birth82.13 years★81.36 years
Median age of population30.06 years33.59 years★
Population Change681,198 persons★123,325.9 persons
Population density16.53 per sq. km★372.63 per sq. km
Total population35.17M persons★23.36M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.070.83★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)13.41 %14.38 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.9 %64.6 %★
Death Rate (%)3.51 %★7.65 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★1.8 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age8.25M persons★5.84M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate17.17★8.5
Learning-adjusted years of school8.41 years8.78 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population7.68 people103,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.67★165.69
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligationvoluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women, although upper age limits may vary by branch of service, roles, specialties, etc; no conscription (2026)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.78 %85.46 %★
Physician Density3.41 people/sq km★1.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.72 %★0.22 %
Population living in slums0.55 %43.64 %★
Total deaths78,615 persons★163,254.1 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)34.89 %50.6 %★
Total fertility rate2.36 per woman★1.93 per woman
Total net-migration166,821.2 persons★-29,226 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.26 per live births5.8 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.36★0.2
Airports90★18
Civil Air Travel104★8
Heliports69★1

Other

1 metric
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇱🇰 Sri LankaShare
Current Bank Rate4.25 %7.75 %★

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