Saudi Arabia vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 172 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

United States has 9.9 times as many people as Saudi Arabia (349.13 million vs 35.17 million). United States's economy is 21.1 times the size of Saudi Arabia's ($32.95 trillion vs $1.56 trillion GDP).

Comparing Saudi Arabia and United States: Saudi Arabia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (609,600) against United States (2.17); United States leads on Number of AI Patents Filed (13,124 patents) against Saudi Arabia (1 patents); Saudi Arabia leads on Oil Imports (83,150) against United States (10.27). Across 172 compared metrics, Saudi Arabia wins on 63 and United States wins on 99.

Communications: 9 metrics compared
Economy: 65 metrics compared
Environment: 13 metrics compared
Geography: 7 metrics compared
Government: 9 metrics compared
Health: 20 metrics compared
Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
People and Society: 39 metrics compared
Transportation: 5 metrics compared
Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Fixed Broadband Penetration	44.07 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★	38.86 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants	2024
Internet Penetration Rate (%)	100 %★	94.69 %	2024
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)	100 %★	93.14 %	2023
Internet Users	percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)	percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)	2025
Mobile Internet Speed	44.07 Mbps★	38.86 Mbps	2024
Press Freedom Index Score	27.94 points	65.49 points★	2025
Radios	6.25	575★	2002
Televisions	5.1	219★	2002
Waterways	none	41,009	2003

Economy

65 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country	30.82B $	350.60B $★	2026
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars	1.56T $	32.95T $★	2026
AI Investment (% of GDP)	30.24 %★	21.84 %	2024
Apple Import Volume	228.82M tonnes★	76.82M tonnes	2026
Bank Account Ownership Rate	78.84 %	97.02 %★	2024
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)	2.5 %★	0.5 %	2019
Coal Revenue	0	0.2★	2024
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)	8.3 %★	4.1 %	2019
Corporate Tax Rate Trends	0 %	25.84 %★	2018
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	6.4 % of GDP	16.9 % of GDP★	2021
Ease of Doing Business Index	76	92★	2020
Electricity Consumption	296.2★	3.9	2021
Electricity Exports	0	9.7★	2021
Electricity from Fossil Fuels	100★	70	2021
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants	0	7★	2021
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels	0	9★	2021
Electricity from Other Renewables	0	14★	2021
Electricity Imports	0	72.72★	2021
Electricity Installed Capacity	82.94★	1.09	2021
Electricity Production	324.1★	4.1	2021
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)	349.69 USD per capita★	278.47 USD per capita	2025
Female Labor Force Participation Rate	34.89 %	68.99 %★	2025
Gini Index Coefficient	45.9★	41.5	2023
Gross Fixed Investment	21.5★	12.9	2012
Gross National Saving	30.1★	18.9	2020
High-Tech Export Percentage	31.11 %	59.63 %★	2022
Highest GDP per Capita Countries	63,051.05 USD	76,931.31 USD★	2025
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)	-1.3 %	3.25 %★	2025
Inflation Rate	1.69 %★	2.95 %	2024
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)	1.7 %★	2.9 %	2025
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)	7.1 % of GDP★	3.2 % of GDP	2025
Natural Gas Consumption	109.3	767.6★	2021
Natural Gas Exports	0	89.7★	2021
Natural Gas Imports	0	86.15★	2021
Natural Gas Production	109.3	772.8★	2021
Natural Gas Proved Reserves	8.62★	0	2021
Number of AI Patents Filed	1 patents	13,124 patents★	2021
Oil Consumption	2.64	19.15★	2011
Oil Exports	7.64★	1.92	2011
Oil Imports	83,150★	10.27	2011
Oil Production	10.52★	9.69	2011
Oil Proved Reserves	262.6★	20.68	2011
Population Below Poverty Line	NA	15.1 people	2023
Public Debt	13.1★	114.8	2025
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)	0.49 %	3.45 %★	2023
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)	1.8 USD	2.8 USD★	2025
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption	3.29	19.96★	2021
Refined Petroleum Products Exports	1.78	5.22★	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Imports	609,600★	2.18	2023
Refined Petroleum Products Production	2.48	20.3★	2023
Remittances	0	0	2025
Researchers in R&D per Million	958.19 researchers	4,937.49 researchers★	2022
Revenue from Forest Resources	0	0.04★	2024
Robotics Research Funding	0.49 USD	3.45 USD★	2023
Tax Burden (% of GDP)	8.09 %★	10.77 %	2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)	8.09 % of GDP	10.77 % of GDP★	2024
Taxes and Other Revenues	7.8	10.6★	2025
Top Exporting Countries	360.90B USD	3.19T USD★	2024
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)	2.56 %★	1.3 %	2025
Total Number of Billionaires	15	989★	2026
Tourism Contribution to GDP	3.46 %★	2.97 %	2022
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)	3.46 %★	2.97 %	2022
Unemployment Rate	3.9 %★	4.2 %	2025
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate	65.1 %	61.7 %★	2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.01 %	9.34 %★	2025

Environment

13 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)	14.69M	-14.29M★	2024
Annual Forest Area Change Rate	1,500 %★	-72,000 %	2025
Average Annual Temperature	26.56 °C★	10.43 °C	2025
Carbon Dioxide Emissions	656.51	4.8★	2025
Contiguous Zone	18★	12	1990
Continental Shelf	not specific;	not specified;	1990
Global Precipitation Distribution	51.43 mm	810.4 mm★	2025
Population Distribution	historically 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,	large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest	2025
Protected Land Area for Adaptation	24.77 sq km★	12.85 sq km	2026
Protected Land Area Percentage	18.5 %★	12.9 %	2025
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country	2.2 Cubic meters per year	1,383 Cubic meters per year★	2026
Total Renewable Water Resources	2.4	3.07★	2025
Total Threatened Mammal Species	11 species★	43 species	2022

Geography

7 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization	0.52 %	2.11 %★	2026
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)	26.61	94.67★	2020
Agricultural land	1.74M sq. km	4.17M sq. km★	2026
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km	2.15M	9.15M★	2023
Coastline Length (km)	2,640 km	19,924 km★	2025
Dam capacity per capita	29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant	2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★	2026
Irrigated Land	7,575	234,782★	2025

Government

9 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Rule of Law Index by Country	64.18 %	88.3 %★	2026
Administrative Divisions	13	50★	2025
Corruption Perception Index	59 index★	65 index	2024
Corruption Perceptions Index Score	59 index	65 index★	2024
Independence	23★	4	2025
LGBT Rights Index Score	-3.48	7.08★	2019
Prison Population Rate	131 per 100,000★	703 per 100,000	2002
Public Sector Corruption Perception	59★	65	2024
Suffrage Participation Rate	18	18	2025

Health

20 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Average BMI for Adults	28 kg/m²	28.8 kg/m²★	2016
Change in Measles Immunization Rate	96 %★	92 %	2024
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)	44.21	26.21★	2022
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)	23.1★	13.7	2024
Female Life Expectancy Leaders	78.98 years★	78.89 years	2024
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends	0.4 per 1,000 births	0.27 per 1,000 births★	2023
Health Care Spending per Capita	3,758.53 USD	15,459.46 USD★	2026
Health Coverage Index Score	83 score	88 score★	2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)	6 % of GDP	16.6 % of GDP★	2025
Highest Male Life Expectancy	78.98 years★	78.89 years	2024
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate	NA	NA	2022
Hospital Bed Density	2.2 people/sq km	2.7 people/sq km★	2025
Hospital Beds per Capita	2.44 beds per 1,000	2.68 beds per 1,000★	2022
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)	7 %★	17 %	2025
Nurses and Midwives Density	6.23 per 1,000 people	13.38 per 1,000 people★	2022
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)	35.4 %★	36.2 %	2025
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending	14.12 %	10.93 %★	2023
People Living With HIV/AIDS	12,000	NA	2021
Total Number of Doctors	3.48	3.68★	2022
Underweight Children Under 5	3.5	0.4★	2025

Military and Security

3 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Active Military Personnel	257,000 personnel	1.36M personnel★	2022
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)	6.48 %	3.12 %★	2025
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)	282,000	1.40M★	2020

People and Society

39 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Currently married (Percent)	52.77 %★	51.38 %	2026
Human Capital Index	0.6	0.72★	2026
Life expectancy at birth	82.13 years	83.22 years★	2026
Median age of population	30.06 years	38.79 years★	2026
Population Change	681,198 persons	2.26M persons★	2026
Population density	16.53 per sq. km★	38.15 per sq. km	2026
Total population	35.17M persons	349.13M persons★	2026
Academic Freedom Index	0.07	0.4★	2025
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & Rankings	A	C★	2026
Birth Rate (%)	13.41 %★	10.75 %	2025
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate	27.9 %	73.9 %★	2024
Crude Birth Rate	16.5 per 1,000 people★	10.6 per 1,000 people	2024
Death Rate (%)	3.51 %★	8.76 %	2025
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)	5.1 % of GDP	5.4 % of GDP★	2025
Female population of reproductive age	8.25M persons	78.56M persons★	2026
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)	78.45 %	94.85 %★	2022
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate	44.07 %★	38.86 %	2024
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth	104.97 male/female★	104.75 male/female	2023
Human Development Index	0.31	0.75★	2020
Labor Force Participation Rate	17.17	174.17★	2025
Learning-adjusted years of school	8.41 years	11.07 years★	2026
Length of paid parental leave for mother	0 days	183.4 days★	2026
Major Urban Areas Population	7.68 people	18.94 people★	2025
Mean Male Height (cm)	167.67	177.13★	1996
Mean Years of Schooling	9.86 years	13.32 years★	2020
Military Manpower at Military Age	17	18★	2003
Military Service Age and Obligation	voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)	17	2025
Old-Age Dependency Ratio	3.86 %★	26.8 %	2023
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization	84.78 %★	74.52 %	2026
Physician Density	3.41 people/sq km	3.68 people/sq km★	2025
Population Growth Rate	1.72 %★	0.45 %	2025
Population living in slums	0.55 %★	0.05 %	2026
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio	12.23★	14.2	2017
Total deaths	78,615 persons★	2.87M persons	2026
Total demand for family planning (Percent)	34.89 %	65.73 %★	2026
Total fertility rate	2.36 per woman★	1.61 per woman	2026
Total net-migration	166,821.2 persons	1.49M persons★	2026
Under-five mortality rate	7.26 per live births	5.52 per live births★	2026
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate	4.82 %★	0.61 %	2025

Transportation

5 metrics

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)	1.36	2.06★	2019
Airports	90	16,116★	2025
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)	0	3★	2021
Civil Air Travel	104	8,252★	1992
Heliports	69	8,130★	2025

Travel and Tourism

1 metric

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year	Share
Tourism Receipts per Capita	46.34B USD	251.65B USD★	2024

Other

1 metric

Metric	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	🇺🇸 United States	Year	Share
Current Bank Rate	4.25 %★	3.75 %	2026

Frequently Asked Questions About Saudi Arabia vs United States

Which has a larger population, Saudi Arabia or United States?▾

United States. United States has 9.9 times as many people as Saudi Arabia (349.13 million vs 35.17 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Saudi Arabia or United States?▾

United States. United States's economy is 21.1 times the size of Saudi Arabia's ($32.95 trillion vs $1.56 trillion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Saudi Arabia or United States?▾

United States is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $94,373 in United States vs $44,398 in Saudi Arabia (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).