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Saudi Arabia vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Saudi Arabia
sau
Leads on 35 of 112 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 67 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Saudi Arabia and United States: Saudi Arabia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (609,600) against United States (2.17); Saudi Arabia leads on Oil Imports (83,150) against United States (10.27); United States leads on Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country (1,383 Cubic meters per year) against Saudi Arabia (2.20 Cubic meters per year). Across 112 compared metrics, Saudi Arabia wins on 35 and United States wins on 67.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)100 %★93.14 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score27.94 points65.49 points★
Radios6.25575★
Televisions5.1219★
Waterwaysnone41,009

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country30.82B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars1.56T $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.5 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)8.3 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index7692★
Electricity Consumption296.2★3.9
Electricity Exports09.7★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants07★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables014★
Electricity Imports072.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity82.94★1.09
Electricity Production324.1★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)349.69 USD per capita★278.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient45.9★41.5
Gross Fixed Investment21.5★12.9
Gross National Saving30.1★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-1.3 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1.7 %★2.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP★3.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption109.3767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production109.3772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves8.62★0
Oil Consumption2.6419.15★
Oil Exports7.64★1.92
Oil Imports83,150★10.27
Oil Production10.52★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves262.6★20.68
Population Below Poverty LineNA15.1 people
Public Debt13.1★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.8 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.2919.96★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.785.22★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports609,600★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.4820.3★
Remittances00
Revenue from Forest Resources00.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues7.810.6★
Unemployment Rate3.9 %★4.2 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)14.69M-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions656.514.8★
Contiguous Zone18★12
Continental Shelfnot specific;not specified;
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, 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
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.2 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources2.43.07★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.52 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)26.6194.67★
Agricultural land1.74M sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)2,640 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land7,575234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country64.18 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1350★
Independence23★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)44.2126.21★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)23.1★13.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km2.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)7 %★17 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)35.4 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS12,000NA
Underweight Children Under 53.50.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)282,0001.40M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)52.77 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.60.72★
Life expectancy at birth82.13 years83.22 years★
Median age of population30.06 years38.79 years★
Population Change681,198 persons2.26M persons★
Population density16.53 per sq. km★38.15 per sq. km
Total population35.17M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.070.4★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAC★
Birth Rate (%)13.41 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.9 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)3.51 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age8.25M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate17.17174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.41 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population7.68 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.67177.13★
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)17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.78 %★74.52 %
Physician Density3.41 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.72 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums0.55 %★0.05 %
Total deaths78,615 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)34.89 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.36 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration166,821.2 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.26 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.362.06★
Airports9016,116★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)03★
Civil Air Travel1048,252★
Heliports698,130★

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