Country profile
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia ranks #45 of 215 for population, #45 of 209 for gdp per capita, #56 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
35M
people · 2024
Rank #45 of 215
Life expectancy
79
years · 2024
Rank #56 of 216
Under-5 mortality
6
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #189 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
96.4%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #13 of 232
Tobacco use
14.9%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #103 of 163
Calorie supply
3,660
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #13 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
20M
arrivals · 2019
Rank #13 of 203
GDP per capita
$35,122
current US$ · 2024
Rank #45 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
1.69
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #149 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
119
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #176 of 210
Forest area
0.45%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #249 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
53.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #14 of 248
Protected areas
17%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #85 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
20.4
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #6 of 210
Fertilizer use
115
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #50 of 194
Pesticide use
0.88
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #132 of 193
Cereal yield
5.11
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #42 of 182
Digital
Internet users
100%
% of population · 2024
Rank #3 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
44.1
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #18 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
160
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #25 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #96 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.07%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #250 of 257
Energy use per person
96,883
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #11 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.02
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #174 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Saudi Arabia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield