Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Canada, you would:
Health
have 20.8% more doctors per person
Canada has 28.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Saudi Arabia has 34.1 as of 2023.
be 89.9% less likely to die by suicide
Canada has a suicide rate of 9.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, it is 0.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.1 years less
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 79 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
be 54.3% more likely to be obese
In Canada, 26.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 40.1% of people as of 2024.
see 54.6% less spent on your healthcare
Canada spends $7,646 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saudi Arabia spends $3,475 as of 2023.
have 18.7% less access to essential health services
Canada scores 91 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saudi Arabia scores 74 as of 2021.
Economy
be 56.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 6.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
make 38.0% less money
Canada has a GDP per capita of $55,698 as of 2025, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $34,537 as of 2025.
Life
be 41.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 12.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Saudi Arabia, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
have 85.4% more children
In Canada, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 49.7% less on healthcare
Canada spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
Safety
be 3.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Canada, road accidents kill 4.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, they kill 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 261.9 times more strain on fresh water
Canada withdraws 4% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saudi Arabia withdraws 974% as of 2022.
use 15.5% less electricity
Canada uses 14,093 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Saudi Arabia uses 11,911 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 11.4 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Canada, air pollution causes 8.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 31.9% more CO2
Canada emits 14.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saudi Arabia emits 18.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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