Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 98.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 4.2 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 6.1 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 29.5 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2020.
be 70.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
Life
be 95.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 349.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Saudi Arabia, 17.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.2% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 63.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 49.1% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 7.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 7.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, about 98.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.0% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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