Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

Health

live 8.3 years less

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Tuvalu, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 45.8% more likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tuvalu, that number is 51.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 90.1% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2020, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2020.

Life

have 59.6% more children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tuvalu, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 12.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 50.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 98.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tuvalu, about 49.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 4.2 times more on healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tuvalu, that number is 24.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 99.1% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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