Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 11.7 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 62.3% more likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 40.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
see 51.9% less spent on your healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends $3,475 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 60.5% fewer doctors per person
Saudi Arabia has 34.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 29.7% less access to essential health services
Saudi Arabia scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 82.5% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $34,537 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 33.2% more children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 24.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 4.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.8% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on education
Saudi Arabia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 4.8 times more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.1% less coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Infrastructure
find 89.7% less home broadband
Saudi Arabia has 44.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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