Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of United States, you would:
Health
live 3.9 years less
In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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.
Economy
make 22.3% less money
United States has a GDP per capita of $64,600 as of 2022, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $50,200 as of 2022.
be 53.2% more likely to be unemployed
In United States, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 23.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In United States, approximately 21.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
have 11.5% more children
In United States, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In United States, approximately 5.2 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.
Expenditures
spend 69.7% less on healthcare
United States spends 18.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 27.9% more on education
United States spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 86.7% less coastline
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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