Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of China, you would:
Health
be 5.7 times more likely to be obese
In China, 6.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.8 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $18,200 as of 2022, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $50,200 as of 2022.
be 12.2% more likely to be unemployed
In China, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 30.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In China, approximately 23.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
have 33.3% more children
In China, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 81.5% more likely to die during infancy
In China, approximately 6.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 37.0% more likely to have internet access
In China, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
China spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 81.8% less coastline
China has a total of 14,500 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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