Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 5.9 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 77.9% more likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 13.3% more money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $44,300 as of 2022, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $50,200 as of 2022.
be 30.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
have 91.5% more children
In Italy, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 75.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 40.6% less on healthcare
Italy spends 9.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 81.4% more on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 65.3% less coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 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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