Quality of life comparison

be 70.9% less likely to be obese

In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 18.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saudi Arabia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 9.1 years less

In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

make 94.2% less money

Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

be 32.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

have 2.0 times more children

In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 28.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.5% less likely to be literate

In Saudi Arabia, the literacy rate is 97.6% as of 2020. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 3.0 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 67.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Gambia, 90% of people do as of 2020.

spend 64.1% less on education

Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 54.4% less on healthcare

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 97.0% less coastline

Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.