Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
live 5.3 years longer
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.5% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Kingdom, that number is 27.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 16.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In United Kingdom, that number is 4.1% as of 2023.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Kingdom, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 68.9% less 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 20.6% fewer children
In Saudi Arabia, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Kingdom spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In United Kingdom, that number is 12.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 4.7 times more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Kingdom: At a glance
How big is United Kingdom compared to Saudi Arabia? See an in-depth size comparison.