Australia vs Saudi Arabia
Australia vs Saudi Arabia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.2 years in Australia and 7.9 years in Saudi Arabia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Australia, by 3.3 years, or 1.42 times that in Saudi Arabia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Australia ranked 19 and Saudi Arabia ranked 87 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Australia | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.2 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 11.6 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 11.1 | 7.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023