Germany vs Saudi Arabia
Germany vs Saudi Arabia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.9 per 100,000 people in Germany and 2.9 per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Germany, by 7 per 100,000 people, or 3.36 times that in Saudi Arabia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Germany ranked 83 and Saudi Arabia ranked 192 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Germany | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.7 | 3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2.9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 2.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10 | 2.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 2.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11 | 2.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | 2.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.7 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023