Italy vs Saudi Arabia
Italy vs Saudi Arabia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.96% of world capability in Italy and 1.34% of world capability in Saudi Arabia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.38 percentage points, or 1.39 times that in Italy.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Italy.
- In 2022, Italy ranked 22 and Saudi Arabia ranked 13 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Italy | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.96 | 1.34 |
| 2021 | 1.04 | 1.23 |
| 2020 | 0.98 | 1.25 |
| 2019 | 1.01 | 1.53 |
| 2018 | 1.07 | 1.67 |
| 2017 | 1.06 | 1.61 |
| 2016 | 1.14 | 1.47 |
| 2015 | 1.13 | 1.72 |
| 2014 | 1.14 | 1.65 |
| 2013 | 1.19 | 1.41 |
| 2012 | 1.28 | 1.39 |
| 2011 | 1.36 | 1.28 |
| 2010 | 1.38 | 1.28 |
| 2009 | 1.46 | 1.24 |
| 2008 | 1.53 | 1.19 |
| 2007 | 1.69 | 1.19 |
| 2006 | 1.72 | 1.15 |
| 2005 | 1.78 | 1.12 |
| 2004 | 1.8 | 1.04 |
| 2003 | 1.82 | 1.02 |
| 2002 | 1.81 | 1.06 |
| 2001 | 1.69 | 1.17 |
| 2000 | 1.71 | 1.12 |
| 1999 | 1.88 | 1.08 |
| 1998 | 1.96 | 1.07 |
| 1997 | 1.91 | 0.99 |
| 1996 | 1.92 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1.93 | 0.96 |
| 1994 | 1.86 | 0.93 |
| 1993 | 2.01 | 1.02 |
| 1992 | 1.99 | 0.92 |
| 1991 | 1.93 | 1.29 |
| 1990 | 1.87 | 0.95 |
| 1989 | 1.86 | 0.75 |
| 1988 | 1.75 | 0.67 |
| 1987 | 1.74 | 0.71 |
| 1986 | 1.74 | 0.74 |
| 1985 | 1.74 | 0.74 |
| 1984 | 1.79 | 0.79 |
| 1983 | 1.79 | 0.76 |
| 1982 | 1.91 | 0.88 |
| 1981 | 1.89 | 0.9 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0.78 |
| 1979 | 1.96 | 0.7 |
| 1978 | 1.98 | 0.6 |
| 1977 | 1.98 | 0.55 |
| 1976 | 1.97 | 0.51 |
| 1975 | 1.99 | 0.38 |
| 1974 | 2.11 | 0.3 |
| 1973 | 2.13 | 0.28 |
| 1972 | 2.14 | 0.25 |
| 1971 | 2.06 | 0.24 |
| 1970 | 2.04 | 0.23 |
| 1969 | 2.05 | 0.21 |
| 1968 | 2.12 | 0.21 |
| 1967 | 2.13 | 0.24 |
| 1966 | 2.09 | 0.17 |
| 1965 | 2.11 | 0.17 |
| 1964 | 2.06 | 0.16 |
| 1963 | 2.05 | 0.15 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0.16 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 1960 | 1.82 | 0.14 |
| 1959 | 1.78 | 0.13 |
| 1958 | 1.82 | 0.15 |
| 1957 | 1.82 | 0.14 |
| 1956 | 1.78 | 0.16 |
| 1955 | 1.76 | 0.17 |
| 1954 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 1953 | 1.73 | 0.14 |
| 1952 | 1.77 | 0.13 |
| 1951 | 1.81 | 0.12 |
| 1950 | 1.75 | 0.14 |
| 1949 | 1.86 | 0.13 |
| 1948 | 1.93 | 0.11 |
| 1947 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 1946 | 1.83 | 0.18 |
| 1945 | 1.28 | 0.09 |
| 1944 | 1.4 | 0.07 |
| 1943 | 2.19 | 0.06 |
| 1942 | 3.52 | 0.06 |
| 1941 | 2.01 | 0.06 |
| 1940 | 2.95 | 0.06 |
| 1939 | 2.7 | 0.06 |
| 1938 | 3.19 | 0.05 |
| 1937 | 3.87 | 0.05 |
| 1936 | 3.93 | 0.05 |
| 1935 | 5.12 | 0.05 |
| 1934 | 3.51 | 0.05 |
| 1933 | 3.72 | 0.04 |
| 1932 | 3.67 | 0.05 |
| 1931 | 3.29 | 0.04 |
| 1930 | 3.21 | 0.04 |
| 1929 | 3.21 | 0.04 |
| 1928 | 3.25 | 0.04 |
| 1927 | 3.47 | 0.04 |
| 1926 | 3.22 | – |
| 1925 | 3.11 | – |
| 1924 | 3.49 | – |
| 1923 | 2.91 | – |
| 1922 | 3.35 | – |
| 1921 | 3.52 | – |
| 1920 | 3.53 | – |
| 1919 | 4.5 | – |
| 1918 | 3.33 | – |
| 1917 | 3.23 | – |
| 1916 | 3.45 | – |
| 1915 | 3.4 | – |
| 1914 | 2.57 | – |
| 1913 | 3.35 | – |
| 1912 | 3.92 | – |
| 1911 | 3.33 | – |
| 1910 | 3.06 | – |
| 1909 | 2.98 | – |
| 1908 | 2.94 | – |
| 1907 | 2.79 | – |
| 1906 | 2.83 | – |
| 1905 | 2.52 | – |
| 1904 | 2.81 | – |
| 1903 | 2.9 | – |
| 1902 | 2.85 | – |
| 1901 | 2.79 | – |
| 1900 | 2.82 | – |
| 1899 | 2.89 | – |
| 1898 | 3.1 | – |
| 1897 | 3.09 | – |
| 1896 | 3.17 | – |
| 1895 | 3.45 | – |
| 1894 | 3.19 | – |
| 1893 | 3.41 | – |
| 1892 | 3.41 | – |
| 1891 | 3.56 | – |
| 1890 | 3.65 | – |
| 1889 | 3.81 | – |
| 1888 | 4.11 | – |
| 1887 | 3.92 | – |
| 1886 | 3.66 | – |
| 1885 | 3.66 | – |
| 1884 | 3.66 | – |
| 1883 | 3.49 | – |
| 1882 | 3.24 | – |
| 1881 | 3.22 | – |
| 1880 | 3.22 | – |
| 1879 | 3.14 | – |
| 1878 | 3.15 | – |
| 1877 | 3.02 | – |
| 1876 | 3.07 | – |
| 1875 | 3.31 | – |
| 1874 | 3.29 | – |
| 1873 | 3.32 | – |
| 1872 | 3.36 | – |
| 1871 | 3.53 | – |
| 1870 | 3.13 | – |
| 1869 | 3.37 | – |
| 1868 | 3.67 | – |
| 1867 | 4.07 | – |
| 1866 | 5 | – |
| 1865 | 3.44 | – |
| 1864 | 3.58 | – |
| 1863 | 3.51 | – |
| 1862 | 3.4 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Italy vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyItaly: 83.7 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityItaly: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityItaly: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionItaly: 3.46% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateItaly: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationItaly: 59.5 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthItaly: -0.22% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateItaly: 1.2 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationItaly: 69.7% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageItaly: 47.5 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overItaly: 24.2% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateItaly: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingItaly: 1.89% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsItaly: $45.4B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personItaly: $813 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingItaly: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelItaly: 338,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersItaly: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsItaly: 566 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsItaly: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023