Italy vs Saudi Arabia
Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 4.8 per 100,000 people in Italy and 2.9 per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Italy, by 1.8 per 100,000 people, or 1.61 times that in Saudi Arabia.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Italy ranked 166 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 | Italy | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.1 | 3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.2 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.4 | 3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.4 | 3 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 5.4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2.6 | 13 |
| 2001 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7 | 2.4 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7 | 2.4 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7 | 2.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 7.2 | 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
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
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
- National powerItaly: 0.96% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- 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