Saudi Arabia vs South Korea
Saudi Arabia vs South Korea: Infant mortality
Infant mortality in 2023: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Saudi Arabia and 2.1 per 1,000 live births in South Korea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3 per 1,000 live births, or 2.44 times that in South Korea.
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Saudi Arabia ranked 171 and South Korea ranked 215 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Saudi Arabia at 1 per 1,000 live births and South Korea at 0.6 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
Every year
deaths per 1,000 live births · UN
| Year | Saudi Arabia | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 27.3 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 28.2 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 28.7 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 29.7 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 31.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 32.1 |
| 2014 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 32.9 |
| 2013 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 33.9 |
| 2012 | 8.9 | 3 | 35 |
| 2011 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 36.8 |
| 2010 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 37.7 |
| 2009 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 39.1 |
| 2008 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 40.4 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 42 |
| 2006 | 12.8 | 4.1 | 43.7 |
| 2005 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 45.4 |
| 2004 | 14.4 | 4.7 | 47.2 |
| 2003 | 15.2 | 5 | 48.8 |
| 2002 | 16.1 | 5.4 | 50.6 |
| 2001 | 17.1 | 5.7 | 52.2 |
| 2000 | 18.2 | 6 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 19.3 | 6.4 | 55.5 |
| 1998 | 20.5 | 6.9 | 57.1 |
| 1997 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 58.3 |
| 1996 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 59.6 |
| 1995 | 24.9 | 8.4 | 60.8 |
| 1994 | 26.6 | 9.1 | 62 |
| 1993 | 28.5 | 9.8 | 62.9 |
| 1992 | 30.6 | 10.6 | 64.1 |
| 1991 | 32.9 | 11.5 | 64.9 |
| 1990 | 35.3 | 12.6 | 64.9 |
| 1989 | 37.9 | 13.6 | 66.2 |
| 1988 | 40.7 | 14.9 | 68 |
| 1987 | 43.7 | 16.3 | 68.6 |
| 1986 | 46.9 | 17.7 | 70.8 |
| 1985 | 50.3 | 19.3 | 72.9 |
| 1984 | 53.7 | 21 | 74.6 |
| 1983 | 57.4 | 22.6 | 76.1 |
| 1982 | 61.2 | 24.4 | 76.6 |
| 1981 | 65.2 | 26.1 | 78.7 |
| 1980 | 69.3 | 27.7 | 80.6 |
| 1979 | 73.7 | 29.3 | 82.5 |
| 1978 | 78.3 | 30.8 | 84.7 |
| 1977 | 83 | 32.3 | 86.4 |
| 1976 | 87.9 | 33.7 | 88.1 |
| 1975 | 92.9 | 35.2 | 89.6 |
| 1974 | 98.2 | 36.9 | 90.9 |
| 1973 | 103.5 | 38.7 | 92.1 |
| 1972 | 108.9 | 41 | 93.6 |
| 1971 | 114.2 | 43.2 | 96.1 |
| 1970 | 119.4 | 45.9 | 96.9 |
| 1969 | 124.5 | 49 | 98.3 |
| 1968 | 129.2 | 52 | 100.2 |
| 1967 | 133.7 | 55.3 | 103.1 |
| 1966 | 137.8 | 58.6 | 104.9 |
| 1965 | 141.6 | 61.9 | 106.4 |
| 1964 | 145.1 | 65.1 | 106.1 |
| 1963 | 148.4 | 68.2 | 107.7 |
| 1962 | 151.5 | 71.5 | 110.2 |
| 1961 | 154.4 | 74.8 | 121.5 |
| 1960 | 157.2 | 78.5 | 131.8 |
| 1959 | 159.9 | 82.9 | 125.7 |
| 1958 | 162.6 | 88 | 117.7 |
| 1957 | 165.1 | 94.5 | 120 |
| 1956 | 167.7 | 102 | 121.9 |
| 1955 | 170.2 | 111.5 | 124.8 |
| 1954 | 172.6 | 122.9 | 127.7 |
| 1953 | 175.1 | 136 | 130.1 |
| 1952 | 177.5 | 150.2 | 132.7 |
| 1951 | 179.9 | 164.8 | 136 |
| 1950 | 182.3 | 178.7 | 138.1 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Saudi Arabia | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 65.1–7.3 | 21.6–2.4 | 26.9 |
| 2025 | 5.84.6–7.6 | 1.91.5–2.5 | 26.4 |
| 2026 | 5.64.3–7.8 | 1.91.4–2.6 | 25.9 |
| 2027 | 5.53.9–7.8 | 1.91.3–2.6 | 25.4 |
| 2028 | 5.33.6–7.8 | 1.81.2–2.7 | 24.9 |
| 2029 | 5.13.3–7.9 | 1.81.1–2.8 | 24.5 |
| 2030 | 4.93.1–7.9 | 1.81.1–2.8 | 24 |
| 2031 | 4.73–8 | 1.71–2.8 | 23.6 |
| 2032 | 4.62.7–8.1 | 1.70.9–2.8 | 23.2 |
| 2033 | 4.42.5–7.8 | 1.70.9–2.8 | 22.8 |
| 2034 | 4.32.4–7.9 | 1.60.9–2.8 | 22.3 |
| 2035 | 4.12.3–7.7 | 1.60.8–2.8 | 21.9 |
| 2036 | 42.2–7.7 | 1.60.8–2.8 | 21.5 |
| 2037 | 3.92–7.5 | 1.50.8–2.8 | 21.1 |
| 2038 | 3.71.9–7.5 | 1.50.7–2.8 | 20.8 |
| 2039 | 3.61.9–7.4 | 1.50.7–2.8 | 20.4 |
| 2040 | 3.51.8–7.3 | 1.50.7–2.8 | 20 |
| 2041 | 3.41.7–7.1 | 1.40.6–2.9 | 19.7 |
| 2042 | 3.31.6–7.2 | 1.40.6–2.9 | 19.4 |
| 2043 | 3.21.6–6.9 | 1.40.6–2.8 | 19 |
| 2044 | 3.11.5–7 | 1.40.6–2.8 | 18.7 |
| 2045 | 31.4–7 | 1.30.6–2.9 | 18.4 |
| 2046 | 2.91.4–7 | 1.30.6–2.8 | 18.2 |
| 2047 | 2.91.3–6.9 | 1.30.5–2.8 | 17.9 |
| 2048 | 2.81.3–6.8 | 1.30.5–2.8 | 17.7 |
| 2049 | 2.71.2–6.9 | 1.20.5–2.9 | 17.5 |
| 2050 | 2.61.2–6.7 | 1.20.5–2.9 | 17.3 |
| 2051 | 2.61.1–6.4 | 1.20.5–2.9 | 17.1 |
| 2052 | 2.51.1–6.3 | 1.20.4–2.9 | 16.9 |
| 2053 | 2.51.1–6.2 | 1.20.4–2.8 | 16.7 |
| 2054 | 2.41.1–5.9 | 1.10.4–2.9 | 16.5 |
| 2055 | 2.31–5.6 | 1.10.4–2.8 | 16.3 |
| 2056 | 2.31–5.7 | 1.10.4–2.8 | 16.1 |
| 2057 | 2.20.9–5.6 | 1.10.4–2.8 | 15.9 |
| 2058 | 2.20.9–5.5 | 1.10.4–2.8 | 15.7 |
| 2059 | 2.10.8–5.4 | 1.10.4–2.8 | 15.5 |
| 2060 | 2.10.8–5.2 | 10.3–2.8 | 15.3 |
| 2061 | 20.8–5.3 | 10.3–2.8 | 15.1 |
| 2062 | 20.8–5.3 | 10.3–2.8 | 14.9 |
| 2063 | 1.90.7–5.1 | 10.3–2.8 | 14.7 |
| 2064 | 1.90.7–4.9 | 10.3–2.7 | 14.5 |
| 2065 | 1.90.7–4.9 | 10.3–2.7 | 14.3 |
| 2066 | 1.80.7–4.8 | 10.3–2.6 | 14.1 |
| 2067 | 1.80.7–4.7 | 0.90.3–2.6 | 13.9 |
| 2068 | 1.80.6–4.7 | 0.90.3–2.6 | 13.8 |
| 2069 | 1.70.6–4.5 | 0.90.3–2.6 | 13.6 |
| 2070 | 1.70.6–4.3 | 0.90.3–2.7 | 13.4 |
| 2071 | 1.70.6–4.3 | 0.90.2–2.7 | 13.2 |
| 2072 | 1.60.6–4.3 | 0.90.2–2.6 | 13 |
| 2073 | 1.60.6–4.4 | 0.90.2–2.5 | 12.9 |
| 2074 | 1.60.5–4.1 | 0.90.2–2.7 | 12.7 |
| 2075 | 1.60.5–4.2 | 0.80.2–2.8 | 12.6 |
| 2076 | 1.50.5–4.1 | 0.80.2–2.7 | 12.4 |
| 2077 | 1.50.5–4 | 0.80.2–2.7 | 12.3 |
| 2078 | 1.50.5–3.9 | 0.80.2–2.7 | 12.1 |
| 2079 | 1.40.5–3.9 | 0.80.2–2.7 | 12 |
| 2080 | 1.40.4–3.9 | 0.80.2–2.7 | 11.8 |
| 2081 | 1.40.4–3.8 | 0.80.2–2.7 | 11.7 |
| 2082 | 1.40.4–3.7 | 0.80.2–2.7 | 11.6 |
| 2083 | 1.30.4–3.6 | 0.70.2–2.7 | 11.5 |
| 2084 | 1.30.4–3.5 | 0.70.2–2.6 | 11.4 |
| 2085 | 1.30.4–3.6 | 0.70.2–2.6 | 11.3 |
| 2086 | 1.30.4–3.5 | 0.70.1–2.6 | 11.1 |
| 2087 | 1.30.4–3.6 | 0.70.1–2.5 | 11 |
| 2088 | 1.20.3–3.5 | 0.70.1–2.6 | 10.9 |
| 2089 | 1.20.3–3.5 | 0.70.1–2.5 | 10.8 |
| 2090 | 1.20.3–3.4 | 0.70.1–2.5 | 10.7 |
| 2091 | 1.20.3–3.4 | 0.70.1–2.4 | 10.6 |
| 2092 | 1.20.3–3.3 | 0.70.1–2.4 | 10.5 |
| 2093 | 1.20.3–3.3 | 0.60.1–2.4 | 10.4 |
| 2094 | 1.10.3–3.2 | 0.60.1–2.4 | 10.3 |
| 2095 | 1.10.3–3.2 | 0.60.1–2.3 | 10.1 |
| 2096 | 1.10.2–3.2 | 0.60.1–2.3 | 10 |
| 2097 | 1.10.2–3.1 | 0.60.1–2.3 | 9.9 |
| 2098 | 1.10.2–3.2 | 0.60.1–2.3 | 9.8 |
| 2099 | 1.10.2–3 | 0.60.1–2.2 | 9.7 |
| 2100 | 10.2–3.1 | 0.60.1–2.2 | 9.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
Saudi Arabia vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSaudi Arabia: $25,070 in 2025South Korea: $37,470 in 2025
- GDP growthSaudi Arabia: 4.6% a year in 2025South Korea: 1.1% a year in 2025
- InflationSaudi Arabia: 2% a year in 2025South Korea: 2.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtSaudi Arabia: 31.8% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 49.6% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022South Korea: 2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025