Saudi Arabia vs South Korea
Saudi Arabia vs South Korea: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 100% in Saudi Arabia and 97.9% in South Korea, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in South Korea.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook South Korea.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Saudi Arabia | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 100 | 97.9 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 100 | 97.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 100 | 97.2 | 67 |
| 2021 | 100 | 97.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 97.9 | 96.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 95.7 | 96.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 93.3 | 96 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 94.2 | 95.1 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 74.9 | 92.8 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 69.6 | 89.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 64.7 | 87.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 60.5 | 84.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 54 | 84.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 47.5 | 83.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 41 | 83.7 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 38 | 81.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 36 | 81 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 30 | 78.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 19.5 | 78.1 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 12.7 | 73.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 10.2 | 72.7 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | 65.5 | – |
| 2002 | 6.4 | 59.4 | – |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 56.6 | – |
| 2000 | 2.2 | 44.7 | – |
| 1999 | 0.5 | 23.6 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 6.8 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 3.6 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 1.6 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0.8 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0.3 | – |
| 1993 | – | 0.3 | – |
| 1992 | – | 0.1 | – |
| 1991 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- 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