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Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates
How Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 78.7 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $25,120
- Population · In 2023, Saudi Arabia was higher: 33.3 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, Saudi Arabia was higher: 10.26% of GDP against 5.64% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, Saudi Arabia was higher: 18.48 tonnes against 18.26 tonnes
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personSaudi Arabia: $25,070 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureSaudi Arabia: 26.6 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancySaudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySaudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySaudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSaudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateSaudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSaudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthSaudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSaudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSaudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageSaudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSaudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSaudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personSaudi Arabia: $25,070 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthSaudi Arabia: 4.6% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationSaudi Arabia: 2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtSaudi Arabia: 31.8% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSaudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsSaudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personSaudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingSaudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelSaudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerSaudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSaudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSaudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSaudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personSaudi Arabia: 18.48 tonnes in 2024United Arab Emirates: 18.26 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersSaudi Arabia: 100% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricitySaudi Arabia: 100% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaSaudi Arabia: 1.3% in 2024United Arab Emirates: 4.6% in 2024
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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