Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saudi Arabia fits inside Australia 3.6 times.
Australia: 7,741,220 km² (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Australia’s coastline is 9.8 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.
Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 772 m above Australia’s.
Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Saudi Arabia has 34% more people than Australia.
Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saudi Arabia is 4.8 times as densely populated as Australia.
Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Australia are 8.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 178.8 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Australia are 5.8 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 164.7 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Australia is 8.5 years older than in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.8 more children on average than in Australia.
Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none.
Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Australia and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Australia: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Australia’s economy is 41% larger than Saudi Arabia’s.
Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 3% more per person than Australia.
Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Australia 1.9%.
Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Saudi Arabia’s.
Australia: 91% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Australia spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Saudi Arabia.
Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Australia live 4.1 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 83.1 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Saudi Arabia is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Australia.
Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Australia has 20% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 32% in Australia.
Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
15% of adults in Saudi Arabia smoke, versus 12% in Australia.
Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Australia rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Australia has 2 times as much meat per person as Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 98 kcal more food per person per day than Australia.
Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 513 more hours a year than in Australia.
Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Australia went to school 1.3 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Australia: no data · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 96% in Australia.
Australia: 96% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Australia and Saudi Arabia are practically level.
Australia: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 88% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.
Australia: 113 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Australia’s railway network is 11 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.
Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Australia fly 92% more passengers per resident than those from Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 41% more CO₂ than someone in Australia.
Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 9.3 times as much fine dust as in Australia.
Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 9% more likely to be murdered in Saudi Arabia than in Australia.
Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 4.1 times as deadly as in Australia.
Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Australia.
Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Australia gets 7.3 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.
Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Australia bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Australia is larger. Saudi Arabia fits inside Australia 3.6 times.
Which has more people, Australia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has 34% more people than Australia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Australia or Saudi Arabia?
People in Australia live 4.1 years longer than in Saudi Arabia. Life expectancy at birth is 83.1 years in Australia and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Australia or Saudi Arabia?
Men in Australia are 8.1 cm taller than in Saudi Arabia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
