How much coast is there?

China’s coastline is 5.5 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.

China: 14,500 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

China’s highest peak towers 5,849 m above Saudi Arabia’s.

China: 8,849 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

China has 38 times as many people as Saudi Arabia.

China: 1.41 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

China is 8.7 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

China: 150 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in China is 9.8 years older than in Saudi Arabia.

China: 39.1 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 1.3 more children on average than in China.

China: 1.01 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

15% of people in China are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

China: 14.9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

China has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.

China: 0.1 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

China and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

China: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

China’s economy is 15 times the size of Saudi Arabia’s.

China: $19.5 trillion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 2.5 times as much per person as China.

China: Int$29,333 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

China: 36 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.6% in China, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

China: 4.6% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, China 1.7%.

China: 1.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

China and Saudi Arabia are nearly identical here.

China: 47% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Saudi Arabia spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as China.

China: $763 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Saudi Arabia is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in China.

China: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Saudi Arabia has 9% more doctors per person than China.

China: 3.1 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 9.1% in China.

China: 9.1% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in China smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.

China: 22.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 0.74 points higher than in China.

China: 6.07 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

China: 3.7 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

China has 27% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.

China: 73.5 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 133 kcal more food per person per day than China.

China: 3,527 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in China put in 203 more hours a year than in Saudi Arabia.

China: 2,328 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 3.6 years longer than in China.

China: 8 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as China (2019).

China: 0.05 (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 92% in China.

China: 92% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

China and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

China: 100% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 66% in China.

China: 66% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, China 132.

China: 132 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

China’s railway network is 37 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.

China: 109,767 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from China.

China: 0.44 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 24% of China, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

China: 24% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 2.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in China.

China: 8.7 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

37% of China’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

China: 37% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 61% more fine dust than in China.

China: 31.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 86% more likely to be murdered in Saudi Arabia than in China.

China: 0.5 per 100k (2020) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 6% deadlier than in China.

China: 17.4 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 19.0 °C warmer than China.

China: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

China gets 13 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

China: 813 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)