How much coast is there?

Saudi Arabia’s coastline is 9.7 times as long as Israel’s.

Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 764 m above Israel’s.

Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Saudi Arabia has 3.7 times as many people as Israel.

Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Israel is 27 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

Saudi Arabia and Israel are practically level.

Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Israel have 0.6 more children on average than in Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.

Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Israel has 2 official languages, Saudi Arabia 1.

Israel: 2 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Israel’s.

Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 24% more per person than Israel.

Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Israel and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Israel spends 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Saudi Arabia 7.3%.

Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Saudi Arabia’s.

Israel: 101% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Israel spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Saudi Arabia.

Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Saudi Arabia is 74% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel.

Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Israel has 11% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 23% in Israel.

Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Israel rate their lives 0.37 points higher than in Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Israel has 87% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Israel has 94 kcal more food per person per day than Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 234 more hours a year than in Israel.

Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Israel went to school 1.9 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 8.8 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019).

Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 88% in Israel.

Israel: 88% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Israel and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 92% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Saudi Arabia 160.

Israel: 177 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Saudi Arabia’s railway network is 71% longer than Israel’s.

Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 78% more passengers per resident than those from Israel.

Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 6.5% of Israel, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 3.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Israel.

Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

17% of Israel’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Israel.

Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 74% more likely to be murdered in Israel than in Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 4.4 times as deadly as in Israel.

Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 5.7 °C warmer than Israel.

Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Israel gets 3.3 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)