How much coast is there?

Sweden’s coastline is 22% longer than Saudi Arabia’s.

Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Saudi Arabia’s highest peak towers 900 m above Sweden’s.

Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Saudi Arabia has 3.5 times as many people as Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Sweden is 51% more densely populated than Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Sweden is 11 years older than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.9 more children on average than in Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.

Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)

How many official languages?

Saudi Arabia and Sweden are practically level.

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

How big is the economy?

Saudi Arabia’s economy is 91% larger than Sweden’s.

Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Saudi Arabia produces 2% more per person than Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Saudi Arabia: no data · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Saudi Arabia spends 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Sweden 2.0%.

Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Saudi Arabia’s.

Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Sweden spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Saudi Arabia is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Sweden has 29% more doctors per person than Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)

How common is obesity?

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 19% in Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Sweden rate their lives 0.44 points higher than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Saudi Arabia: no data · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Sweden has 18% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Saudi Arabia has 293 kcal more food per person per day than Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 693 more hours a year than in Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Sweden went to school 1.1 years longer than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Saudi Arabia welcomed 33% more tourists per resident than Sweden (2019).

Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 96% in Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Saudi Arabia and Sweden are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 85% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sweden 141.

Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Sweden’s railway network is 3.3 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s.

Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Sweden fly 42% more passengers per resident than those from Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 5.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 8.8 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 23% more likely to be murdered in Sweden than in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 8.8 times as deadly as in Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Saudi Arabia is on average 22.5 °C warmer than Sweden.

Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Sweden gets 13 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)