Türkiye’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s

Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Türkiye’s highest peak towers 2,137 m above Saudi Arabia’s

Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 50% of Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

Türkiye has 2.3 times as many people as Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Türkiye is 6.5 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

The typical person in Türkiye is 3.3 years older than in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.8 more children on average than in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Türkiye hosts 2,297 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none

Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Saudi Arabia and Türkiye are practically level

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

Türkiye’s economy is 25% larger than Saudi Arabia’s

Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

Saudi Arabia produces 63% more per person than Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Saudi Arabia: no data · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Saudi Arabia: no data · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 3.0% in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Saudi Arabia spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Türkiye 1.9%

Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Saudi Arabia’s 8.1%

Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Saudi Arabia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Türkiye’s

Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Saudi Arabia spends 3.3 times as much on health per person as Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

A baby in Türkiye is 70% more likely to die before turning one than in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Saudi Arabia has 52% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Türkiye has 27% more hospital beds per person than Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

The suicide rate in Türkiye is 68% higher than in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 30% in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

People in Saudi Arabia rate their lives 1.52 points higher than in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Saudi Arabia: no data · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Saudi Arabia has 18% more meat per person than Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Türkiye has 232 kcal more food per person per day than Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 377 more hours a year than in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 2.6 years longer than in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Saudi Arabia welcomed 42% more tourists per resident than Türkiye (2019)

Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

Türkiye has 14 more World Heritage sites than Saudi Arabia (22 against 8)

Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4

Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 90% in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Home internet in Türkiye is 5% faster than in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Saudi Arabia and Türkiye are practically level

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

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

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

Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Türkiye’s railway network is 3.6 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s

Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Airlines from Türkiye fly 13% more passengers per resident than those from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Forest covers 29% of Türkiye, but only 1.3% of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 3.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Türkiye as in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Roads in Saudi Arabia are 86% deadlier than in Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Saudi Arabia is on average 14.1 °C warmer than Türkiye

Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Türkiye gets 11 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)