Japan vs Saudi Arabia

Japan (Asia) and Saudi Arabia (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Japan Saudi Arabia World

0 20k 40k 60k 1960 Japan: 519.42 Saudi Arabia: 717.8 World: 452.65 1961 Japan: 621.69 Saudi Arabia: 760.31 World: 471.93 1962 Japan: 698.98 Saudi Arabia: 812.93 World: 496.11 1963 Japan: 791.92 Saudi Arabia: 811.74 World: 525.19 1964 Japan: 921.88 Saudi Arabia: 840.48 World: 563.85 1965 Japan: 1,014.66 Saudi Arabia: 904.12 World: 601.89 1966 Japan: 1,167.69 Saudi Arabia: 960.74 World: 638.97 1967 Japan: 1,354.29 Saudi Arabia: 1,031.6 World: 664.4 1968 Japan: 1,585.98 Saudi Arabia: 1,275.71 World: 703.46 1969 Japan: 1,840.95 Saudi Arabia: 1,312.74 World: 761.11 1970 Japan: 2,144.99 Saudi Arabia: 1,509.44 World: 817.68 1971 Japan: 2,370.28 Saudi Arabia: 1,929.31 World: 884.88 1972 Japan: 3,095.28 Saudi Arabia: 2,474.39 World: 1,002 1973 Japan: 4,146.53 Saudi Arabia: 3,640.08 World: 1,201.53 1974 Japan: 4,541.99 Saudi Arabia: 10,503.43 World: 1,362.19 1975 Japan: 4,876.47 Saudi Arabia: 10,265.64 World: 1,488.94 1976 Japan: 5,422.26 Saudi Arabia: 13,312.51 World: 1,589.73 1977 Japan: 6,609.09 Saudi Arabia: 14,595.37 World: 1,766.28 1978 Japan: 9,201.92 Saudi Arabia: 14,914.15 World: 2,055.49 1979 Japan: 9,497.01 Saudi Arabia: 19,611.57 World: 2,335.19 1980 Japan: 9,872.35 Saudi Arabia: 27,205.65 World: 2,587.01 1981 Japan: 10,805.99 Saudi Arabia: 28,703.36 World: 2,628.62 1982 Japan: 9,985.92 Saudi Arabia: 22,454.48 World: 2,554.08 1983 Japan: 10,876.33 Saudi Arabia: 17,809.55 World: 2,561.17 1984 Japan: 11,443.46 Saudi Arabia: 15,541.13 World: 2,614.33 1985 Japan: 12,058.15 Saudi Arabia: 12,745.42 World: 2,690.59 1986 Japan: 17,819.34 Saudi Arabia: 10,078.29 World: 3,118.57 1987 Japan: 21,586.93 Saudi Arabia: 9,385.98 World: 3,487.88 1988 Japan: 26,036.86 Saudi Arabia: 9,165.5 World: 3,829.99 1989 Japan: 25,798.01 Saudi Arabia: 9,413.58 World: 3,930.51 1990 Japan: 26,344.73 Saudi Arabia: 11,054.75 World: 4,338.94 1991 Japan: 30,048.14 Saudi Arabia: 11,847.17 World: 4,453.9 1992 Japan: 32,666.5 Saudi Arabia: 11,730.27 World: 4,679.98 1993 Japan: 37,110.61 Saudi Arabia: 10,884.86 World: 4,685.3 1994 Japan: 40,774.45 Saudi Arabia: 10,601.92 World: 4,967.01 1995 Japan: 44,947.48 Saudi Arabia: 10,786.4 World: 5,463.2 1996 Japan: 39,929.72 Saudi Arabia: 11,471.5 World: 5,507.22 1997 Japan: 36,331.03 Saudi Arabia: 11,545.35 World: 5,408.57 1998 Japan: 32,835.12 Saudi Arabia: 9,836.06 World: 5,302.34 1999 Japan: 37,028.72 Saudi Arabia: 10,452.19 World: 5,401.23 2000 Japan: 39,752.94 Saudi Arabia: 11,714.56 World: 5,512.56 2001 Japan: 34,910.17 Saudi Arabia: 10,805.31 World: 5,404.2 2002 Japan: 33,315.92 Saudi Arabia: 10,586.05 World: 5,539.32 2003 Japan: 35,808.68 Saudi Arabia: 11,487.22 World: 6,129.87 2004 Japan: 38,677.57 Saudi Arabia: 13,154.5 World: 6,818 2005 Japan: 38,158.68 Saudi Arabia: 15,975.75 World: 7,290.57 2006 Japan: 36,354.43 Saudi Arabia: 17,563.61 World: 7,803.19 2007 Japan: 36,129.95 Saudi Arabia: 18,596.15 World: 8,685.33 2008 Japan: 40,294.21 Saudi Arabia: 22,320.49 World: 9,425.74 2009 Japan: 41,678.18 Saudi Arabia: 17,718.39 World: 8,827.04 2010 Japan: 45,378.14 Saudi Arabia: 22,028.39 World: 9,555.07 2011 Japan: 49,122.08 Saudi Arabia: 27,126.75 World: 10,496.93 2012 Japan: 49,626.68 Saudi Arabia: 28,733.44 World: 10,597.85 2013 Japan: 41,369.19 Saudi Arabia: 27,865.47 World: 10,759.35 2014 Japan: 39,172.85 Saudi Arabia: 27,805.49 World: 10,912.24 2015 Japan: 35,664.64 Saudi Arabia: 23,256.16 World: 10,191.98 2016 Japan: 40,214.97 Saudi Arabia: 22,267.72 World: 10,239.47 2017 Japan: 39,679.86 Saudi Arabia: 23,929.29 World: 10,784.4 2018 Japan: 40,645.48 Saudi Arabia: 29,360.07 World: 11,344.73 2019 Japan: 41,424.87 Saudi Arabia: 29,566.79 World: 11,417.6 2020 Japan: 41,098.97 Saudi Arabia: 24,338.83 World: 10,999.49 2021 Japan: 41,580.74 Saudi Arabia: 31,920.77 World: 12,472.91 2022 Japan: 35,548.26 Saudi Arabia: 38,510.23 World: 12,876.24 2023 Japan: 35,215 Saudi Arabia: 36,156.86 World: 13,313.86 2024 Japan: 33,797.1 Saudi Arabia: 35,527.79 World: 13,717.09 2025 Japan: 35,951.05 Saudi Arabia: 34,536.66 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Japan Saudi Arabia World

40 50 60 70 80 90 1960 Japan: 67.7 Saudi Arabia: 45.31 World: 50.94 1961 Japan: 68.35 Saudi Arabia: 45.88 World: 52.8 1962 Japan: 68.63 Saudi Arabia: 46.47 World: 55.29 1963 Japan: 69.71 Saudi Arabia: 47.09 World: 55.65 1964 Japan: 70.21 Saudi Arabia: 47.73 World: 56.1 1965 Japan: 70.27 Saudi Arabia: 48.44 World: 55.93 1966 Japan: 70.92 Saudi Arabia: 49.19 World: 56.45 1967 Japan: 71.47 Saudi Arabia: 49.99 World: 56.9 1968 Japan: 71.61 Saudi Arabia: 50.86 World: 57.34 1969 Japan: 71.86 Saudi Arabia: 51.77 World: 57.68 1970 Japan: 71.92 Saudi Arabia: 52.73 World: 57.94 1971 Japan: 72.81 Saudi Arabia: 53.73 World: 58.02 1972 Japan: 73.15 Saudi Arabia: 54.74 World: 58.84 1973 Japan: 73.3 Saudi Arabia: 55.77 World: 59.3 1974 Japan: 73.67 Saudi Arabia: 56.79 World: 59.7 1975 Japan: 74.25 Saudi Arabia: 57.78 World: 60.13 1976 Japan: 74.69 Saudi Arabia: 58.78 World: 60.45 1977 Japan: 75.26 Saudi Arabia: 59.75 World: 61.04 1978 Japan: 75.58 Saudi Arabia: 60.69 World: 61.39 1979 Japan: 76.11 Saudi Arabia: 61.52 World: 61.84 1980 Japan: 75.99 Saudi Arabia: 62.44 World: 62.15 1981 Japan: 76.39 Saudi Arabia: 63.25 World: 62.52 1982 Japan: 76.87 Saudi Arabia: 64.01 World: 62.87 1983 Japan: 76.92 Saudi Arabia: 64.72 World: 63.13 1984 Japan: 77.29 Saudi Arabia: 65.39 World: 63.44 1985 Japan: 77.56 Saudi Arabia: 66.03 World: 63.73 1986 Japan: 78.01 Saudi Arabia: 66.65 World: 64.12 1987 Japan: 78.43 Saudi Arabia: 67.24 World: 64.46 1988 Japan: 78.35 Saudi Arabia: 67.81 World: 64.67 1989 Japan: 78.77 Saudi Arabia: 68.36 World: 64.96 1990 Japan: 78.84 Saudi Arabia: 68.87 World: 65.11 1991 Japan: 79.04 Saudi Arabia: 69.34 World: 65.3 1992 Japan: 79.08 Saudi Arabia: 69.8 World: 65.55 1993 Japan: 79.3 Saudi Arabia: 70.21 World: 65.74 1994 Japan: 79.7 Saudi Arabia: 70.59 World: 65.96 1995 Japan: 79.54 Saudi Arabia: 70.94 World: 66.2 1996 Japan: 80.22 Saudi Arabia: 71.29 World: 66.52 1997 Japan: 80.42 Saudi Arabia: 71.62 World: 66.83 1998 Japan: 80.5 Saudi Arabia: 71.96 World: 67.07 1999 Japan: 80.46 Saudi Arabia: 72.29 World: 67.31 2000 Japan: 81.08 Saudi Arabia: 72.61 World: 67.65 2001 Japan: 81.42 Saudi Arabia: 72.95 World: 67.95 2002 Japan: 81.69 Saudi Arabia: 73.3 World: 68.23 2003 Japan: 81.76 Saudi Arabia: 73.66 World: 68.52 2004 Japan: 82.03 Saudi Arabia: 74.03 World: 68.77 2005 Japan: 81.96 Saudi Arabia: 74.4 World: 69.11 2006 Japan: 82.32 Saudi Arabia: 74.76 World: 69.47 2007 Japan: 82.51 Saudi Arabia: 75.07 World: 69.81 2008 Japan: 82.59 Saudi Arabia: 75.3 World: 70 2009 Japan: 82.93 Saudi Arabia: 75.45 World: 70.38 2010 Japan: 82.84 Saudi Arabia: 75.62 World: 70.68 2011 Japan: 82.59 Saudi Arabia: 75.81 World: 70.97 2012 Japan: 83.1 Saudi Arabia: 76.09 World: 71.26 2013 Japan: 83.33 Saudi Arabia: 76.52 World: 71.53 2014 Japan: 83.59 Saudi Arabia: 77.12 World: 71.78 2015 Japan: 83.79 Saudi Arabia: 77.78 World: 71.97 2016 Japan: 83.98 Saudi Arabia: 78.35 World: 72.19 2017 Japan: 84.1 Saudi Arabia: 78.72 World: 72.37 2018 Japan: 84.21 Saudi Arabia: 78.75 World: 72.64 2019 Japan: 84.36 Saudi Arabia: 78.31 World: 72.87 2020 Japan: 84.56 Saudi Arabia: 77.6 World: 72.18 2021 Japan: 84.45 Saudi Arabia: 77.09 World: 71.22 2022 Japan: 84 Saudi Arabia: 77.31 World: 72.97 2023 Japan: 84.04 Saudi Arabia: 78.73 World: 73.33 2024 Japan: 84.04 Saudi Arabia: 78.98 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Japan Saudi Arabia World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Japan: 2 Saudi Arabia: 7.63 World: 4.69 1961 Japan: 1.96 Saudi Arabia: 7.63 World: 4.56 1962 Japan: 1.98 Saudi Arabia: 7.64 World: 5.02 1963 Japan: 2 Saudi Arabia: 7.65 World: 5.31 1964 Japan: 2.05 Saudi Arabia: 7.67 World: 5.13 1965 Japan: 2.14 Saudi Arabia: 7.66 World: 5.08 1966 Japan: 1.58 Saudi Arabia: 7.66 World: 4.97 1967 Japan: 2.23 Saudi Arabia: 7.66 World: 4.87 1968 Japan: 2.13 Saudi Arabia: 7.63 World: 4.98 1969 Japan: 2.13 Saudi Arabia: 7.6 World: 4.88 1970 Japan: 2.13 Saudi Arabia: 7.58 World: 4.84 1971 Japan: 2.16 Saudi Arabia: 7.56 World: 4.69 1972 Japan: 2.14 Saudi Arabia: 7.54 World: 4.55 1973 Japan: 2.14 Saudi Arabia: 7.48 World: 4.42 1974 Japan: 2.05 Saudi Arabia: 7.43 World: 4.26 1975 Japan: 1.91 Saudi Arabia: 7.37 World: 4.07 1976 Japan: 1.85 Saudi Arabia: 7.33 World: 3.97 1977 Japan: 1.8 Saudi Arabia: 7.3 World: 3.84 1978 Japan: 1.79 Saudi Arabia: 7.26 World: 3.77 1979 Japan: 1.77 Saudi Arabia: 7.23 World: 3.76 1980 Japan: 1.75 Saudi Arabia: 7.15 World: 3.73 1981 Japan: 1.74 Saudi Arabia: 7.07 World: 3.71 1982 Japan: 1.77 Saudi Arabia: 6.98 World: 3.72 1983 Japan: 1.8 Saudi Arabia: 6.88 World: 3.59 1984 Japan: 1.81 Saudi Arabia: 6.78 World: 3.57 1985 Japan: 1.76 Saudi Arabia: 6.65 World: 3.53 1986 Japan: 1.72 Saudi Arabia: 6.52 World: 3.51 1987 Japan: 1.69 Saudi Arabia: 6.34 World: 3.48 1988 Japan: 1.66 Saudi Arabia: 6.15 World: 3.39 1989 Japan: 1.57 Saudi Arabia: 5.98 World: 3.35 1990 Japan: 1.54 Saudi Arabia: 5.8 World: 3.31 1991 Japan: 1.53 Saudi Arabia: 5.64 World: 3.13 1992 Japan: 1.5 Saudi Arabia: 5.49 World: 3.04 1993 Japan: 1.46 Saudi Arabia: 5.33 World: 2.97 1994 Japan: 1.5 Saudi Arabia: 5.16 World: 2.92 1995 Japan: 1.42 Saudi Arabia: 4.99 World: 2.87 1996 Japan: 1.43 Saudi Arabia: 4.81 World: 2.82 1997 Japan: 1.39 Saudi Arabia: 4.66 World: 2.78 1998 Japan: 1.38 Saudi Arabia: 4.52 World: 2.75 1999 Japan: 1.34 Saudi Arabia: 4.35 World: 2.72 2000 Japan: 1.36 Saudi Arabia: 4.21 World: 2.73 2001 Japan: 1.33 Saudi Arabia: 3.96 World: 2.69 2002 Japan: 1.32 Saudi Arabia: 3.71 World: 2.66 2003 Japan: 1.29 Saudi Arabia: 3.47 World: 2.64 2004 Japan: 1.29 Saudi Arabia: 3.26 World: 2.63 2005 Japan: 1.26 Saudi Arabia: 3.16 World: 2.61 2006 Japan: 1.32 Saudi Arabia: 3.18 World: 2.61 2007 Japan: 1.34 Saudi Arabia: 3.19 World: 2.6 2008 Japan: 1.37 Saudi Arabia: 3.07 World: 2.6 2009 Japan: 1.37 Saudi Arabia: 2.95 World: 2.59 2010 Japan: 1.39 Saudi Arabia: 2.81 World: 2.57 2011 Japan: 1.39 Saudi Arabia: 2.8 World: 2.55 2012 Japan: 1.41 Saudi Arabia: 2.78 World: 2.56 2013 Japan: 1.43 Saudi Arabia: 2.67 World: 2.53 2014 Japan: 1.42 Saudi Arabia: 2.68 World: 2.52 2015 Japan: 1.45 Saudi Arabia: 2.63 World: 2.49 2016 Japan: 1.44 Saudi Arabia: 2.65 World: 2.49 2017 Japan: 1.43 Saudi Arabia: 2.67 World: 2.46 2018 Japan: 1.42 Saudi Arabia: 2.67 World: 2.39 2019 Japan: 1.36 Saudi Arabia: 2.49 World: 2.35 2020 Japan: 1.33 Saudi Arabia: 2.27 World: 2.28 2021 Japan: 1.3 Saudi Arabia: 2.17 World: 2.25 2022 Japan: 1.26 Saudi Arabia: 2.14 World: 2.22 2023 Japan: 1.2 Saudi Arabia: 2.28 World: 2.2 2024 Japan: 1.15 Saudi Arabia: 2.31 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Japan Saudi Arabia World

2 4 6 8 1991 Japan: 2.06 Saudi Arabia: 7.32 World: 5.12 1992 Japan: 2.16 Saudi Arabia: 7.2 World: 5.28 1993 Japan: 2.54 Saudi Arabia: 7 World: 5.54 1994 Japan: 2.89 Saudi Arabia: 6.73 World: 5.79 1995 Japan: 3.15 Saudi Arabia: 6.37 World: 5.92 1996 Japan: 3.38 Saudi Arabia: 5.8 World: 5.98 1997 Japan: 3.37 Saudi Arabia: 5.28 World: 6.01 1998 Japan: 4.08 Saudi Arabia: 4.75 World: 6.16 1999 Japan: 4.68 Saudi Arabia: 4.35 World: 6.28 2000 Japan: 4.75 Saudi Arabia: 4.57 World: 6.11 2001 Japan: 5.02 Saudi Arabia: 4.62 World: 6.19 2002 Japan: 5.39 Saudi Arabia: 5.27 World: 6.41 2003 Japan: 5.25 Saudi Arabia: 5.56 World: 6.48 2004 Japan: 4.73 Saudi Arabia: 5.82 World: 6.33 2005 Japan: 4.45 Saudi Arabia: 6.05 World: 6.22 2006 Japan: 4.19 Saudi Arabia: 6.25 World: 5.97 2007 Japan: 3.89 Saudi Arabia: 5.73 World: 5.77 2008 Japan: 4 Saudi Arabia: 5.09 World: 5.82 2009 Japan: 5.07 Saudi Arabia: 5.38 World: 6.41 2010 Japan: 5.1 Saudi Arabia: 5.55 World: 6.28 2011 Japan: 4.55 Saudi Arabia: 5.77 World: 6.15 2012 Japan: 4.36 Saudi Arabia: 5.62 World: 6.15 2013 Japan: 4.04 Saudi Arabia: 5.6 World: 6.1 2014 Japan: 3.59 Saudi Arabia: 5.88 World: 5.96 2015 Japan: 3.39 Saudi Arabia: 5.6 World: 6 2016 Japan: 3.13 Saudi Arabia: 5.6 World: 5.97 2017 Japan: 2.82 Saudi Arabia: 5.89 World: 5.9 2018 Japan: 2.47 Saudi Arabia: 6.03 World: 5.76 2019 Japan: 2.35 Saudi Arabia: 5.64 World: 5.59 2020 Japan: 2.81 Saudi Arabia: 7.66 World: 6.59 2021 Japan: 2.81 Saudi Arabia: 6.62 World: 6.05 2022 Japan: 2.61 Saudi Arabia: 5.59 World: 5.23 2023 Japan: 2.6 Saudi Arabia: 4.01 World: 4.85 2024 Japan: 2.5 Saudi Arabia: 3.52 World: 4.81 2025 Japan: 2.45 Saudi Arabia: 3.04 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Japan Saudi Arabia World

0 10 20 30 40 1970 Japan: 8.21 Saudi Arabia: 14.6 World: 4.14 1971 Japan: 8.01 Saudi Arabia: 16.95 World: 4.04 1972 Japan: 8.33 Saudi Arabia: 20.72 World: 4.16 1973 Japan: 9.26 Saudi Arabia: 26.38 World: 4.32 1974 Japan: 9.11 Saudi Arabia: 26.28 World: 4.23 1975 Japan: 8.5 Saudi Arabia: 20.64 World: 4.14 1976 Japan: 8.7 Saudi Arabia: 24.08 World: 4.31 1977 Japan: 8.83 Saudi Arabia: 24.5 World: 4.36 1978 Japan: 8.76 Saudi Arabia: 24.62 World: 4.42 1979 Japan: 8.89 Saudi Arabia: 27.49 World: 4.46 1980 Japan: 8.59 Saudi Arabia: 31.87 World: 4.33 1981 Japan: 8.34 Saudi Arabia: 27.91 World: 4.18 1982 Japan: 7.93 Saudi Arabia: 26.83 World: 4.05 1983 Japan: 7.91 Saudi Arabia: 25.1 World: 4.01 1984 Japan: 8.42 Saudi Arabia: 17.76 World: 4.07 1985 Japan: 8.14 Saudi Arabia: 16.64 World: 4.05 1986 Japan: 8.07 Saudi Arabia: 15.74 World: 4.04 1987 Japan: 8.09 Saudi Arabia: 16.13 World: 4.1 1988 Japan: 8.65 Saudi Arabia: 16.55 World: 4.16 1989 Japan: 8.86 Saudi Arabia: 15.85 World: 4.16 1990 Japan: 9.41 Saudi Arabia: 16.34 World: 4.15 1991 Japan: 9.45 Saudi Arabia: 15.92 World: 4.1 1992 Japan: 9.46 Saudi Arabia: 16.34 World: 4.01 1993 Japan: 9.37 Saudi Arabia: 16.46 World: 3.97 1994 Japan: 9.77 Saudi Arabia: 17.16 World: 3.94 1995 Japan: 9.83 Saudi Arabia: 16.34 World: 3.99 1996 Japan: 9.91 Saudi Arabia: 16.67 World: 4.01 1997 Japan: 9.77 Saudi Arabia: 16.22 World: 4.02 1998 Japan: 9.37 Saudi Arabia: 16.72 World: 3.98 1999 Japan: 9.68 Saudi Arabia: 16.44 World: 3.95 2000 Japan: 9.8 Saudi Arabia: 16.4 World: 4.01 2001 Japan: 9.67 Saudi Arabia: 16.18 World: 4.01 2002 Japan: 9.92 Saudi Arabia: 16.4 World: 4.02 2003 Japan: 9.96 Saudi Arabia: 16.41 World: 4.15 2004 Japan: 9.92 Saudi Arabia: 16.63 World: 4.28 2005 Japan: 10.01 Saudi Arabia: 16.85 World: 4.39 2006 Japan: 9.82 Saudi Arabia: 17.09 World: 4.48 2007 Japan: 10.09 Saudi Arabia: 17.34 World: 4.59 2008 Japan: 9.53 Saudi Arabia: 18.06 World: 4.56 2009 Japan: 9.04 Saudi Arabia: 18.33 World: 4.45 2010 Japan: 9.5 Saudi Arabia: 20.3 World: 4.67 2011 Japan: 9.93 Saudi Arabia: 20.29 World: 4.76 2012 Japan: 10.25 Saudi Arabia: 20.61 World: 4.77 2013 Japan: 10.38 Saudi Arabia: 19.81 World: 4.81 2014 Japan: 10.01 Saudi Arabia: 20.7 World: 4.78 2015 Japan: 9.69 Saudi Arabia: 20.51 World: 4.7 2016 Japan: 9.67 Saudi Arabia: 19.69 World: 4.65 2017 Japan: 9.55 Saudi Arabia: 19.48 World: 4.67 2018 Japan: 9.17 Saudi Arabia: 19.21 World: 4.73 2019 Japan: 8.87 Saudi Arabia: 19.29 World: 4.7 2020 Japan: 8.4 Saudi Arabia: 18.29 World: 4.47 2021 Japan: 8.59 Saudi Arabia: 19.18 World: 4.68 2022 Japan: 8.4 Saudi Arabia: 19.28 World: 4.67 2023 Japan: 8.05 Saudi Arabia: 18.85 World: 4.68 2024 Japan: 7.84 Saudi Arabia: 18.48 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Japan Saudi Arabia World

0 25 50 75 100 125 2005 Japan: 66.92 Saudi Arabia: 12.71 World: 15.6 2006 Japan: 68.69 Saudi Arabia: 19.46 World: 17.2 2007 Japan: 74.3 Saudi Arabia: 30 World: 20.2 2008 Japan: 75.4 Saudi Arabia: 36 World: 22.8 2009 Japan: 78 Saudi Arabia: 38 World: 25.3 2010 Japan: 78.21 Saudi Arabia: 41 World: 28.4 2011 Japan: 79.05 Saudi Arabia: 47.5 World: 30.9 2012 Japan: 79.5 Saudi Arabia: 54 World: 33.3 2013 Japan: 88.22 Saudi Arabia: 60.5 World: 35.3 2014 Japan: 89.11 Saudi Arabia: 64.71 World: 37.4 2015 Japan: 91.06 Saudi Arabia: 69.62 World: 39.9 2016 Japan: 93.18 Saudi Arabia: 74.88 World: 43.6 2017 Japan: 91.73 Saudi Arabia: 94.18 World: 46.3 2018 Japan: 88.75 Saudi Arabia: 93.31 World: 49.4 2019 Japan: 92.73 Saudi Arabia: 95.72 World: 53.9 2020 Japan: 90.22 Saudi Arabia: 97.86 World: 60.1 2021 Japan: 82.91 Saudi Arabia: 100 World: 63.8 2022 Japan: 84.92 Saudi Arabia: 100 World: 67 2023 Japan: 85.01 Saudi Arabia: 100 World: 69.2 2024 Japan: 85.54 Saudi Arabia: 100 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Population 123.4 mn 2025
12th of 215		 37 mn 2025
43rd of 215
Population density 341.5 /km² 2023
33rd of 214		 15.7 /km² 2023
195th of 214
Population growth -0.49 % 2025
195th of 215		 4.63 % 2025
2nd of 215
Life expectancy 84.0 years 2024
10th of 215		 79.0 years 2024
55th of 215
Fertility rate 1.15 2024
201st of 215		 2.31 2024
84th of 215
Birth rate 5.7 ‰ 2024
209th of 215		 16.5 ‰ 2024
92nd of 215
Infant mortality 1.8 ‰ 2024
4th of 196		 4.7 ‰ 2024
49th of 196
Urban population 92.3 % 2025
25th of 215		 84.6 % 2025
46th of 215
Aged 65+ 30.0 % 2025
2nd of 215		 3.1 % 2025
193rd of 215
Living in cities 68.5 % 2025
17th of 215		 67.0 % 2025
20th of 215
Living in towns 22.9 % 2025
166th of 215		 17.6 % 2025
190th of 215
Living in rural areas 8.6 % 2025
194th of 215		 15.4 % 2025
165th of 215

Human development

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Human Development Index 0.925 2023
23rd of 193		 0.900 2023
37th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.845 2023
20th of 169		 -
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.785 2023
15th of 156		 0.666 2023
87th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.059 2023
22nd of 172		 0.228 2023
61st of 172

Economy

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
GDP 4.4 tn US$ 2025
4th of 186		 1.3 tn US$ 2025
19th of 186
GDP per capita 35,951 US$ 2025
33rd of 186		 34,537 US$ 2025
35th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 55,422 int. $ 2025
39th of 185		 73,784 int. $ 2025
19th of 185
GNI per capita 38,340 US$ 2025
26th of 182		 36,070 US$ 2025
30th of 182
GDP growth 1.2 % 2025
153rd of 186		 4.5 % 2025
56th of 186
Inflation 3.2 % 2025
81st of 165		 2.1 % 2025
108th of 165
Trade 44.9 % 2024 57.9 % 2025
94th of 138
Exports 22.0 % 2024 29.7 % 2025
87th of 138
FDI inflows 1.0 % 2025
159th of 192		 2.6 % 2025
120th of 192
Manufacturing 18.8 % 2024 15.8 % 2025
30th of 132
Agriculture 1.0 % 2024 2.6 % 2025
119th of 158
Military spending 1.4 % 2024
86th of 147		 7.3 % 2024
4th of 147
Tax revenue - 8.1 % 2024
83rd of 89

Labour

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Unemployment 2.5 % 2025
24th of 181		 3.0 % 2025
41st of 181
Youth unemployment 3.9 % 2025
19th of 181		 10.0 % 2025
71st of 181
Women in the labour force 55.9 % 2025
75th of 181		 33.6 % 2025
159th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.8 % 2025
144th of 181		 2.5 % 2025
149th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.1 h 2025
162nd of 181		 40.8 h 2025
75th of 181
Youth NEET rate 3.1 % 2025
1st of 181		 16.2 % 2025
80th of 181
Labour income share 54.4 % 2023 30.2 % 2025
109th of 114
Output per hour 52.7 $ 2025
39th of 181		 65.3 $ 2025
27th of 181

Health

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Health spending 10.7 % 2023
20th of 192		 5.7 % 2023
112th of 192
Health spending per person 3,638 US$ 2023
24th of 191		 1,825 US$ 2023
41st of 191
Physicians 2.65 /1,000 2022
58th of 125		 3.41 /1,000 2023
36th of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.4 ‰ 2024
7th of 196		 6.0 ‰ 2024
51st of 196
Maternal mortality 3 /100k 2023
11th of 194		 7 /100k 2023
37th of 194
Tobacco use 17.5 % 2024
75th of 166		 14.7 % 2024
63rd of 166
Safe drinking water 98.7 % 2024
33rd of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Food insecurity 6.1 % 2024
17th of 134		 -
Severe food insecurity 1.4 % 2024
17th of 124		 -
Calories per person - 3,660 kcal 2023
12th of 155
Protein supply - 106.0 g 2022
49th of 174
Animal protein supply - 46.5 g 2022
86th of 174
Fat supply - 112.5 g 2022
62nd of 174
Cereal import dependency - 89.3 % 2022
36th of 160

Education

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Secondary enrolment 101.5 % 2023 110.7 % 2024
14th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 64.5 % 2023
49th of 128		 83.9 % 2024
Education spending 3.3 % 2021 4.5 % 2023
40th of 121
Expected schooling 15.5 yrs 2023
55th of 195		 16.9 yrs 2023
24th of 195
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs 2023
28th of 193		 11.6 yrs 2023
53rd of 193
Literacy - 97.9 % 2024
6th of 29

Society

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Income inequality 32.3 2020
33rd of 93		 -
Extreme poverty 1.2 % 2020
46th of 93		 -
Internet use 85.5 % 2024
77th of 182		 100.0 % 2024
3rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 178.4 /100 2023 159.5 /100 2024
19th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
54th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
94th of 213
Women in parliament 15.7 % 2025
141st of 184		 19.9 % 2025
123rd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Refugees hosted 42,450 2025
66th of 177		 448 2025
131st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.3 ‰ 2025
111th of 177		 0.0 ‰ 2025
154th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 22,647 2025
39th of 177		 3,907 2025
76th of 177
Refugees from the country 56 2025
163rd of 199		 2,368 2025
90th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
191st of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
130th of 199

Governance

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Control of corruption 75.3 /100 2024
24th of 207		 63.1 /100 2024
49th of 207
Government effectiveness 91.9 /100 2024
2nd of 205		 66.6 /100 2024
47th of 205
Rule of law 83.0 /100 2024
15th of 207		 60.6 /100 2024
87th of 207
Regulatory quality 75.8 /100 2024
23rd of 205		 66.1 /100 2024
46th of 205
Voice and accountability 76.4 /100 2024
30th of 205		 29.8 /100 2024
186th of 205
Political stability 85.3 /100 2024
26th of 207		 65.1 /100 2024
111th of 207

Environment

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
CO₂ per capita 7.84 t 2024
176th of 202		 18.48 t 2024
195th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 961.9 Mt 2024
5th of 204		 692.1 Mt 2024
8th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 2.49 % 2024
5th of 204		 1.79 % 2024
8th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 69.6 Gt 2024
6th of 204		 19.0 Gt 2024
18th of 204
GHG per capita 8.58 t 2024
161st of 202		 23.76 t 2024
193rd of 202
Renewable energy 8.8 % 2021
153rd of 211		 0.1 % 2021
205th of 211
Forest area 68.4 % 2023
19th of 212		 0.5 % 2023
200th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 11.5 µg/m³ 2023
57th of 200		 73.5 µg/m³ 2023
199th of 200
Water stress 36.6 % 2022
132nd of 176		 974.2 % 2022
174th of 176
Land area 364,569 km² 2023
62nd of 214		 2.1 mn km² 2023
12th of 214

Energy

Indicator Japan Saudi Arabia
Renewable electricity 23.6 % 2025
113th of 190		 2.2 % 2024
175th of 190
Wind and solar 11.1 % 2025
70th of 190		 2.2 % 2024
130th of 190
Nuclear power 9.1 % 2025
22nd of 180		 -
Low-carbon electricity 32.7 % 2025
105th of 190		 2.2 % 2024
175th of 190
Fossil electricity 67.3 % 2025
105th of 190		 97.8 % 2024
175th of 190
Coal power 32.1 % 2025
161st of 188		 0.0 % 2024
85th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 477 g/kWh 2025
100th of 190		 692 g/kWh 2024
175th of 190
Electricity per capita 8.37 MWh 2025
27th of 191		 13.39 MWh 2024
10th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.