Saudi Arabia vs South Korea

Saudi Arabia (Asia) and South Korea (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

Saudi Arabia South Korea World

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 1960 Saudi Arabia: 717.8 South Korea: 158.84 World: 452.65 1961 Saudi Arabia: 760.31 South Korea: 94.2 World: 471.93 1962 Saudi Arabia: 812.93 South Korea: 106.62 World: 496.11 1963 Saudi Arabia: 811.74 South Korea: 147.01 World: 525.19 1964 Saudi Arabia: 840.48 South Korea: 124.24 World: 563.85 1965 Saudi Arabia: 904.12 South Korea: 109.43 World: 601.89 1966 Saudi Arabia: 960.74 South Korea: 134.43 World: 638.97 1967 Saudi Arabia: 1,031.6 South Korea: 162.46 World: 664.4 1968 Saudi Arabia: 1,275.71 South Korea: 199.98 World: 703.46 1969 Saudi Arabia: 1,312.74 South Korea: 245.49 World: 761.11 1970 Saudi Arabia: 1,509.44 South Korea: 281.79 World: 817.68 1971 Saudi Arabia: 1,929.31 South Korea: 304.27 World: 884.88 1972 Saudi Arabia: 2,474.39 South Korea: 328.02 World: 1,002 1973 Saudi Arabia: 3,640.08 South Korea: 412.5 World: 1,201.53 1974 Saudi Arabia: 10,503.43 South Korea: 572.49 World: 1,362.19 1975 Saudi Arabia: 10,265.64 South Korea: 627.14 World: 1,488.94 1976 Saudi Arabia: 13,312.51 South Korea: 847.21 World: 1,589.73 1977 Saudi Arabia: 14,595.37 South Korea: 1,072.85 World: 1,766.28 1978 Saudi Arabia: 14,914.15 South Korea: 1,428.89 World: 2,055.49 1979 Saudi Arabia: 19,611.57 South Korea: 1,813.91 World: 2,335.19 1980 Saudi Arabia: 27,205.65 South Korea: 1,745.58 World: 2,587.01 1981 Saudi Arabia: 28,703.36 South Korea: 1,918.42 World: 2,628.62 1982 Saudi Arabia: 22,454.48 South Korea: 2,032.26 World: 2,554.08 1983 Saudi Arabia: 17,809.55 South Korea: 2,245.56 World: 2,561.17 1984 Saudi Arabia: 15,541.13 South Korea: 2,468.69 World: 2,614.33 1985 Saudi Arabia: 12,745.42 South Korea: 2,542.88 World: 2,690.59 1986 Saudi Arabia: 10,078.29 South Korea: 2,910.83 World: 3,118.57 1987 Saudi Arabia: 9,385.98 South Korea: 3,657.72 World: 3,487.88 1988 Saudi Arabia: 9,165.5 South Korea: 4,888.69 World: 3,829.99 1989 Saudi Arabia: 9,413.58 South Korea: 5,989.21 World: 3,930.51 1990 Saudi Arabia: 11,054.75 South Korea: 6,812.9 World: 4,338.94 1991 Saudi Arabia: 11,847.17 South Korea: 7,872.65 World: 4,453.9 1992 Saudi Arabia: 11,730.27 South Korea: 8,387.16 World: 4,679.98 1993 Saudi Arabia: 10,884.86 South Korea: 9,179.97 World: 4,685.3 1994 Saudi Arabia: 10,601.92 South Korea: 10,733.99 World: 4,967.01 1995 Saudi Arabia: 10,786.4 South Korea: 13,001.72 World: 5,463.2 1996 Saudi Arabia: 11,471.5 South Korea: 13,864.94 World: 5,507.22 1997 Saudi Arabia: 11,545.35 South Korea: 12,821.69 World: 5,408.57 1998 Saudi Arabia: 9,836.06 South Korea: 8,583.44 World: 5,302.34 1999 Saudi Arabia: 10,452.19 South Korea: 11,062.5 World: 5,401.23 2000 Saudi Arabia: 11,714.56 South Korea: 12,710.3 World: 5,512.56 2001 Saudi Arabia: 10,805.31 South Korea: 11,981.48 World: 5,404.2 2002 Saudi Arabia: 10,586.05 South Korea: 13,642.94 World: 5,539.32 2003 Saudi Arabia: 11,487.22 South Korea: 15,211.55 World: 6,129.87 2004 Saudi Arabia: 13,154.5 South Korea: 17,121.63 World: 6,818 2005 Saudi Arabia: 15,975.75 South Korea: 20,167.05 World: 7,290.57 2006 Saudi Arabia: 17,563.61 South Korea: 22,609.71 World: 7,803.19 2007 Saudi Arabia: 18,596.15 South Korea: 25,078.49 World: 8,685.33 2008 Saudi Arabia: 22,320.49 South Korea: 22,252.31 World: 9,425.74 2009 Saudi Arabia: 17,718.39 South Korea: 19,937.3 World: 8,827.04 2010 Saudi Arabia: 22,028.39 South Korea: 24,071.26 World: 9,555.07 2011 Saudi Arabia: 27,126.75 South Korea: 26,175.24 World: 10,496.93 2012 Saudi Arabia: 28,733.44 South Korea: 26,600.55 World: 10,597.85 2013 Saudi Arabia: 27,865.47 South Korea: 28,449.36 World: 10,759.35 2014 Saudi Arabia: 27,805.49 South Korea: 30,667.09 World: 10,912.24 2015 Saudi Arabia: 23,256.16 South Korea: 30,171.79 World: 10,191.98 2016 Saudi Arabia: 22,267.72 South Korea: 30,832.06 World: 10,239.47 2017 Saudi Arabia: 23,929.29 South Korea: 33,296.98 World: 10,784.4 2018 Saudi Arabia: 29,360.07 South Korea: 35,363.95 World: 11,344.73 2019 Saudi Arabia: 29,566.79 South Korea: 33,826.94 World: 11,417.6 2020 Saudi Arabia: 24,338.83 South Korea: 33,645.77 World: 10,999.49 2021 Saudi Arabia: 31,920.77 South Korea: 37,518.46 World: 12,472.91 2022 Saudi Arabia: 38,510.23 South Korea: 34,822.4 World: 12,876.24 2023 Saudi Arabia: 36,156.86 South Korea: 35,674.1 World: 13,313.86 2024 Saudi Arabia: 35,527.79 South Korea: 36,238.64 World: 13,717.09 2025 Saudi Arabia: 34,536.66 South Korea: 36,226.97 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Saudi Arabia South Korea World

40 50 60 70 80 90 1960 Saudi Arabia: 45.31 South Korea: 53.8 World: 50.94 1961 Saudi Arabia: 45.88 South Korea: 54.48 World: 52.8 1962 Saudi Arabia: 46.47 South Korea: 55.06 World: 55.29 1963 Saudi Arabia: 47.09 South Korea: 55.03 World: 55.65 1964 Saudi Arabia: 47.73 South Korea: 55.39 World: 56.1 1965 Saudi Arabia: 48.44 South Korea: 55.86 World: 55.93 1966 Saudi Arabia: 49.19 South Korea: 55.52 World: 56.45 1967 Saudi Arabia: 49.99 South Korea: 60.93 World: 56.9 1968 Saudi Arabia: 50.86 South Korea: 60.94 World: 57.34 1969 Saudi Arabia: 51.77 South Korea: 61.48 World: 57.68 1970 Saudi Arabia: 52.73 South Korea: 62.16 World: 57.94 1971 Saudi Arabia: 53.73 South Korea: 62.61 World: 58.02 1972 Saudi Arabia: 54.74 South Korea: 63.01 World: 58.84 1973 Saudi Arabia: 55.77 South Korea: 63.41 World: 59.3 1974 Saudi Arabia: 56.79 South Korea: 63.8 World: 59.7 1975 Saudi Arabia: 57.78 South Korea: 64.15 World: 60.13 1976 Saudi Arabia: 58.78 South Korea: 64.5 World: 60.45 1977 Saudi Arabia: 59.75 South Korea: 64.9 World: 61.04 1978 Saudi Arabia: 60.69 South Korea: 65.2 World: 61.39 1979 Saudi Arabia: 61.52 South Korea: 65.55 World: 61.84 1980 Saudi Arabia: 62.44 South Korea: 66.05 World: 62.15 1981 Saudi Arabia: 63.25 South Korea: 66.55 World: 62.52 1982 Saudi Arabia: 64.01 South Korea: 67.1 World: 62.87 1983 Saudi Arabia: 64.72 South Korea: 67.55 World: 63.13 1984 Saudi Arabia: 65.39 South Korea: 68.2 World: 63.44 1985 Saudi Arabia: 66.03 South Korea: 68.8 World: 63.73 1986 Saudi Arabia: 66.65 South Korea: 69.45 World: 64.12 1987 Saudi Arabia: 67.24 South Korea: 70 World: 64.46 1988 Saudi Arabia: 67.81 South Korea: 70.55 World: 64.67 1989 Saudi Arabia: 68.36 South Korea: 71.05 World: 64.96 1990 Saudi Arabia: 68.87 South Korea: 71.6 World: 65.11 1991 Saudi Arabia: 69.34 South Korea: 72.05 World: 65.3 1992 Saudi Arabia: 69.8 South Korea: 72.5 World: 65.55 1993 Saudi Arabia: 70.21 South Korea: 73 World: 65.74 1994 Saudi Arabia: 70.59 South Korea: 73.4 World: 65.96 1995 Saudi Arabia: 70.94 South Korea: 73.7 World: 66.2 1996 Saudi Arabia: 71.29 South Korea: 74.15 World: 66.52 1997 Saudi Arabia: 71.62 South Korea: 74.6 World: 66.83 1998 Saudi Arabia: 71.96 South Korea: 75 World: 67.07 1999 Saudi Arabia: 72.29 South Korea: 75.41 World: 67.31 2000 Saudi Arabia: 72.61 South Korea: 75.91 World: 67.65 2001 Saudi Arabia: 72.95 South Korea: 76.41 World: 67.95 2002 Saudi Arabia: 73.3 South Korea: 76.77 World: 68.23 2003 Saudi Arabia: 73.66 South Korea: 77.21 World: 68.52 2004 Saudi Arabia: 74.03 South Korea: 77.67 World: 68.77 2005 Saudi Arabia: 74.4 South Korea: 78.17 World: 69.11 2006 Saudi Arabia: 74.76 South Korea: 78.67 World: 69.47 2007 Saudi Arabia: 75.07 South Korea: 79.12 World: 69.81 2008 Saudi Arabia: 75.3 South Korea: 79.52 World: 70 2009 Saudi Arabia: 75.45 South Korea: 79.97 World: 70.38 2010 Saudi Arabia: 75.62 South Korea: 80.12 World: 70.68 2011 Saudi Arabia: 75.81 South Korea: 80.57 World: 70.97 2012 Saudi Arabia: 76.09 South Korea: 80.82 World: 71.26 2013 Saudi Arabia: 76.52 South Korea: 81.27 World: 71.53 2014 Saudi Arabia: 77.12 South Korea: 81.72 World: 71.78 2015 Saudi Arabia: 77.78 South Korea: 82.02 World: 71.97 2016 Saudi Arabia: 78.35 South Korea: 82.28 World: 72.19 2017 Saudi Arabia: 78.72 South Korea: 82.63 World: 72.37 2018 Saudi Arabia: 78.75 South Korea: 82.63 World: 72.64 2019 Saudi Arabia: 78.31 South Korea: 83.23 World: 72.87 2020 Saudi Arabia: 77.6 South Korea: 83.43 World: 72.18 2021 Saudi Arabia: 77.09 South Korea: 83.53 World: 71.22 2022 Saudi Arabia: 77.31 South Korea: 82.68 World: 72.97 2023 Saudi Arabia: 78.73 South Korea: 83.43 World: 73.33 2024 Saudi Arabia: 78.98 South Korea: 83.63 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Saudi Arabia South Korea World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Saudi Arabia: 7.63 South Korea: 5.99 World: 4.69 1961 Saudi Arabia: 7.63 South Korea: 5.8 World: 4.56 1962 Saudi Arabia: 7.64 South Korea: 5.56 World: 5.02 1963 Saudi Arabia: 7.65 South Korea: 5.33 World: 5.31 1964 Saudi Arabia: 7.67 South Korea: 5.07 World: 5.13 1965 Saudi Arabia: 7.66 South Korea: 4.89 World: 5.08 1966 Saudi Arabia: 7.66 South Korea: 4.78 World: 4.97 1967 Saudi Arabia: 7.66 South Korea: 4.62 World: 4.87 1968 Saudi Arabia: 7.63 South Korea: 4.51 World: 4.98 1969 Saudi Arabia: 7.6 South Korea: 4.45 World: 4.88 1970 Saudi Arabia: 7.58 South Korea: 4.53 World: 4.84 1971 Saudi Arabia: 7.56 South Korea: 4.54 World: 4.69 1972 Saudi Arabia: 7.54 South Korea: 4.12 World: 4.55 1973 Saudi Arabia: 7.48 South Korea: 4.07 World: 4.42 1974 Saudi Arabia: 7.43 South Korea: 3.77 World: 4.26 1975 Saudi Arabia: 7.37 South Korea: 3.43 World: 4.07 1976 Saudi Arabia: 7.33 South Korea: 3 World: 3.97 1977 Saudi Arabia: 7.3 South Korea: 2.99 World: 3.84 1978 Saudi Arabia: 7.26 South Korea: 2.64 World: 3.77 1979 Saudi Arabia: 7.23 South Korea: 2.9 World: 3.76 1980 Saudi Arabia: 7.15 South Korea: 2.82 World: 3.73 1981 Saudi Arabia: 7.07 South Korea: 2.57 World: 3.71 1982 Saudi Arabia: 6.98 South Korea: 2.39 World: 3.72 1983 Saudi Arabia: 6.88 South Korea: 2.06 World: 3.59 1984 Saudi Arabia: 6.78 South Korea: 1.74 World: 3.57 1985 Saudi Arabia: 6.65 South Korea: 1.66 World: 3.53 1986 Saudi Arabia: 6.52 South Korea: 1.58 World: 3.51 1987 Saudi Arabia: 6.34 South Korea: 1.53 World: 3.48 1988 Saudi Arabia: 6.15 South Korea: 1.55 World: 3.39 1989 Saudi Arabia: 5.98 South Korea: 1.56 World: 3.35 1990 Saudi Arabia: 5.8 South Korea: 1.57 World: 3.31 1991 Saudi Arabia: 5.64 South Korea: 1.71 World: 3.13 1992 Saudi Arabia: 5.49 South Korea: 1.76 World: 3.04 1993 Saudi Arabia: 5.33 South Korea: 1.65 World: 2.97 1994 Saudi Arabia: 5.16 South Korea: 1.66 World: 2.92 1995 Saudi Arabia: 4.99 South Korea: 1.63 World: 2.87 1996 Saudi Arabia: 4.81 South Korea: 1.57 World: 2.82 1997 Saudi Arabia: 4.66 South Korea: 1.54 World: 2.78 1998 Saudi Arabia: 4.52 South Korea: 1.46 World: 2.75 1999 Saudi Arabia: 4.35 South Korea: 1.43 World: 2.72 2000 Saudi Arabia: 4.21 South Korea: 1.48 World: 2.73 2001 Saudi Arabia: 3.96 South Korea: 1.31 World: 2.69 2002 Saudi Arabia: 3.71 South Korea: 1.18 World: 2.66 2003 Saudi Arabia: 3.47 South Korea: 1.19 World: 2.64 2004 Saudi Arabia: 3.26 South Korea: 1.16 World: 2.63 2005 Saudi Arabia: 3.16 South Korea: 1.09 World: 2.61 2006 Saudi Arabia: 3.18 South Korea: 1.13 World: 2.61 2007 Saudi Arabia: 3.19 South Korea: 1.26 World: 2.6 2008 Saudi Arabia: 3.07 South Korea: 1.19 World: 2.6 2009 Saudi Arabia: 2.95 South Korea: 1.15 World: 2.59 2010 Saudi Arabia: 2.81 South Korea: 1.23 World: 2.57 2011 Saudi Arabia: 2.8 South Korea: 1.24 World: 2.55 2012 Saudi Arabia: 2.78 South Korea: 1.3 World: 2.56 2013 Saudi Arabia: 2.67 South Korea: 1.19 World: 2.53 2014 Saudi Arabia: 2.68 South Korea: 1.21 World: 2.52 2015 Saudi Arabia: 2.63 South Korea: 1.24 World: 2.49 2016 Saudi Arabia: 2.65 South Korea: 1.17 World: 2.49 2017 Saudi Arabia: 2.67 South Korea: 1.05 World: 2.46 2018 Saudi Arabia: 2.67 South Korea: 0.98 World: 2.39 2019 Saudi Arabia: 2.49 South Korea: 0.92 World: 2.35 2020 Saudi Arabia: 2.27 South Korea: 0.84 World: 2.28 2021 Saudi Arabia: 2.17 South Korea: 0.81 World: 2.25 2022 Saudi Arabia: 2.14 South Korea: 0.78 World: 2.22 2023 Saudi Arabia: 2.28 South Korea: 0.72 World: 2.2 2024 Saudi Arabia: 2.31 South Korea: 0.75 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Saudi Arabia South Korea World

2 4 6 8 1991 Saudi Arabia: 7.32 South Korea: 2.41 World: 5.12 1992 Saudi Arabia: 7.2 South Korea: 2.51 World: 5.28 1993 Saudi Arabia: 7 South Korea: 2.88 World: 5.54 1994 Saudi Arabia: 6.73 South Korea: 2.48 World: 5.79 1995 Saudi Arabia: 6.37 South Korea: 2.06 World: 5.92 1996 Saudi Arabia: 5.8 South Korea: 2.05 World: 5.98 1997 Saudi Arabia: 5.28 South Korea: 2.61 World: 6.01 1998 Saudi Arabia: 4.75 South Korea: 6.96 World: 6.16 1999 Saudi Arabia: 4.35 South Korea: 6.34 World: 6.28 2000 Saudi Arabia: 4.57 South Korea: 4.06 World: 6.11 2001 Saudi Arabia: 4.62 South Korea: 3.7 World: 6.19 2002 Saudi Arabia: 5.27 South Korea: 3.05 World: 6.41 2003 Saudi Arabia: 5.56 South Korea: 3.35 World: 6.48 2004 Saudi Arabia: 5.82 South Korea: 3.42 World: 6.33 2005 Saudi Arabia: 6.05 South Korea: 3.48 World: 6.22 2006 Saudi Arabia: 6.25 South Korea: 3.25 World: 5.97 2007 Saudi Arabia: 5.73 South Korea: 3.01 World: 5.77 2008 Saudi Arabia: 5.09 South Korea: 2.96 World: 5.82 2009 Saudi Arabia: 5.38 South Korea: 3.36 World: 6.41 2010 Saudi Arabia: 5.55 South Korea: 3.32 World: 6.28 2011 Saudi Arabia: 5.77 South Korea: 2.99 World: 6.15 2012 Saudi Arabia: 5.62 South Korea: 2.81 World: 6.15 2013 Saudi Arabia: 5.6 South Korea: 3.07 World: 6.1 2014 Saudi Arabia: 5.88 South Korea: 3.08 World: 5.96 2015 Saudi Arabia: 5.6 South Korea: 3.55 World: 6 2016 Saudi Arabia: 5.6 South Korea: 3.65 World: 5.97 2017 Saudi Arabia: 5.89 South Korea: 3.65 World: 5.9 2018 Saudi Arabia: 6.03 South Korea: 3.82 World: 5.76 2019 Saudi Arabia: 5.64 South Korea: 3.75 World: 5.59 2020 Saudi Arabia: 7.66 South Korea: 3.93 World: 6.59 2021 Saudi Arabia: 6.62 South Korea: 3.64 World: 6.05 2022 Saudi Arabia: 5.59 South Korea: 2.86 World: 5.23 2023 Saudi Arabia: 4.01 South Korea: 2.68 World: 4.85 2024 Saudi Arabia: 3.52 South Korea: 2.78 World: 4.81 2025 Saudi Arabia: 3.04 South Korea: 2.68 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Saudi Arabia South Korea World

0 10 20 30 40 1970 Saudi Arabia: 14.6 South Korea: 1.93 World: 4.14 1971 Saudi Arabia: 16.95 South Korea: 1.92 World: 4.04 1972 Saudi Arabia: 20.72 South Korea: 1.94 World: 4.16 1973 Saudi Arabia: 26.38 South Korea: 2.34 World: 4.32 1974 Saudi Arabia: 26.28 South Korea: 2.42 World: 4.23 1975 Saudi Arabia: 20.64 South Korea: 2.58 World: 4.14 1976 Saudi Arabia: 24.08 South Korea: 2.84 World: 4.31 1977 Saudi Arabia: 24.5 South Korea: 3.18 World: 4.36 1978 Saudi Arabia: 24.62 South Korea: 3.31 World: 4.42 1979 Saudi Arabia: 27.49 South Korea: 3.7 World: 4.46 1980 Saudi Arabia: 31.87 South Korea: 3.71 World: 4.33 1981 Saudi Arabia: 27.91 South Korea: 3.81 World: 4.18 1982 Saudi Arabia: 26.83 South Korea: 3.74 World: 4.05 1983 Saudi Arabia: 25.1 South Korea: 4.02 World: 4.01 1984 Saudi Arabia: 17.76 South Korea: 4.47 World: 4.07 1985 Saudi Arabia: 16.64 South Korea: 4.63 World: 4.05 1986 Saudi Arabia: 15.74 South Korea: 4.77 World: 4.04 1987 Saudi Arabia: 16.13 South Korea: 4.87 World: 4.1 1988 Saudi Arabia: 16.55 South Korea: 5.44 World: 4.16 1989 Saudi Arabia: 15.85 South Korea: 5.67 World: 4.16 1990 Saudi Arabia: 16.34 South Korea: 6.07 World: 4.15 1991 Saudi Arabia: 15.92 South Korea: 6.75 World: 4.1 1992 Saudi Arabia: 16.34 South Korea: 7.34 World: 4.01 1993 Saudi Arabia: 16.46 South Korea: 7.91 World: 3.97 1994 Saudi Arabia: 17.16 South Korea: 8.46 World: 3.94 1995 Saudi Arabia: 16.34 South Korea: 9.03 World: 3.99 1996 Saudi Arabia: 16.67 South Korea: 9.59 World: 4.01 1997 Saudi Arabia: 16.22 South Korea: 9.99 World: 4.02 1998 Saudi Arabia: 16.72 South Korea: 8.5 World: 3.98 1999 Saudi Arabia: 16.44 South Korea: 9.24 World: 3.95 2000 Saudi Arabia: 16.4 South Korea: 9.92 World: 4.01 2001 Saudi Arabia: 16.18 South Korea: 10.07 World: 4.01 2002 Saudi Arabia: 16.4 South Korea: 10.38 World: 4.02 2003 Saudi Arabia: 16.41 South Korea: 10.5 World: 4.15 2004 Saudi Arabia: 16.63 South Korea: 10.8 World: 4.28 2005 Saudi Arabia: 16.85 South Korea: 10.71 World: 4.39 2006 Saudi Arabia: 17.09 South Korea: 10.81 World: 4.48 2007 Saudi Arabia: 17.34 South Korea: 11.11 World: 4.59 2008 Saudi Arabia: 18.06 South Korea: 11.26 World: 4.56 2009 Saudi Arabia: 18.33 South Korea: 11.28 World: 4.45 2010 Saudi Arabia: 20.3 South Korea: 12.37 World: 4.67 2011 Saudi Arabia: 20.29 South Korea: 12.97 World: 4.76 2012 Saudi Arabia: 20.61 South Korea: 12.85 World: 4.77 2013 Saudi Arabia: 19.81 South Korea: 12.73 World: 4.81 2014 Saudi Arabia: 20.7 South Korea: 12.43 World: 4.78 2015 Saudi Arabia: 20.51 South Korea: 12.62 World: 4.7 2016 Saudi Arabia: 19.69 South Korea: 12.67 World: 4.65 2017 Saudi Arabia: 19.48 South Korea: 12.95 World: 4.67 2018 Saudi Arabia: 19.21 South Korea: 13.19 World: 4.73 2019 Saudi Arabia: 19.29 South Korea: 12.65 World: 4.7 2020 Saudi Arabia: 18.29 South Korea: 11.91 World: 4.47 2021 Saudi Arabia: 19.18 South Korea: 12.34 World: 4.68 2022 Saudi Arabia: 19.28 South Korea: 11.87 World: 4.67 2023 Saudi Arabia: 18.85 South Korea: 11.42 World: 4.68 2024 Saudi Arabia: 18.48 South Korea: 11.36 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Saudi Arabia South Korea World

0 25 50 75 100 125 2005 Saudi Arabia: 12.71 South Korea: 73.5 World: 15.6 2006 Saudi Arabia: 19.46 South Korea: 78.1 World: 17.2 2007 Saudi Arabia: 30 South Korea: 78.8 World: 20.2 2008 Saudi Arabia: 36 South Korea: 81 World: 22.8 2009 Saudi Arabia: 38 South Korea: 81.6 World: 25.3 2010 Saudi Arabia: 41 South Korea: 83.7 World: 28.4 2011 Saudi Arabia: 47.5 South Korea: 83.76 World: 30.9 2012 Saudi Arabia: 54 South Korea: 84.07 World: 33.3 2013 Saudi Arabia: 60.5 South Korea: 84.77 World: 35.3 2014 Saudi Arabia: 64.71 South Korea: 87.56 World: 37.4 2015 Saudi Arabia: 69.62 South Korea: 89.9 World: 39.9 2016 Saudi Arabia: 74.88 South Korea: 92.84 World: 43.6 2017 Saudi Arabia: 94.18 South Korea: 95.07 World: 46.3 2018 Saudi Arabia: 93.31 South Korea: 96.02 World: 49.4 2019 Saudi Arabia: 95.72 South Korea: 96.16 World: 53.9 2020 Saudi Arabia: 97.86 South Korea: 96.51 World: 60.1 2021 Saudi Arabia: 100 South Korea: 97.57 World: 63.8 2022 Saudi Arabia: 100 South Korea: 97.17 World: 67 2023 Saudi Arabia: 100 South Korea: 97.42 World: 69.2 2024 Saudi Arabia: 100 South Korea: 97.9 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Population 37 mn 2025
43rd of 215		 51.7 mn 2025
29th of 215
Population density 15.7 /km² 2023
195th of 214		 529.8 /km² 2023
22nd of 214
Population growth 4.63 % 2025
2nd of 215		 -0.13 % 2025
180th of 215
Life expectancy 79.0 years 2024
55th of 215		 83.6 years 2024
13th of 215
Fertility rate 2.31 2024
84th of 215		 0.75 2024
214th of 215
Birth rate 16.5 ‰ 2024
92nd of 215		 4.7 ‰ 2024
214th of 215
Infant mortality 4.7 ‰ 2024
49th of 196		 2.3 ‰ 2024
17th of 196
Urban population 84.6 % 2025
46th of 215		 81.2 % 2025
53rd of 215
Aged 65+ 3.1 % 2025
193rd of 215		 20.3 % 2025
35th of 215
Living in cities 67.0 % 2025
20th of 215		 76.0 % 2025
11th of 215
Living in towns 17.6 % 2025
190th of 215		 14.4 % 2025
200th of 215
Living in rural areas 15.4 % 2025
165th of 215		 9.6 % 2025
191st of 215

Human development

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Human Development Index 0.900 2023
37th of 193		 0.937 2023
20th of 193
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.666 2023
87th of 156		 0.745 2023
34th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.228 2023
61st of 172		 0.038 2023
12th of 172
Inequality-adjusted HDI - 0.857 2023
18th of 169

Economy

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
GDP 1.3 tn US$ 2025
19th of 186		 1.9 tn US$ 2025
13th of 186
GDP per capita 34,537 US$ 2025
35th of 186		 36,227 US$ 2025
32nd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 73,784 int. $ 2025
19th of 185		 63,125 int. $ 2025
29th of 185
GNI per capita 36,070 US$ 2025
30th of 182		 37,880 US$ 2025
27th of 182
GDP growth 4.5 % 2025
56th of 186		 1.0 % 2025
159th of 186
Inflation 2.1 % 2025
108th of 165		 2.1 % 2025
107th of 165
Trade 57.9 % 2025
94th of 138		 86.4 % 2025
63rd of 138
Exports 29.7 % 2025
87th of 138		 45.8 % 2025
46th of 138
FDI inflows 2.6 % 2025
120th of 192		 0.8 % 2025
151st of 192
Manufacturing 15.8 % 2025
30th of 132		 27.4 % 2025
5th of 132
Agriculture 2.6 % 2025
119th of 158		 1.5 % 2025
139th of 158
Tax revenue 8.1 % 2024
83rd of 89		 13.3 % 2024
67th of 89
Military spending 7.3 % 2024
4th of 147		 2.6 % 2024
34th of 147
Government debt - 47.8 % 2024
16th of 56

Labour

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Unemployment 3.0 % 2025
41st of 181		 2.7 % 2025
29th of 181
Youth unemployment 10.0 % 2025
71st of 181		 6.7 % 2025
39th of 181
Women in the labour force 33.6 % 2025
159th of 181		 56.8 % 2025
65th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.5 % 2025
149th of 181		 5.1 % 2025
128th of 181
Weekly hours worked 40.8 h 2025
75th of 181		 37.3 h 2025
113th of 181
Youth NEET rate 16.2 % 2025
80th of 181		 11.0 % 2025
43rd of 181
Labour income share 30.2 % 2025
109th of 114		 58.7 % 2025
10th of 114
Output per hour 65.3 $ 2025
27th of 181		 47.9 $ 2025
46th of 181

Health

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Health spending 5.7 % 2023
112th of 192		 8.7 % 2024
50th of 192
Health spending per person 1,825 US$ 2023
41st of 191		 3,137 US$ 2024
29th of 191
Physicians 3.41 /1,000 2023
36th of 125		 2.61 /1,000 2022
59th of 125
Under-5 mortality 6.0 ‰ 2024
51st of 196		 2.8 ‰ 2024
18th of 196
Maternal mortality 7 /100k 2023
37th of 194		 4 /100k 2023
18th of 194
Tobacco use 14.7 % 2024
63rd of 166		 18.6 % 2024
82nd of 166
Safe drinking water - 99.3 % 2024
27th of 147

Food

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Calories per person 3,660 kcal 2023
12th of 155		 3,430 kcal 2023
29th of 155
Protein supply 106.0 g 2022
49th of 174		 109.4 g 2022
41st of 174
Animal protein supply 46.5 g 2022
86th of 174		 62.1 g 2022
46th of 174
Fat supply 112.5 g 2022
62nd of 174		 126.3 g 2022
44th of 174
Cereal import dependency 89.3 % 2022
36th of 160		 78.5 % 2022
46th of 160
Food insecurity - 5.8 % 2024
16th of 134
Severe food insecurity - 1.3 % 2024
15th of 124

Education

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Literacy 97.9 % 2024
6th of 29		 -
Secondary enrolment 110.7 % 2024
14th of 108		 96.3 % 2024
47th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 83.9 % 2024 111.9 % 2024
6th of 128
Education spending 4.5 % 2023
40th of 121		 5.4 % 2022
Expected schooling 16.9 yrs 2023
24th of 195		 16.6 yrs 2023
34th of 195
Mean schooling 11.6 yrs 2023
53rd of 193		 12.7 yrs 2023
25th of 193

Society

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Internet use 100.0 % 2024
3rd of 182		 97.9 % 2024
13th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 159.5 /100 2024
19th of 151		 172.5 /100 2024
14th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
94th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
58th of 213
Women in parliament 19.9 % 2025
123rd of 184		 20.3 % 2025
119th of 184
Income inequality - 32.9 2021
38th of 93
Extreme poverty - 0.1 % 2021
20th of 93

Refugees

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Refugees hosted 448 2025
131st of 177		 4,407 2025
107th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
154th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
133rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 3,907 2025
76th of 177		 39,106 2025
27th of 177
Refugees from the country 2,368 2025
90th of 199		 117 2025
148th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
130th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
187th of 199

Governance

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Control of corruption 63.1 /100 2024
49th of 207		 65.1 /100 2024
44th of 207
Government effectiveness 66.6 /100 2024
47th of 205		 80.2 /100 2024
20th of 205
Rule of law 60.6 /100 2024
87th of 207		 76.2 /100 2024
30th of 207
Regulatory quality 66.1 /100 2024
46th of 205		 70.8 /100 2024
35th of 205
Voice and accountability 29.8 /100 2024
186th of 205		 71.0 /100 2024
51st of 205
Political stability 65.1 /100 2024
111th of 207		 76.8 /100 2024
61st of 207

Environment

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
CO₂ per capita 18.48 t 2024
195th of 202		 11.36 t 2024
187th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 692.1 Mt 2024
8th of 204		 583.7 Mt 2024
9th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.79 % 2024
8th of 204		 1.51 % 2024
9th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 19.0 Gt 2024
18th of 204		 20.7 Gt 2024
16th of 204
GHG per capita 23.76 t 2024
193rd of 202		 12.91 t 2024
182nd of 202
Renewable energy 0.1 % 2021
205th of 211		 3.6 % 2021
171st of 211
Forest area 0.5 % 2023
200th of 212		 64.1 % 2023
21st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 73.5 µg/m³ 2023
199th of 200		 21.9 µg/m³ 2023
128th of 200
Water stress 974.2 % 2022
174th of 176		 85.2 % 2022
157th of 176
Land area 2.1 mn km² 2023
12th of 214		 97,600 km² 2023
106th of 214

Energy

Indicator Saudi Arabia South Korea
Renewable electricity 2.2 % 2024
175th of 190		 10.4 % 2025
147th of 190
Wind and solar 2.2 % 2024
130th of 190		 6.6 % 2025
95th of 190
Low-carbon electricity 2.2 % 2024
175th of 190		 40.0 % 2025
88th of 190
Fossil electricity 97.8 % 2024
175th of 190		 60.0 % 2025
88th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
85th of 188		 31.1 % 2025
160th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 692 g/kWh 2024
175th of 190		 417 g/kWh 2025
86th of 190
Electricity per capita 13.39 MWh 2024
10th of 191		 12.09 MWh 2025
13th of 191
Nuclear power - 29.6 % 2025
11th of 180

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.