Italy vs Saudi Arabia

Italy and Saudi Arabia compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Italy has about 1.6 times as many people as Saudi Arabia: 58.9 million against 37 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Italy ($43,309) is 25% higher than in Saudi Arabia ($34,537) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Saudi Arabia (4.5%) than in Italy (0.5%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Saudi Arabia (2%) than in Italy (1.5%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Italy (6.4%) than in Saudi Arabia (3%), a difference of 3.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Italy can expect to live 5 years longer than one born in Saudi Arabia: 84 years against 79 years in 2024.
• The population of Italy is older: half of its people are over 47.5 years, against 29.2 years in Saudi Arabia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Saudi Arabia (100%) than in Italy (89.2%), a difference of 10.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Saudi Arabia (18.5 tonnes) are about 3.6 times as high as in Italy (5.1 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Italy (31.8%) than in Saudi Arabia (1.3%), a difference of 30.5 percentage points in 2024.