Japan vs Saudi Arabia

Japan 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.

• Japan has about 3.3 times as many people as Saudi Arabia: 123.4 million against 37 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Japan ($35,951) is 4% higher than in Saudi Arabia ($34,537) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Saudi Arabia (4.5%) than in Japan (1.2%), a difference of 3.3 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Japan (3.2%) than in Saudi Arabia (2%), a difference of 1.2 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Saudi Arabia (3%) than in Japan (2.5%), a difference of 0.5 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Japan can expect to live 5 years longer than one born in Saudi Arabia: 84 years against 79 years in 2024.
• The population of Japan is older: half of its people are over 49 years, against 29.2 years in Saudi Arabia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Saudi Arabia (100%) than in Japan (85.5%), a difference of 14.5 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Saudi Arabia (18.5 tonnes) are about 2.4 times as high as in Japan (7.8 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Japan (68.3%) than in Saudi Arabia (1.3%), a difference of 67 percentage points in 2024.