Saudi Arabia vs Spain

Saudi Arabia and Spain 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.

• Spain has about 1.3 times as many people as Saudi Arabia: 49.4 million against 37 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Spain ($38,627) is 12% higher than in Saudi Arabia ($34,537) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Saudi Arabia (4.5%) than in Spain (2.8%), a difference of 1.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Spain (2.7%) than in Saudi Arabia (2%), a difference of 0.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Spain (10.4%) than in Saudi Arabia (3%), a difference of 7.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Spain can expect to live 4.9 years longer than one born in Saudi Arabia: 83.9 years against 79 years in 2024.
• The population of Spain is older: half of its people are over 44.9 years, against 29.2 years in Saudi Arabia in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Saudi Arabia (100%) than in Spain (95.8%), a difference of 4.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Saudi Arabia (18.5 tonnes) are about 4.1 times as high as in Spain (4.5 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Spain (38.2%) than in Saudi Arabia (1.3%), a difference of 36.9 percentage points in 2024.