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Country description

Saudi Arabia is a high income country. It has a GDP per capita of around 28.89 Thousand USD (2023) and HDI value of 0.88 (2022)

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Index description

The Human Development Index is a summary composite measure of a country's average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: long and healthy life, knowledge and standard of living.

Results for Saudi Arabia

2022 2024 Simulator
projection
Rank 36 40
Score
0.87Value: 0.874918266802542
0.88Value: 0.875
Value: 0.875
Comparison benchmarks
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Top 3 in Income Group
Top 3 in Region
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Income Group
Region
KPI Information icon 2024 - Saudi Arabia
Weight Information icon Best Worst Aspirational value Information icon Current Value
plus interface iconHealth
Rank 49 / Score 0.89
Life expectancy at birthInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
84.82 53.00
Worst: Chad 53.00
Best: Japan 84.82
78.27%
77.9Value: 77.905
plus interface iconEducation
Rank 53 / Score 0.8
Expected years of schoolingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
21.08 5.63
Worst: South Sudan 5.63
Best: Australia 21.08
61.76%
15.17Value: 15.172
Mean years of schoolingInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
14.26 1.34
Worst: Niger 1.34
Best: Germany 14.26
77.17%
11.31Value: 11.3105
plus interface iconStandard of living
Rank 22 / Score 0.94
Gross national income (GNI) per capitaInformation icon
Initial Value: 1
146673.00 690.66
Worst: South Sudan 690.66
Best: Liechtenstein 146673.00
34.2%
50620.4Value: 50620.4
Index Global Highlights
Global Details
Global Average
0.72 Value: 0.723740932642487
Developed Economies Average
0.91 0.913083333333333
Developing Economies Average
0.69 0.685766233766234
Highest Ranked Country Country Switzerland
Score
0.97 0.967
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score
0.38 0.38
Global Rank 193
Highest Ranked Developed Country Country Switzerland
Score
0.97 0.967
Global Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Developed Country Country Bulgaria
Score
0.8 0.799
Global Rank 70
Highest Ranked Developing Country Country Singapore
Score
0.95 0.949
Global Rank 9
Lowest Ranked Developing Country Country Niger
Score
0.39 0.394
Global Rank 189
Arab Region Details Information icon
Arab Average
0.69 0.693454545454545
Arab Diversified Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, State of Palestine
0.72 0.7152
Arab LDC Comoros, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen
0.5 0.502571428571429
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score
0.94 0.937
Global Rank 17
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score
0.38 0.38
Global Rank 193
Highest Arab Diversified Country Country Jordan
Score
0.74 0.736
Global Rank 99
Lowest Arab Diversified Country Country Iraq
Score
0.67 0.673
Global Rank 128
Highest Arab LDC Country Comoros
Score
0.59 0.586
Global Rank 152
Lowest Arab LDC Country Somalia
Score
0.38 0.38
Global Rank 193
Economies per capita
High-Income Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Nauru, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Monaco, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Panama, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Korea, Rep., Romania, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR
0.89 0.890933333333333
Upper-Middle-Income Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Namibia, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Serbia, Kosovo, Suriname, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Venezuela, South Africa, North Macedonia
0.75 0.7515
Lower-Middle-Income Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Rep., Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Moldova, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Uruguay, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cote d'Ivoire, State of Palestine
0.64 0.635173076923077
Low Income Afghanistan, Chad, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Korea Dem Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Somalia, Rwanda, Togo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Uganda, Yemen, Central African Republic
0.48 0.476964285714286
Oil Exporting/Importing
Oil Exporting Average Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Chad, China, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Congo, Rep., Congo, Democratic Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Slovak Republic, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Yemen
0.76 0.755926470588235
Oil Importing Average Afghanistan, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Croatia, Korea Dem Rep., Myanmar, Nauru, Chile, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Haiti, Malawi, Mali, Monaco, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Somalia, Korea, Rep., Moldova, Romania, Rwanda, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Togo, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, South Africa, State of Palestine, North Macedonia
0.71 0.705766129032258
Oil Exporting Best Country Norway
Score
0.97 0.966
Global Rank 2
Oil Exporting Worst Country South Sudan
Score
0.38 0.381
Global Rank 192
Oil Importing Best Country Switzerland
Score
0.97 0.967
Global Rank 1
Oil Importing Worst Country Somalia
Score
0.38 0.38
Global Rank 193
OECD Information icon
OECD Average
0.91 0.90927027027027
OECD Developed Average Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Czech Republic
0.92 0.916393939393939
OECD Developing Average Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Korea, Rep., Turkey
0.84 0.8366
OECD Best Country Switzerland
Score
0.97 0.967
Global Rank 1
OECD Worst Country Colombia
Score
0.76 0.758
Global Rank 91
OECD Developed Best Country Switzerland
Score
0.97 0.967
Global Rank 1
OECD Developed Worst Country Mexico
Score
0.78 0.781
Global Rank 77
OECD Developing Best Country Korea, Rep.
Score
0.93 0.929
Global Rank 19
OECD Developing Worst Country Colombia
Score
0.76 0.758
Global Rank 91
ESCWA region Information icon
Simple Average
0.69
Highest Ranked Country Country United Arab Emirates
Score 0.94
Rank 17
Lowest Ranked Country Country Somalia
Score 0.38
Rank 193
East Asia and Pacific Information icon
Simple Average
0.75
Highest Ranked Country Country Singapore
Score 0.95
Rank 9
Lowest Ranked Country Country Papua New Guinea
Score 0.57
Rank 154
Europe and Central Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.86
Highest Ranked Country Country Switzerland
Score 0.97
Rank 1
Lowest Ranked Country Country Tajikistan
Score 0.68
Rank 126
Latin America and The Caribbean Information icon
Simple Average
0.74
Highest Ranked Country Country Chile
Score 0.86
Rank 44
Lowest Ranked Country Country Haiti
Score 0.55
Rank 158
North America Information icon
Simple Average
0.93
Highest Ranked Country Country Canada
Score 0.94
Rank 18
Lowest Ranked Country Country United States
Score 0.93
Rank 20
South Asia Information icon
Simple Average
0.66
Highest Ranked Country Country Sri Lanka
Score 0.78
Rank 78
Lowest Ranked Country Country Afghanistan
Score 0.46
Rank 182
Sub-Saharan Africa Information icon
Simple Average
0.55
Highest Ranked Country Country Seychelles
Score 0.8
Rank 67
Lowest Ranked Country Country Central African Republic
Score 0.39
Rank 191
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