Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
6.00 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 96/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Saudi Arabia
Middle East & North Africa · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Capital: Riyadh
Rank #52 of scored countries.
Survival
85.6
Living
62.0
Governance
50.3
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
3.41 per 1,000(2023)
Normalized: 61/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
2.50 %(2023)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.04 %(2025)
Normalized: 90/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
10.01 %(2025)
Normalized: 81/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
4.48 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 43/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
71,375 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 61/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
5.69 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 29/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
1.69 %(2024)
Normalized: 97/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
78.98 years(2024)
Normalized: 80/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.75 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 65/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.78 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 69/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.21 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 57/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-1.55 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 9/100 · higher is better
History
Saudi Arabia — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: +7.6 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | — | — | 5.4 | 62.4 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 5.3 | 62.9 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 5.1 | 62.8 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 4.9 | 65.2 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 4.8 | 60.4 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 6.0 | 66.7 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 5.8 | 57.2 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 30.2 | 60.5 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 31.0 | 37.0 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 31.8 | 44.8 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 32.6 | 33.6 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 33.5 | 47.2 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 34.5 | 70.8 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 35.9 | 80.0 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 36.7 | 81.0 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 36.7 | 79.0 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 43.6 | 68.8 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 44.4 | 72.2 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 45.2 | 82.8 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 46.0 | 84.1 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 46.5 | 84.9 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 56.8 | 85.6 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 57.2 | 85.7 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 57.7 | 85.4 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 58.1 | 85.9 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 59.5 | 91.2 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 53.1 | 89.4 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 54.4 | 86.7 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 54.5 | 88.4 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 55.4 | 89.4 | — |
| 1995 | — | — | 56.6 | 86.8 | — |
| 1996 | 61.1 | 66 | 58.9 | 84.1 | 32.3 |
| 1997 | 61.8 | 63 | 62.6 | 82.0 | 32.3 |
| 1998 | 67.0 | 45 | 64.7 | 94.8 | 31.7 |
| 1999 | 66.3 | 47 | 66.5 | 91.0 | 31.7 |
| 2000 | 58.1 | 68 | 62.4 | 73.9 | 29.2 |
| 2001 | 61.4 | 63 | 68.8 | 76.3 | 28.9 |
| 2002 | 60.7 | 64 | 67.8 | 73.4 | 31.6 |
| 2003 | 59.0 | 67 | 67.5 | 70.1 | 29.7 |
| 2004 | 58.3 | 70 | 67.7 | 67.9 | 29.8 |
| 2005 | 57.1 | 78 | 67.5 | 65.3 | 29.0 |
| 2006 | 57.2 | 77 | 67.0 | 64.2 | 31.7 |
| 2007 | 56.4 | 81 | 67.8 | 60.9 | 31.7 |
| 2008 | 56.6 | 77 | 73.5 | 54.8 | 32.3 |
| 2009 | 57.3 | 78 | 72.3 | 59.6 | 30.2 |
| 2010 | 58.0 | 75 | 73.4 | 58.3 | 32.9 |
| 2011 | 58.2 | 73 | 73.4 | 59.9 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 59.2 | 69 | 73.9 | 62.8 | 30.7 |
| 2013 | 58.7 | 72 | 74.2 | 61.6 | 29.9 |
| 2014 | 59.3 | 72 | 72.9 | 65.2 | 29.1 |
| 2015 | 60.4 | 68 | 73.3 | 65.7 | 32.3 |
| 2016 | 61.5 | 64 | 74.6 | 64.5 | 36.2 |
| 2017 | 60.9 | 67 | 71.8 | 67.4 | 34.3 |
| 2018 | 60.7 | 68 | 72.3 | 65.0 | 36.2 |
| 2019 | 62.3 | 66 | 73.2 | 67.3 | 37.7 |
| 2020 | 59.5 | 75 | 70.9 | 62.4 | 37.3 |
| 2021 | 62.5 | 62 | 76.2 | 63.6 | 39.0 |
| 2022 | 65.3 | 55 | 80.2 | 64.6 | 42.5 |
| 2023 | 67.1 | 54 | 83.1 | 63.8 | 46.1 |
| 2024 | 68.4 | 53 | 84.6 | 63.1 | 49.7 |
| 2025 | 68.5 | 52 | 85.6 | 62.0 | 50.2 |
| 2026 | 68.6 | 53 | 85.4 | 62.4 | 50.6 |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Saudi Arabia.