Canada vs Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia scores 76.5 in the NationsTree Index (15th in the world) and Canada scores 76.0 (16th), a gap of 0.5 points. Their trees are 36 m and 35 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Canada has 13% more people than Saudi Arabia. Canada is 7.3 times larger than Saudi Arabia by land area. Canada and Saudi Arabia have economies of similar size (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Canada 41.7 million and Saudi Arabia 37.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $73,784 in Saudi Arabia and $66,746 in Canada (2025, international dollars). People in Canada live on average 3.1 years longer (82.1 vs 79.0 years).

Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, Canada ranks higher in the world on 21 and Saudi Arabia on 13. Canada is clearly stronger in environment & energy, institutions & safety and tourism. Saudi Arabia is clearly stronger in military and economy.

As a nation, Saudi Arabia is the older of the two (statehood since 1727, 299 years), compared with Canada (since 1867). Over the last five years Saudi Arabia improved faster (direction score 100 vs 46 out of 100).