France vs Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia scores 76.5 in the NationsTree Index (15th in the world) and France scores 74.8 (21st), a gap of 1.7 points. Their trees are 44 m and 35 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

France has 86% more people than Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is 3.5 times larger than France by land area. The economy of France is 61% larger than that of Saudi Arabia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: France 68.7 million and Saudi Arabia 37.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $73,784 in Saudi Arabia and $63,975 in France (2025, international dollars). People in France live on average 4.0 years longer (83.0 vs 79.0 years).

Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, France ranks higher in the world on 23 and Saudi Arabia on 11. France is clearly stronger in environment & energy, institutions & safety and trade. Saudi Arabia is clearly stronger in main industries, economy and military.

As a nation, France is the older of the two (statehood since 843, 1,183 years), compared with Saudi Arabia (since 1727). Over the last five years Saudi Arabia improved faster (direction score 100 vs 33 out of 100).