India vs Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia scores 76.5 in the NationsTree Index (15th in the world) and India scores 56.6 (64th), a gap of 20.0 points. Their trees are 80 m and 35 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

India has 40 times the population of Saudi Arabia. India has 53% more land area than Saudi Arabia. India has an economy 6.3 times the size of Saudi Arabia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: India 1.5 billion and Saudi Arabia 37.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $73,784 in Saudi Arabia and $11,748 in India (2025, international dollars). People in Saudi Arabia live on average 6.7 years longer (79.0 vs 72.2 years).

Of 36 indicators reported by both countries, India ranks higher in the world on 8 and Saudi Arabia on 28. India is clearly stronger in environment & energy, natural resources and trade. Saudi Arabia is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, society & health and economy.

As a nation, India is the older of the two (statehood since 322 BC, 2,347 years), compared with Saudi Arabia (since 1727). Over the last five years Saudi Arabia improved faster (direction score 100 vs 97 out of 100).