Italy vs Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia scores 76.5 in the NationsTree Index (15th in the world) and Italy scores 75.8 (19th), a gap of 0.7 points. Their trees are 41 m and 35 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Italy has 59% more people than Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is 7.1 times larger than Italy by land area. The economy of Italy is 36% larger than that of Saudi Arabia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Italy 58.9 million and Saudi Arabia 37.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $73,784 in Saudi Arabia and $62,803 in Italy (2025, international dollars). People in Italy live on average 5.0 years longer (84.0 vs 79.0 years).

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

As a nation, Italy is the older of the two (statehood since 476, 1,550 years), compared with Saudi Arabia (since 1727). Over the last five years Saudi Arabia improved faster (direction score 100 vs 76 out of 100).