Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia scores 76.5 in the NationsTree Index (15th in the world) and Pakistan scores 35.8 (143rd), a gap of 40.7 points. Their trees are 23 m and 35 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Pakistan has 6.9 times the population of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is 2.7 times larger than Pakistan by land area. The economy of Saudi Arabia is 63% larger than that of Pakistan (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Pakistan 255.2 million and Saudi Arabia 37.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $73,784 in Saudi Arabia and $6,573 in Pakistan (2025, international dollars). People in Saudi Arabia live on average 11.2 years longer (79.0 vs 67.8 years).

Of 35 indicators reported by both countries, Pakistan ranks higher in the world on 7 and Saudi Arabia on 28. Pakistan is clearly stronger in environment & energy. Saudi Arabia is clearly stronger in infrastructure & digital, society & health and institutions & safety.

As a nation, Saudi Arabia is the older of the two (statehood since 1727, 299 years), compared with Pakistan (since 1947). Over the last five years Saudi Arabia improved faster (direction score 100 vs 60 out of 100).