Russia vs Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia scores 76.5 in the NationsTree Index (15th in the world) and Russia scores 63.8 (51st), a gap of 12.7 points. Their trees are 54 m and 35 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.

Russia has 3.9 times the population of Saudi Arabia. Russia is 8.0 times larger than Saudi Arabia by land area. Russia has an economy 2.7 times the size of Saudi Arabia (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Russia 143.5 million and Saudi Arabia 37.0 million (2025).

GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $73,784 in Saudi Arabia and $49,568 in Russia (2025, international dollars). People in Saudi Arabia live on average 5.5 years longer (79.0 vs 73.4 years).

Of 34 indicators reported by both countries, Russia ranks higher in the world on 15 and Saudi Arabia on 19. Russia is clearly stronger in environment & energy, natural resources and society & health. Saudi Arabia is clearly stronger in institutions & safety and tourism.

As a nation, Russia is the older of the two (statehood since 882, 1,144 years), compared with Saudi Arabia (since 1727). Over the last five years Saudi Arabia improved faster (direction score 100 vs 45 out of 100).