Saudi Arabia is the Arab world's largest country and birthplace of Islam, home to Mecca and Medina. The world's largest oil exporter is undergoing transformation through Vision 2030.
Arabic
These figures are calculated from the data on this page and compared with the other 195 countries Beelad covers.
| Population density | 15 people per km² rank 180 of 196 (highest first); the average across all 196 countries is 60 per km² |
|---|---|
| Share of world population | 0.399 % world total: 8,091,734,930 (UN, 1 July 2023) |
| Share of Asia | 0.677% of its people, 6.7% of its land area |
| Area in square miles | 830,000 1 km² = 0.386 sq mi |
| Closest in size | Congo (DR) (2,344,858 km²) |
| Closest in population | Madagascar (31,195,932 people) |
Saudi Arabia is the only country in our list that uses SAR.