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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Saudi Arabia: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Saudi Arabia is placed 50th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 64 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 7.36 (2023).
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50th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Saudi Arabia on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
7.36
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Saudi Arabia: 7.36. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Western Asia
- 2.49 Israel
- Land neighbours
- United Arab Emirates 2.54 · Iraq 65.99 · Jordan 30.78 · Kuwait 7.75 · Oman 12.55 · Qatar 3.92 · Yemen 118.4
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.9
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 37th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Saudi Arabia: 0.9. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.94 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- United Arab Emirates 0.94 · Iraq 0.695 · Jordan 0.754 · Kuwait 0.852 · Oman 0.858 · Qatar 0.886 · Yemen 0.47
02Over time
Which way Saudi Arabia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
Saudi ArabiaWorld median
Saudi Arabia fell from 20.04 in 2000 to 7.36 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Saudi Arabia World median 2023 7.36 46.7 2022 9.02 53.0 2021 12.33 76.6 2020 11.10 56.0 2019 7.85 48.4 2018 8.00 49.3 2017 7.94 47.2 2016 7.91 50.6 2015 8.00 51.9 2014 8.29 52.8 2013 8.68 53.3 2012 9.27 54.6 2011 9.85 55.0 2010 10.54 56.1 2009 11.49 56.3 2008 12.34 55.8 2007 13.15 56.8 2006 13.85 58.1 2005 14.63 60.1 2004 15.50 63.0 2003 16.48 66.8 2002 17.57 66.0 2001 18.81 68.1 2000 20.04 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
Saudi ArabiaWorld median
Saudi Arabia rose from 0.737 in 2000 to 0.9 in 2023; the world median went from 0.672 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Saudi Arabia World median 2023 0.900 0.7620 2022 0.893 0.7610 2021 0.878 0.7450 2020 0.875 0.7425 2019 0.878 0.7515 2018 0.875 0.7520 2017 0.869 0.7480 2016 0.860 0.7500 2015 0.851 0.7430 2014 0.841 0.7410 2013 0.827 0.7390 2012 0.819 0.7350 2011 0.811 0.7250 2010 0.801 0.7250 2009 0.794 0.7220 2008 0.792 0.7180 2007 0.786 0.7100 2006 0.785 0.7045 2005 0.782 0.6960 2004 0.773 0.6960 2003 0.762 0.6910 2002 0.750 0.6845 2001 0.744 0.6770 2000 0.737 0.6720
03In context
Saudi Arabia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Saudi Arabia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 50th | 64 | 7.36 | 0.9 |
 United Arab Emiratescompare | 64th | 4.1 | 2.54 | 0.94 |
 Kuwait | =76th | 18.2 | 7.75 | 0.852 |
 Oman | =76th | 21.8 | 12.55 | 0.858 |
 Qatar | 82nd | 4.1 | 3.92 | 0.886 |
 Jordan | =110th | 28.8 | 30.78 | 0.754 |
 Iraq | 117th | 41.7 | 65.99 | 0.695 |
 Yemen | 170th | 7 | 118.4 | 0.47 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Saudi Arabia in the topic’s list.
Montenegro47th
Iran48th
Bahrain49th- Saudi Arabia50th
Chile51st
Georgia52nd
Romania53rd
04Context, no vote
Where Saudi Arabia is ahead of the world, and behind
36 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median27
Statistics on which Saudi Arabia does better than the middle country measured.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909990▲ Improved since 2015
Saudi Arabia: 99 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89053,51712,890No real change since 2012
Saudi Arabia: 53,517 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 10th of 166 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27361,80514,273▲ Improved since 2015
Saudi Arabia: 61,805 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 8th of 102 · derived.
Foundational ID OwnershipWorld Bank Group (ID4D) · 2024 · world median 94.499.6694.4▲ Improved since 2021
Saudi Arabia: 99.66 · world median 94.4 · Adults who own a foundational ID (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group (ID4D), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 42.62 to 100; higher is better.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,26563,05117,265No real change since 2015
Saudi Arabia: 63,051 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 20th of 185 · derived.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.13.417.1No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 3.4 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 128th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3416.9513.34▲ Improved since 2013
Saudi Arabia: 16.95 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 24th of 195 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919891▲ Improved since 2015
Saudi Arabia: 98 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6758.2746.67▲ Improved since 2012
Saudi Arabia: 58.27 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 40th of 195 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1342.8648.134▲ Improved since 2014
Saudi Arabia: 2.864 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 157th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.264.65612.26▲ Improved since 2014
Saudi Arabia: 4.656 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 155th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Cereal YieldFAO · 2023 · world median 3,0725,1223,072▼ Worsened since 2013
Saudi Arabia: 5,122 · world median 3,072 · Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 23 to 29,147; higher is better.
Position 44th of 179 · derived.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8581.4692.858▲ Improved since 2014
Saudi Arabia: 1.469 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 150th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1634.0338.163▲ Improved since 2013
Saudi Arabia: 4.033 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 149th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.545.95814.54▲ Improved since 2014
Saudi Arabia: 5.958 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 149th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.383.2969.3▲ Improved since 2016
Saudi Arabia: 83.29 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 51st of 188 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93311.619.933▲ Improved since 2013
Saudi Arabia: 11.61 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 193 · derived.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6378.7374.63▲ Improved since 2013
Saudi Arabia: 78.73 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 61st of 222 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486115,15546,486No real change since 2010
Saudi Arabia: 115,155 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 43rd of 150 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.499.998.4No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 99.9 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23062,74425,230▼ Worsened since 2010
Saudi Arabia: 62,744 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 50th of 151 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.2280.351No real change since 2013
Saudi Arabia: 0.228 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 61st of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.810.8513.8No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 10.85 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 96th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 030No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 3 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 72.8378.8472.83▼ Worsened since 2014
Saudi Arabia: 78.84 · world median 72.83 · Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14.83 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 61st of 139 · derived.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.7530.223.75No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 30.2 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5760.564▲ Improved since 2010
Saudi Arabia: 0.576 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 84th of 172 · derived.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Saudi Arabia does worse than the middle country measured.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5463.93.546No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 3.9 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 76th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.6660.678▲ Improved since 2013
Saudi Arabia: 0.666 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 85th of 156 · derived.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.923.645.9No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 23.6 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.824.580.8No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 24.5 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9310.971No real change since 2013
Saudi Arabia: 0.931 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 139th of 184 · derived.
Disability Benefit CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 43.95.743.9No earlier reading
Saudi Arabia: 5.7 · world median 43.9 · People with severe disabilities receiving disability benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Saudi Arabia: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▼ Worsened since 2014
Saudi Arabia: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
No better end1
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2615.8211.26Moved since 2015
Saudi Arabia: 15.82 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 30th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Saudi Arabia
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2020), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2018), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) (last 2020), Multidimensional Poverty Measure, Net Official Development Assistance Received (last 2007), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI) (last 2024), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up Estimates, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day, Prosperity Gap and Violent Discipline of Children. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Saudi Arabia’s 14 topics
Development & Human Capital is Saudi Arabia’s 4th best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade40th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology45th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labour45th of 1824/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital50th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 54th of 1944/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing58th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge77th of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation69th of 1764/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience83rd of 1934/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 86th of 1844/4 keys
- Peace & Security123rd of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties163rd of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality167th of 1834/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability185th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality, Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Saudi Arabia can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Israel10th3/3 keysThis page
Saudi Arabia50th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Saudi Arabia and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Saudi Arabia on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Saudi Arabia rank on development & human capital?
Saudi Arabia is placed 50th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Saudi Arabia?
64 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Saudi Arabia?
7.36 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How does Saudi Arabia compare with Iraq on development & human capital?
Iraq is placed 117th of 196, and Saudi Arabia 50th. Social Protection Coverage: Iraq 41.7, Saudi Arabia 64; Maternal Mortality Ratio: Iraq 65.99, Saudi Arabia 7.36; Human Development Index: Iraq 0.695, Saudi Arabia 0.9.
How have Saudi Arabia’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 20.04 in 2000 to 7.36 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.737 in 2000 to 0.9 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Saudi Arabia?
No current reading is published for Saudi Arabia on Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour Benefits, Children with Functional Difficulties, Coefficient of Human Inequality, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Multidimensional Poverty Measure, Net Official Development Assistance Received, Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI), Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up Estimates, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a Day, Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a Day, Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a Day, Prosperity Gap and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 36 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Saudi Arabia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Saudi Arabia (banner) — Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Saudi Arabia: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/saudi-arabia/development