International rankings of Saudi Arabia
The following are international rankings of Saudi Arabia.
Cities
[edit]Communications
[edit]- The World Factbook: Second number of mobile phones in use ranked
- OECD: number of broadband Internet users ranked [1]
- Economist Intelligence Unit: e-readiness 2008 ranked out of 70 countries[2]
- The second position among G20 countries for telecoms expansion [3]
Demographics
[edit]- United Nations: Population ranked out of 221 countries
- Population density ranked out of 241 countries
- United Nations report World Population Policies 2005, Number of immigrants ranked out of 192 countries
Economy
[edit]- United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked out of 177 countries
- Nominal GDP growth rate: ranked out of 215 countries
- Nominal GDP: ranked13 out of 179 countries ($ IMF; $ World Bank; $ CIA)
- Nominal GDP per capita 2006, ranked out of 179 IMF; out of 170 World Bank; out of 185 CIA
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked out of 62 countries
- The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal: 2006 Archived 2008-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Index of Economic Freedom, ranked out of 155 countries
- The Economist: Worldwide Quality-of-life Index, 2005, ranked out of 111 countries
- World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2006-2007, ranked 24 out of 125 countries
- World Tourism Organization World Tourism rankings ranked out of all countries[4]
- World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008, ranked out of 130 countries[5]
Education
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According to ARWU [6]
1 King Abdulaziz University 101-150 2 King Saud University 151-200 3 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology 201-300 4 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals 401-500
Energy
[edit]Oil
[edit]- The World Factbook: oil imports 2007, ranked 73 out of 207 countries[7]
- The World Factbook: oil consumption 2009, ranked 9 out of 207 countries[8]
- The World Factbook: oil exports 2007, ranked 1 out of 209 countries[9]
- The World Factbook: oil production 2009, ranked 2 out of 208 countries[10]
- The World Factbook: proven oil reserves 2010, ranked 1 out of 204 countries[11]
Natural gas
[edit]- The World Factbook: natural gas imports 2008, ranked 135 out of 204 countries[12]
- The World Factbook: natural gas consumption 2009, ranked 11 out of 209 countries[13]
- The World Factbook: natural gas exports 208, ranked 130 out of 205 countries[14]
- The World Factbook: natural gas production 2009, ranked 11 out of 207 countries[15]
- The World Factbook: natural gas proven reserves 2010, ranked 5 out of 205 countries[16]
Environment
[edit]- Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Environmental Sustainability Index, ranked out of 145 countries[17]
- US Department of Energy: CO2 emissions per capita 2004, ranked out of 206 countries[18]
- The World Factbook: water resources ranked out of 174 countries[19]
Geography
[edit]- Total area ranked out of 234 countries
Globalization
[edit]- KOF: Index of Globalization 2007, ranked out of 122 countries[20]
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked out of 62 countries[21]
Industry
[edit]- OICA automobile production 2007, ranked out of 51 countries[22] The first country of the Arab World to invest in industrial heritage, 2019, International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage.[23]
Military
[edit]- Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked out of 166 countries[24]
National Brand
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Politics
[edit]- Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index, ranked 80th out of 180 countries
- Reporters without borders: Worldwide press freedom index, ranked 163 out of 167 countries
- The Economist Democracy Index 2007, ranked 161 out of 167 countries
Society
[edit]- Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2006, ranked out of 110 countries
- World Health Organization: Suicide rate ranked out of 100 countries
Technology
[edit]- OECD: number of broadband Internet users 2007, ranked out of the 30 OECD countries[25]
- Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy 2006: ranked in online government services[26][27]
- Internet Freedom
- The 1st rank in the Arab World in the Global Cybersecurity Index[28]
- The 13th worldwide rank in Global Cybersecurity Index[29]
- World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 47 out of 133 countries[30]
Transportation
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Other
[edit]| Organization | Survey | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Economics and Peace | Global Peace Index[31] | 104 out of 144 |
| The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal | Index of Economic Freedom[32] | 65 out of 179 |
| The Economist | Quality-of-life index[33] | 72 out of 111 |
| The Economist | Democracy Index | 161 out of 167 |
| Reporters Without Borders | Worldwide Press Freedom Index | 163 out of 175 |
| Transparency International | Corruption Perceptions Index | 63 out of 163 |
| United Nations Development Programme | Human Development Index | 59 out of 182 |
| A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine | Globalization Index[34] | 68 out of 122 |
| Fund for Peace | Failed States Index | 89 out of 177 |
| Simon Anholt | Nation branding | 47 out of 49 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Broadband Internet users". OECD.
- ^ "e-readiness 2008" (PDF). Economist Intelligence Unit.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia ranked second among G20 countries for telecoms expansion". Arab News. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ "UNWTO World Tourism Barometer". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008 Archived 2008-03-05 at the Wayback Machine World Economic Forum
- ^ "World University Rankings - 2020 | Saudi Arabia Universities in Top 1000 universities | Academic Ranking of World Universities - 2020 | Shanghai Ranking - 2020". Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ Oil - imports
- ^ Oil - consumption
- ^ Oil - exports Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oil - production Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Oil - proved reserves Archived 2007-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Natural gas - imports Archived 2012-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Natural gas - consumption Archived 2013-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Natural gas - exports Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Natural gas - production Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Natural gas - proved reserves Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Environmental Sustainability Index Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine PDF
- ^ "United Nations Millennium Development Goals Indicators". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ^ World Factbook 2201 Archived 2015-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ KOF Index of Globalization 2007 Archived 2009-03-04 at the Wayback Machine PDF
- ^ Globalization Index 2006 Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine PDF
- ^ OICA (PDF)
- ^ "Ministry of Culture launches first national competition to document Saudi industrial heritage". Arab News. 2019-07-15. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
- ^ Asia balance of power Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
- ^ "OECD Broadband Statistics to June 2007". OECD. 2007-06-01.
- ^ "S. Korea rated No. 1 in e-government rankings". The Hankyoreh. 2006-09-04.
- ^ "Sixth Annual Global e-Government Study". Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy. 2006-08-01.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Ranks 1st in the Arab World on Global Cybersecurity Index". Al Bawaba. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia ranked among top global players in tackling cybersecurity". Arab News. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ World Intellectual Property Organization (2024). "Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship". www.wipo.int. p. 18. doi:10.34667/tind.50062. ISBN 978-92-805-3681-2. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ "Vision of Humanity". Vision of Humanity. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ "Country rankings for trade, business, fiscal, monetary, financial, labor and investment freedoms". Heritage.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ "Worldwide Quality-of-life Index, 2005". Economist.com. 2004-11-17. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
- ^ Globalization Index 2005 Archived June 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
