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Middle EastSaudi Arabia
Capital Riyadh · Median age 31
1 mobility routeZero-presence routeDry
The practical read for Americans weighing life in Saudi Arabia: what the catalog knows about daily-life signals, costs, residency routes, and source freshness — with honest gaps where we have not sourced it yet.
Practical snapshot
Cost of living57
Healthcare68
Safety90
Climate resilienceUnknown—
1 mobility route
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Saudi Arabia in eight lenses
Every lens is a live, normalized signal (0–100, higher is better). Absent indicators show as Unknown — never guessed.
Cost & taxes
79 · StrongCost of living57
Tax burden100
Healthcare
68 · StrongHealthcare68
Safety & crime
87 · StrongSafety90
Low crime83
Climate
UnknownClimate resilienceUnknown—
Language & integration
63 · MixedEnglish proficiency63
Migrant acceptanceUnknown—
Freedom & rights
39 · MixedRule of lawUnknown—
Political stability40
Low corruption58
Personal freedom53
Freedom of speech8
Property rights51
LGBTQ+ acceptance14
Reproductive rights50
Economy & work
72 · StrongEconomic freedom85
Competitiveness80
Innovation50
Startup ecosystemUnknown—
Job market63
Prosperity69
Ease of doing business82
Quality of life
69 · StrongLiveabilityUnknown—
Happiness85
Life satisfaction85
Work–life balance63
Internet speed36
Education74
Low traffic72
Fit summary
Where this country is strong, and where to look closer
Strengths
- Tax burden100
- Safety90
- Economic freedom85
- Happiness85
Look closer
- Freedom of speech8
- LGBTQ+ acceptance14
- Internet speed36
- Political stability40
Country facts
The structured record
Facts imported for this country. Blank fields render as Unknown.
- Avg Precipitation
- 59 mm
- Avg Temperature
- 24.7°C (76.5°F)
- Best Time To Travel
- November-March
- Borders
- Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Yemen
- Citizenship By Birth
- No
- Citizenship By Descent
- Yes
- Citizenship By Marriage
- 3 years
- Climate
- Hot desert climate with extreme heat in summer and mild winters
- Climate Category
- Extreme Elements
- Consulate Locations In The Us
- New York, Los Angeles, Houston
- Country Code
- +966
- Country Intro Blurb
- The oldest republic in the world, San Marino is where history meets modernity atop Mount Titano—just don't expect to find any beaches!
- Country Motto
- لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله (There is no god but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)
- Currency
- Saudi Riyal (﷼)
- Date Format
- DMY
- Distance From New York City
- 11000 km
- Driving Side
- Right-hand traffic
- Dual Citizenship
- No
- Economy
- Oil and gas, petrochemicals, finance
- Famous Dance
- Ballo del Ceppino
- Famous Festival
- Medieval Days Festival
- Famous Music
- San Marino Anthem
- Fertility Rate
- 1.95
- Funny Fact
- Has the world's first democratically elected communist government
- Gambling Legislation
- Regulated
- Haiku
- Ancient walls stand tall / Three towers watch over all / Freedom's fortress home
- Handgun Legislation
- Permitted
- Humidity
- 25
- Hype Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6D7jQI4BD0
- Independence Day
- 1932-09-23
- Interesting Fact
- The smallest independent state in Europe after Vatican City and Monaco
- Interesting Tradition
- Holds the Crossbow Competition, a medieval marksmanship contest dating back to 1260
- Language
- Arabic
- Life Expectancy
- 78,7
- Mandatory Military Service
- De jure
- Medical Cannabis Legislation
- Legal
- Migration Rate
- 3.5 per_1000_population
- National Animal
- Horse
- National Anthem
- Aash Al Maleek
- National Anthem Audio
- https://nationalanthems.info/sa.mp3
- National Dish
- Torta Tre Monti
- National Pastime Or Sport
- Crossbow shooting
- Number Of Migrants
- 134 thousands
- Obesity Rate
- 0.354
- Passport Validity
- 5 years
- Population
- 35950000
- Quintessential Souvenir
- Ceramic coat of arms
- Quirky Tradition
- Celebrates the Feast of Saint Marino by electing two heads of state every six months
- Rainless Days Per Year
- 360
- Representative Novel
- The Statutes of Saint Marino (while not a novel, this 16th-century document is central to San Marino's identity)
- Reproduction Rate
- 0.93
- Residency For Naturalization
- 30
- Same Sex Marriage Legislation
- Civil Union
- Strangest Law Still On The Books
- Illegal to be a member of more than three secret societies at once
- Time Zone
- GMT+3
- Tobacco Use Female
- 0.032
- Tobacco Use Male
- 0.208
- Total World Heritage Sites
- 6
- Us Emigrants 1990
- 2876
- Us Emigrants 1995
- 3215
- Us Emigrants 2000
- 3624
- Us Emigrants 2005
- 4891
- Us Emigrants 2010
- 6224
- Us Emigrants 2015
- 7895
- Us Emigrants 2020
- 9273
- Visitors Per Year
- 17 millions
- Voting Status
- Universal
- Weirdest Local Superstition
- Walking backwards up Mount Titano brings bad luck
Daily life & the American lens
What Tuesday actually feels like
Lived-experience narrative, English-comfort layers, and community voices.
Not yet sourced
Daily-life rhythm, the American-lens friction points, and community voices for Saudi Arabia come from verified field research and practitioner communities. That editorial layer is not committed to the Product Engine catalog yet, so we are not inventing it here.
Sources & freshness
Where this page comes from
Real provenance for the live figures above: named sources, verification status, and recent regulatory changes.
Verified data points
0Stale
0Unverified
97| Source | Confidence | Status | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATO Institute | — | unverified | — |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | — | unverified | — |
| CitizensOS Destination Facts — Country DB (Primary workbook) | — | unverified | — |
| EF Set | — | unverified | — |
| Equaldex | — | unverified | — |
| Freedom House | — | unverified | — |
| Global Life-Work Balance Index | — | unverified | — |
| Heritage Foundation | — | unverified | — |
| IMD | — | unverified | — |
| Legatum | — | unverified | — |
| Numbeo | — | unverified | — |
| Ookla | — | unverified | — |
| Our World in Data | — | unverified | — |
| The Lancet | — | unverified | — |
| Transparency International | — | unverified | — |
| US News | — | unverified | — |
| World Bank | — | unverified | — |
| World Happiness Report | — | unverified | — |
| World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | — | unverified | — |
| World Population Review | — | unverified | — |
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