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How big is Saudi Arabia compared to the United Arab Emirates?
How big is Saudi Arabia compared to the United Arab Emirates? Compare cited land area and population, see real outlines at a shared area scale, and inspect calculated population density.
Saudi Arabia has 30.3× the land area of United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia has 3.21× the listed population of United Arab Emirates. Density is calculated from the cited figures.
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Land area, population and calculated density
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- Saudi Arabia2,149,690 km²
- United Arab Emirates71,020 km²
- Saudi Arabia36,973,555
- United Arab Emirates11,513,149
- Saudi Arabia17 people/km²
- United Arab Emirates162 people/km²
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| Measure | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Land area | 2,149,690 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023 | 71,020 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023 |
| Population | 36,973,555 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025 | 11,513,149 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025 |
| Calculated density | 17 people/km²Calculated from the values above | 162 people/km²Calculated from the values above |
Density is calculated as population ÷ land area converted to km². Source years are shown separately; the calculation may combine different years.
Calculated from the cited values
Land area, population and density differences
The land-area gap is about 1.4 × Alaska's land area (2,078,670 km², calculated).
Saudi Arabia has 3.21× the listed population of United Arab Emirates.
United Arab Emirates has 9.43× the calculated population density of Saudi Arabia.
Land area is shown in km² in the charts so the bars use the same unit.
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