Comparative Social Work: Saudi Arabia and Nigeria

Flashcards covering historical, political, demographic, and socioeconomic factors of Saudi Arabia, including a comparison of health, education, and social services indicators with Nigeria.

In ________, King Abdulaziz ibn Saud unified the tribal desert region to establish the modern state of Saudi Arabia.

$$1932$$

The discovery of oil in ________ transformed the socioeconomic trajectory of Saudi Arabia, allowing for massive state investment.

$$1938$$

Saudi Arabia is described as a '________' state, where oil wealth is used to provide benefits to citizens in exchange for loyalty.

rentier

According to the ________ of 1992, the constitution of Saudi Arabia is the Qur'ān and the Sunnah.

Basic Law of Governance

The modernization agenda initiated in 2017 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is known as ________.

Vision 2030

The government policy designed to replace foreign workers with Saudi laborers is called ________ (Nitaqat).

Saudisation

The largest single sand desert in the world, located in Saudi Arabia, is called the ________.

Rub' al Khali

Saudi Arabia's infant mortality rate in 2022–23 was approximately ________ per 1,000 live births.

$$6.4$$

While Nigeria's maternal mortality ratio is $2,447$ per 100,000, Saudi Arabia's is significantly lower at approximately ________.

$$17$$

The morbidity profile of Saudi Arabia is dominated by ________ diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

non-communicable

Life expectancy at birth in Saudi Arabia is approximately ________ years for males and ________ years for females.

$76$ and $78$

Saudi Arabia allocates approximately ________ of its GDP to healthcare, with a per capita expenditure of approximately USD $1,145$.

$$6.8\%$$

Saudi Arabia maintains a DTP3 vaccination coverage of approximately ________ as of 2022-23.

$$98\%$$

In Saudi Arabia, the student-to-teacher ratio at the primary education level is approximately ________.

$$11:1$$

Saudi Arabia's adult literacy rate stands at approximately ________.

$$97.6\%$$

The ________ Scholarship Programme is a key initiative supporting Saudi Arabia's high gross tertiary enrolment ratio of $68\%$.

King Abdullah

Saudi Arabia allocates approximately ________ of its national budget to education, meeting the UNESCO recommended threshold.

$$15.8\%$$

The Saudi social security program that covers over $3.2$ million beneficiaries is known as ________.

Hafiz

In Saudi Arabia, ________ of the roads are paved, whereas only $15\%$ of Nigeria's roads are paved.

$$95\%$$

The ________ High-Speed Railway connects Makkah and Madinah via Jeddah and KAEC.

Haramain

A target of Vision 2030 is to increase Saudi homeownership to ________.

$$70\%$$

Saudi Arabia is developing new cities such as ________ and Diriyah Gate to redistribute population growth.

NEOM

The ________ (PIF) serves as the sovereign wealth fund to launch strategic economic transformation in Saudi Arabia.

Public Investment Fund