stats.gov.sa

We performed a comprehensive analysis of stats.gov.sa on 2026-06-30. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 6556ms. The page is served over HTTP/1.1 protocol, however no compression (Gzip or Brotli) is enabled, which means the page is transferred at its full uncompressed size. The total page weight is 232 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa (OV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.2 with the ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 2 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-10-25, which is 117 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 45/100 (below average). The following security headers are properly configured: X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), and Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 4 technologies across 4 categories powering stats.gov.sa. The detected stack includes Angular, React, Vite, and jQuery. The site uses Angular as its primary framework. The UI is built with React. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, stats.gov.sa receives an overall trust score of 75/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, stats.gov.sa receives a trust score of 75/100, which places it in the "Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, a valid SSL certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa with 117 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, DMARC email authentication with a reject policy — the strongest available setting, and DNSSEC providing authenticated DNS responses. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked stats.gov.sa against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers.

Our technology detection engine scanned stats.gov.sa and identified 4 distinct technologies across 4 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. Framework: Angular — provides the application framework and routing for stats.gov.sa. UI Library: React — handles the user interface rendering and component management for stats.gov.sa. Build Tool: Vite — bundles and optimizes the JavaScript and CSS assets for stats.gov.sa. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for stats.gov.sa.

stats.gov.sa delivers its homepage in 6556ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 232 KB, and we detected 288 resource requests loading assets from 16 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. No compression is currently enabled on stats.gov.sa. Enabling Brotli or Gzip compression could reduce page size by 60-80% for text-based assets (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), significantly improving load times and reducing bandwidth costs. This is one of the simplest and most impactful performance optimizations available. Asset minification status: 1 out of 14 CSS files and 4 out of 22 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 31 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of stats.gov.sa produces approximately 0.11g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 232 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for stats.gov.sa. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

stats.gov.sa resolves to the IPv4 address 66.9.137.52, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 2 name servers: ns1.bluvalt.sa and ns2.bluvalt.sa. Having 2 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for stats.gov.sa is handled by gov.sa with 2 MX records configured: smtp1.stats.gov.sa and smtp2.stats.gov.sa. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a reject policy — the strongest setting, instructing receiving servers to reject unauthorized emails entirely. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is enabled for stats.gov.sa, providing an additional layer of security by cryptographically signing DNS records. This prevents DNS cache poisoning and man-in-the-middle attacks that could redirect visitors to malicious websites. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 3 active subdomains for stats.gov.sa: api.stats.gov.sa, app.stats.gov.sa, and www.stats.gov.sa. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of stats.gov.sa contains 930 words of visible text content. This is a moderate amount of content. The page is structured with 8 H2 headings, 3 H3 headings, 4 H4 headings, 22 H5, and 3 H6 headings. The page includes 47 images. 11 images (23%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 77% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 162 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 33 external links pointing to third-party websites. The high number of internal links suggests a well-interconnected site structure, which helps search engines discover and crawl all pages efficiently. There are 22 external JavaScript files, 14 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: XML Sitemap (helps search engines discover all pages) and robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior). Notable missing features: Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 5 platforms: Facebook (@Stats.Saudi), Twitter (@Stats_Saudi), Instagram (@stats.saudi), Linkedin (@general-authority-for-statistics-gastat), and Youtube (@UCUR0J1o6528tqFc7Qig4LLQ). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for stats.gov.sa is good at 21 characters: "الهيئة العامة للإحصاء". The length is acceptable, though it may be slightly truncated in some search result displays. The meta description is 101 characters (well-optimized): "نحن هنا لنكون المرجع الإحصائي الأكثر تميزًا وابتكاراً لدعم التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية في السعودية". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://stats.gov.sa/ar/, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as ar-sa, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 3/4 recommended fields: OG title ("الهيئة العامة للإحصاء..."), OG description, OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. The meta keywords tag contains 1 terms including الإحصاء. Note: Google has officially confirmed that it does not use the meta keywords tag as a ranking signal. However, some other search engines (Bing, Yandex) may still reference it.