Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution
Kuwait
65,521 2011$
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
76,398 2011$
in 2018
Kuwait rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution over time
- Kuwait
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 76,398 2011$ against 65,521 2011$ in Kuwait, a difference of 10,877 2011$.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 145 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49,301 2011$ | 30,317 2011$ | 18,984 2011$ | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 39,094 2011$ | 40,119 2011$ | 1,025 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 36,263 2011$ | 40,201 2011$ | 3,938 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 14,404 2011$ | 30,242 2011$ | 15,838 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 22,888 2011$ | 26,164 2011$ | 3,276 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 56,755 2011$ | 60,054 2011$ | 3,299 2011$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 71,828 2011$ | 71,192 2011$ | 635.71 2011$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 76,398 2011$ against 65,521 2011$ in Kuwait as of 2018.
- What is the difference in divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 10,877 2011$, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for divergence of gdp per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution?
- Kuwait ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 145 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution: prosperity, inequality, and planetary limits’ in The CORE Team, The Economy 2.0 Microeconomics. Available at: https://tinyco.re/4329598 [Figure 1.19]